Results 1-11 of 11 for garda reserve speaker:Seán Fleming

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...of governance and accountability from organisations in receipt of grants, in line with the Department of Public Expenditure requirements for organisations in receipt of Exchequer funding. It reserves the right to reduce grants, stop transfers prematurely or withhold future payments if contractual obligations are not met, if it emerges that the funds are not being used or have not been used...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Is it the Garda Vote? It is not the Department's Vote at all. I will reserve that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Fleming: It will help people get into round 3 who have had no involvement in the process up to that point. I have heard the complaint from members of the Garda reserve who felt they did the best they could but did not get past step 1 or step 2. Then they hear from their neighbour that they had got the garda up the road to fill in their form. Is there anything the Minister can do about this? I am...

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: ...them individually, not in an argumentative way. The section I seek to amend is the definition section of the Bill, section 7. It defines a public service body, and refers to a Department of State, An Garda Síochána, the HSE, the National Pension Reserve Fund, NAMA, the National Treasury Management Agency, local authorities, etc. It is quite a group; 11 organisations are...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: The new definition reads as follows: "public service body" means—(a) a Department of State, (b) the Garda Síochána, (c) the Permanent Defence Force, (d) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001, (e) the National Treasury Management Agency, (f) the National Asset Management Agency, (g) the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission, (h) the National...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...and so on. They will have no real power, no budget and no fund-raising authority. It is clear from the briefing we received that under this Bill that while municipal districts will also have the reserve function of establishing a community fund, their financial authority will be less than that currently held by a rating town council. As stated, some town councils are small. The...

Public Sector Pay and Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (23 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...public sector workers. He went on the claim that he would run out of money before the end of the year if €300 million in savings were not achieved. This is despite the fact that the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, currently has €30 billion in cash. I am not recommending he dips into those reserves but it is extraordinary to claim the State will run out of money...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...the Bank to resolve its position over a shorter than expected time frame, projected asset recovery values could be negatively impacted". Clearly, the fact that we are now to telescope the closing down of the bank will have a negative impact. On page 20, it is stated:As NAMA reserves the right to adjust the consideration paid for assets previously transferred when the due diligence is...

Other Questions: National Procurement Service (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...do it internally or externally and how does the Department make the call? Earlier, we talked about shared services internally. Sometimes it is possible to do it externally, although some people have reservations about it. However, if it is not a core activity of the organisation, such as administration, sometimes some of it could be done cheaper externally. The HSE representatives told...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...two regulators. As there is no sense in this, I call for the matter to be examined. Up to 4% of the total private health insurance market is held by the restricted membership scheme for prison officers, members of the Garda and ESB employees. They have their own arrangements, which is fine. Will the Minister clarify the role of the Financial Services Ombudsman? There is a reference...

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2007)

Seán Fleming: ...respect of public participation than there are under the existing planning legislation relating to prisons. I am familiar with what happened in Portlaoise in recent years. One can go to the local Garda station and look at a little sketch to see what the outer wall of the prison looks like. That is about as much as one can do under the existing arrangements. We are now putting in place...