Results 41-60 of 61 for 5 million speaker:John McGuinness

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

John McGuinness: ...has been set by the committee and with our investigation into this matter. As Deputy Fleming said, we have agreed to write to the other section 39 organisations that are in receipt of more than €5 million. It is not that we are centring our attention on one particular organisation. We have dealt with section 38 organisations and we await the receipt of some reports. We will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: ...fund, there is a clear audit opinion, but attention is drawn to note No. 1, which discloses that a private sector operator of landfill sites went into receivership in 2012 owing landfill levies of €4.6 million to the fund. We will examine this matter under the Vote of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Is that agreed? Agreed. Our work programme is...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: ...and others to support the notion that there be one all powerful Comptroller and Auditor General who would deal with every item of money spent by the Government that it collects in taxes. Millions of euro are being allocated to local government but that money is not properly audited in terms of the Comptroller and Auditor General because he is not allowed to do that. I ask the Minister...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: ...our next meeting before the witnesses come before us and include with it the minutes we receive from the Department to examine the quality of the answers given. No. 3B.1 is correspondence, dated 5 November 2013, from Augustus Cullen Solicitors for Marie O’Sullivan regarding The Warrens Wicklow Hostel. The correspondence is to be noted. No. 3B.2 is correspondence received on 7...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: .... We will return to the issue of the cost to the State of payments in respect of those who do not have eligibility for medical cards when we meet the HSE, most likely in November. No. 3A.3, correspondence dated 25 July 2013, from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills providing additional information requested at the meeting of 4 July...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

John McGuinness: ...the Comptroller and Auditor General by allowing the Comptroller and Auditor General to audit local government. There was another example of that this morning in the Committee of Public Accounts. Millions of euro are allocated by the Office of Public Works, OPW, to local authorities but only 5% of that allocation is being tested and audited. I am not satisfied with that. The Committee...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

John McGuinness: Before I call on Deputy Donohoe I wish to make a comment. On Ms Creedon's comment on chapter 15, the committee has taken legal advice from the parliamentary legal adviser and our advice is that the matter is properly before the committee and therefore in accordance with Standing Order 163 of Dáil Éireann and the mandate given to the committee that it is up to us to examine the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013)

John McGuinness: ...get the information requested, including information from CIE, at the earliest opportunity. This needs to be resolved and some sort of audit will have to be conducted into the expenditure of €76 million of taxpayers' money on that scheme. Ms O'Donoghue related this €76 million, the €5 million what was written off and the other fraud and errors in the Department to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)

John McGuinness: ...the home tuition scheme, to be noted. Mr. O'Mahony is raising policy matters relating to the education of children with autism, which falls outside the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts. On the issue of the €70 million spent on a pilot project, we will ask the Accounting Officer for a note on the pilot project. We had referred previous correspondence to the Joint...

Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

John McGuinness: ...the contractors are paid and will be allowed to have a representative present at a meeting with the Department of Education and Skills on Wednesday? There are 160 families affected by this €5 million contract.

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 May 2012)

John McGuinness: ...like this in respect of the public accounts. The Minister of State has heard examples today of other councillors' views as to what goes on. I am not critical of councillors and served as one for 25 years. In addition, my father spent 50 years before me and with me on that council and I shared 25 of those years with him. I am familiar with local government but rarely have seen a county...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (1 Apr 2009)

John McGuinness: ...such companies in the context of the changing economic environment and partners with companies with a wide range of supports to address their needs in a holistic manner. In addition to EI, the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards provide support to micro-enterprises with 10 employees or less. The role of the CEBs is to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion...

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

John McGuinness: With regard to money already allocated, Enterprise Ireland has €291 million and it is dealing with it in the normal course of events. With regard to the IDA, this time last year the payout was €3.1 million as against its budget of €74 million. This year it is €5 million against its budget of €75 million. The enterprise boards have had an increase so let us acknowledge it.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: ...Although any job losses are deeply distressing for those concerned and are very regrettable, we still have an historically high number of people at work today compared to a decade ago, with over 2 million people working. We are still creating high-value jobs across the economy, as evidenced by Hewlett Packard's recent announcement of its intention to create 500 jobs this year in an...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (18 Nov 2008)

John McGuinness: ...certain percentage thresholds. The relevant threshold for Irish issuers is 3%, and each 1% thereafter, up to 100%. An option was available to Member States to have a threshold lower than the 5% required by the Directive and Ireland chose to set 3% as the threshold in the interest of increased transparency. A person making a notification to an issuer is obliged at the same time to file a...

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: ...that the small business sector is making to our economic prosperity. Research carried out on behalf of the forum showed that in 2002, small businesses paid 11% of corporation taxes, or around €520 million, 37% of income taxes, or almost €4 billion, and 50% of VAT in the services sector or over €4 billion. The report contains a detailed analysis of the factors that drive the small...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)

John McGuinness: ...out of its complacency. Rather than being a missile launched from a B2 bomber, the weapon that struck the Twin Towers was a civilian passenger jet. The London underground explosives in July 2005 were encased in nylon backpacks rather than weapons grade steel. It is now understood that we live in an era when anything and everything can be used as a force for evil. In the right hands a...

Written Answers — Export Controls: Export Controls (26 Sep 2007)

John McGuinness: ...and actual exports of controlled goods by product category and country of final destination. Among other things, this Bill also provides for substantially increased penalties of up to €10 million or 5 years imprisonment for breaches of export control, enhanced inspection and audit powers for officers of the Department and the introduction of controls on brokering and technical...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Apr 2007)

John McGuinness: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if €5 million was allocated to Waterford Regional Hospital in 2006 relative to services and staff dealing with cystic fibrosis; if the funding has been drawn down; if so, the areas in which it has been spent; if it has not been drawn down, the reason for same; and the plan for its spend. [12508/07]

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

John McGuinness: ...to have their own place, people aspire to having their own local authority house if they are in that category. It is a little unfortunate that we allowed the rent supplement scheme to grow from €5 million, as it was in the beginning, to the present level of €305 million without putting in place a method of filling that market by providing the accommodation that is needed in the context...