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Sean Fleming, Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform

Sean Fleming

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Constituency

Laois-Offaly

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Silveracre,
Castletown,
Portlaoise,
Co Laois.

Tel: 057 8732692
Fax: 057 8732922

E Mail: sean.fleming@oireachtas.ie

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Personal Details

Born The Swan, Co. Laois, February 1958. Married to Mary O'Gorman, one son.

Educated in The Swan National School, Heywood Community School and UCD (BComm). Sean is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Sean is a full time Public Representative and former Financial Director of the Fianna Fáil Party at National Level. Member of Laois County Council 1999-2003.

Local News

Howlin should immediately publish contingency plan to protect frontline services – Fleming

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Seán Fleming TD has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin to publish the Government’s plan to protect frontline services and fill the staffing gaps to arise from the early retirement scheme. Read More | Share

PAC exposes true value of savings from public service retirements – Fleming

Fianna Fáil Public Accounts Committee Member Seán Fleming TD has highlighted that it took today’s meeting of the Committee with the HSE Chief Executive Cathal Magee to uncover the actual savings to the exchequer as a result of the public service retirements that will occur in the coming weeks. Read More | Share

FF Welcome Troika Clarity on Asset Disposal and Budget Flexibility – Fleming

Following tonight's briefing between Fianna Fáil and representatives from the EU, ECB and IMF, party spokesperson on Public Expenditure Sean Fleming TD has welcomed the clarity offered by the Troika in a number of areas. Read More | Share

Fleming calls for reform of special allowances paid to Independents

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure & Reform Seán Fleming TD has called for reform of the special allowances paid to Independents after it emerged that the 12 Independent Senators receive €23,000 each, on top of their salary. Read More | Share

Fleming to demand clarity on who knew what on Pensioner Tax Fiasco

Fianna Fáil member of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee Seán Fleming TD has said ‘the Revenue Commissioners must clarify what interaction it had with the Minister for Finance and his Department before they decided to issue inaccurate and false letters to thousands of pensioners who have no new tax liability across the country.’ Read More | Share

Dáil Statement by Seán Fleming TD, Spokesperson on Public Expenditure & Reform

Statements on Expenditure 2012 Dáil Statement by Spokesperson on Public Expenditure & Reform Seán Fleming Read More | Share

FG/Lab TDs can vote to cut pay for more than just Judges tonight – Fleming

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure Seán Fleming has tabled significant amendments to the Financial Emergency Measurers in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011 due to pass in the Dáil today. The amendments allow for the pay of all public servants on existing contracts to be reduced to the new €200,000 cap and €250,000 for all semi-state executives. Read More | Share

Separate Howlin-Noonan budget statements, as proposed by FF, is welcome – Fleming

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Seán Fleming has welcomed the Government’s decision to agree, as proposed by Fianna Fáil in June, to back-to-back budget announcements from the Ministers for Public Expenditure and Finance. Read More | Share

Flanagan & Whelan vote to prevent debate on Laois hospital closures - Fleming

Charlie Flanagan TD and Senator John Whelan have both voted down attempts to discuss the issue of the closure of Abbeyleix Hospital and St. Brigid’s Hospital, Shaen in the Oireacthas. Read More | Share

More Government job losses as Public Service plan fails to live up to hype – Fleming

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Seán Fleming has described the Public Service reform proposals published by Minister Brendan Howlin as the weakest document ever produced on this issue by a Government. Read More | Share

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Political Record

Current Spokesperson on Public Sector Reform.

Chairman of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government Committee

Member of the influential Dáil Public Accounts Committee Government Backbench T.D.

Recently appointed as Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Sector Reform

Member of Laois County Council 1999-2003

Chartered Accountant, Bachelor of Commerce Degree

Member of Castletown Tidy Towns, Castletown/Slieve Bloom G.A.A. Club, Mountrath Community Employment Project Sponsoring Committee and Portlaoise and County Laois Joint Policing Committees

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