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Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Purcell might be surprised at me asking this question as everybody thinks the sole purpose of the committee is to cut costs. We are here to ensure value for money and fair play. The additional hours payments are a fundamental part of core pay. Having examined the chart detailing additional hours, it seems it is almost the only category that is not pensionable. Why is this? Everybody...

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: That accounts for a figure of approximately €10 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: I cannot see much of a distinction between the two.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: It is now built into the basic structure and a new recruit will follow that process.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am sure Mr. Clinton is disappointed. When a prison officer retires, a large chunk of what is core pay but paid by allowances is not allowable for pension purposes.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: The witnesses mentioned an increase in the prisoner population or the number of committals. In what way are prison days counted per annum? Prison sentences are also lengthening.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the witnesses. Mr. Donnellan mentioned a new administration and support officer grade. What is the new grade's maximum salary?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: I was concerned, as I had the impression that it was half the salary of a prison officer, which is approximately €62,000 at most. How many assaults have there been on prison officers in the past year? A ballpark figure will do.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Is the number in the dozens or hundreds per annum?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Add them all up. I just want the ballpark figure.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: What about assaults on prison officers? Do they number in the dozens or hundreds?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: I do not need the exact figure. Reference was made to a prison officer's pay versus that of a pilot. I do not know from where the figures for the latter came. That a prison officer can be assaulted any day should be taken into account. As public servants, prison staff must statutorily pay superannuation and the pension levy whereas the same is not necessarily true of the pilot. I wanted...

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: The new rates have not affected people yet.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Will there be a knock-on effect? New recruits will enter on much reduced salaries. I assume the additional hours are factored into their hourly rates, in which case there will be a commensurate reduction in their additional hours payment. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: What was the largest amount NAMA collected in the past year or two? What were its biggest two or three achievements in terms of cash? Mr. McDonagh must know that off the top of his head.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Where was that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: What are we talking about here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: Okay. Let us talk about that. That was NAMA's biggest transaction to date where it got in about €800 million. What was the book value? What did NAMA pay for that? Did it make much profit on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Fleming: I accept Mr. McDonagh might not want to go too far on this and I noted the little nudge there. Is there commercial sensitivity about this? It is now history. NAMA has a legal remit to look after its organisation and the IBRC has a remit to look after its organisation and sometimes the unhealthy possible competition between the two might result in one getting the better of the other in...