Results 5,301-5,320 of 6,315 for speaker:Gerald Nash
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: We could argue that she is enjoying a new position as director of operations, which is what it is described in the media. Therefore, it would be timely and appropriate to review her salary and take that down to the HSE level. I would appreciate the HSE's view on this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: How does Mr. Nugent intend to advertise the post when it arises?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Mr. Kiely has outlined his pension arrangements to a degree. Was he given a lump sum payment when he stepped down from the organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Can he clarify for the record what that lump sum was and how it was calculated?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Did that involve cognisance being taken of the HSE portion of the salary and the topped up portion?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Okay. What was the sum again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: What is Mr. Kiely's pension worth again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Has Mr. Kiely put a value on the entire pension pot at this stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Surely when stepping down from an organisation, having worked there for a considerable period of time, it would be human nature to take some interest in what one's future pension would be.
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Does that gradually go up or gradually come down?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: So the pension will be approximately €90,000 in perpetuity.
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Mr. Kiely was there a long time until he stepped down. How frequently would his contract, pay arrangements and pay structure be reviewed by the board and by the remuneration committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: What would Mr. Kiely's salary have been in the late 1990s, compared to what it was when he stepped down recently?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Was it in any way performance related?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: So there were very infrequent reviews, if ever. Mr. Kiely had an expectation that this would be his salary. How was that expectation defined? Was it on a fairly informal basis with the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Mr. Nugent was on the remuneration committee. He joined the board in the late 1990s. When did he join the remuneration committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: So Mr. Nugent was not involved in any formal review of the chief executive's salary, or anybody else's salary for that matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: What was the purpose of the remuneration committee if it was not being reviewed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: Earlier on, Mr. Nugent extolled the virtues of Mr. Conlan as somebody of quality, as somebody the board could trust and somebody in whom he had great confidence to carry out the functions of a chief executive of a very significant organisation. Mr. Nugent clearly rated him. Does he still rate him and his opinion?
- Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)
Gerald Nash: In his final gesture as CEO, Mr. Conlan said that the CRC could start afresh with a clean slate.