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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: -----while some members got to speak a few times. Mr. Mullins might answer that question and if he does not have the answer to it he might come back to us on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: That question was answered. I am moving on to take questions from the next three speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I will repeat this for the final time. The reason spokespersons got the time they did is that they are spokespersons, every other speaker has got an opportunity to ask a question and there are four members who have not spoken. The next three are Senator Keane and Deputies Corcoran Kennedy and McLellan and I ask them to ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Senator has asked about seven questions. I allowed the Senator in eight times.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: There are two more speakers in this group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I do not care what time it is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Corcoran Kennedy is present since 2.15 p.m. and has not got in yet. After that we have Deputy McLellan and Deputy Mulherin will come back in. I ask the Senator to respect that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: There are two female speakers after the Senator finishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy has a question about the River Shannon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Mr. Mullins has read the report compiled by the committee earlier this year. It recommended poverty proofing of bills, waivers and so on. Has that been done or will it be done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: When Uisce Éireann is up and running, how many staff will work for it? There is a need for a skeleton management structure of accounts, personnel, human resources. I would relate this to Telecom Éireann, ESB, Cork County Council or the forestry service years ago where there were X amount of staff in different towns working directly for those semi-State companies and statutory and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: If, on a job, there are staff from the local authority working under service level agreements, how many staff of equal status, in terms of grade of employment, terms and conditions, etc., will there be? Will there be a one-for-one match? Will it be bigger than that? Will there be a situation where there will be a parallel number of workers, some of whom work directly for Uisce Éireann...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy McLoughlin has a final question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Would Mr. Cowhig be appointing them by region?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Will publicjobs.ie be used?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Will there be regional depots?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks (6 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Mullins and his colleagues. It was a good exchange in which there were many questions asked and many meaty answers. There was much detail in those answers. I thank the witnesses for that level of engagement. It is appreciated.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Drop the script.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2012)
Michael McCarthy: What about Sinn Féin's parliamentary salaries from Westminster?