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- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies. I note there is an allowance for women as well that is not the subject of discussion. I think it is prohibited. It is one of the 11 allowances to go. I am making a general point. I very much take on board Deputy McDonald's point. I was about to conclude by saying, "women and men".
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: By natural evolution in terms of change, some of them will become obsolete.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: It was sent by e-mail last night.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: Where has Simon Cowell gone?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: Is it part of core pay?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: A few of us.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: How long will the process take?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: So the initial areas are a short-term process. The broader review is a medium-term process.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 36: Defence - Review of Allowances (18 Oct 2012) Kieran O'Donnell: If they are vouched, it is a reimbursement. It should be classed as an expense rather than an allowance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the delegations. In the Department of Defence the interaction between unions and management worked well and it provided an interesting partnership dynamic. That is what the committee is doing in examining these allowances. Up to 90% of teachers, 58,000, in primary, secondary and the vocational education committee schools, are claiming two allowances. It strikes me that the bulk...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: That can be lost but, equally, I would like to probe their role and to ensure it is fit for purpose.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Therefore, well over half have an honours degree.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Do the younger graduates in the main hold honours degrees?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that a prerequisite?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: For primary and secondary school?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is down to individual teachers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: It should be the Department's business to ensure there is a structured approach to PE and sport in the context of the advance of obesity and the rapid increase in childhood diabetes. I want a school system that is fit for purpose. Children are going into a world in which ICT is very important. Sport is also very important for a range of reasons, including individual social skills and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Some of the allocation to schools should be put aside to bring in a qualified PE teacher to deal with children. I refer to transparency regarding substitution teachers and the monitoring process the Department has in place at the end of a month. There may be genuine cases where it is not possible or feasible to bring in an unemployed, newly-qualified teacher, which should be the priority....