Results 3,181-3,200 of 26,021 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. Nolan to look in great depth at the figures.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Ultimately, we are in the winter months and we are going through a cold spell. The elderly and so on are under enormous pressure. I understand the commission has a job to do but, taking into account that these companies are making significant profits and the commission's mandate is to look after the end users, I ask that it does that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to the issue of disconnections. Perhaps Mr. Nolan will give an overview because there appears to be disparity between the utility companies in this regard. How many disconnections did each utility company carry out in 2011 and in 2012? I welcome the fact that the commission has extended the provision whereby these companies can only charge half what they used to charge for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Has Mr. Nolan specific figures for the utility companies for 2011 and 2012?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: It has gone from 519 to 2,373 and it appears to be increasing whereas the figures for the electricity market are reasonably static. Why is that the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I would have liked to have heard those figures at the meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: The officials should have had them at their disposal to give us an overview of the regulatory impact.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Will the commission provide the figures to the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: The companies can only charge 50% of the reconnection fee. Bord Gais's disconnection rate has increased. Has this measure worked to slow the disconnection rate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: The latest figures I have from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul show that in 2010 the organisation spent almost €9 million on energy costs. People come to us every day in our constituency offices.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Will the commission carry out a review? Perhaps there are categories of people for whom the reconnection fee should be reduced to 25%, for example. On what basis is the levy applied to the utility companies? Is it based on the price they charge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: If the price they charge the customer increases, does the levy also increase?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to the commission's business model. Will Mr. Nolan explain debt flagging?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Where there is a debt has the organisation ever looked at the possibility of switching to another company and the other company charging a levy which it would repay to the previous company in, say, a two year period?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I have two final questions. What is the average price of electricity and gas for a household?
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Therefore, the price of gas is about €78 per month and the price of electricity is about €83 per month.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: The price appears to be on the low side.
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Going back to the organisation's budgets, a couple of issues struck me. The organisation has about 67 staff who are on an average of €70,000 per year. What are the lowest and the highest salary levels? I note that a bonus of just short of €220,000 was paid in 2011. To whom was that paid and how many people were involved? Was a bonus paid in 2012? This appears to be out of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011 (17 Jan 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: What year was that?