Results 4,141-4,160 of 26,486 for speaker:John McGuinness
- 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) John McGuinness: Does an independent audit process outside of the organisation deliberate on whether employees are eligible for a bonus?
- 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) John McGuinness: So the system is in-house.
- 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) John McGuinness: Does the level of salary for each staff member relate to a Civil Service grade?
- 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) John McGuinness: The staff and the salary relates to Civil Service grading. Is the bonus that is paid to them on top of that? It is not the case that they are at a disadvantage in terms of their salary. It relates to their performance.
- 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) John McGuinness: Is that performance outside of working hours or what are the criteria set down for it? Mr. Nolan need not explain it in detail but he could provide us with a note on it. I am interested to find out whether the bonuses are paid to staff who work regular hours. What do they do beyond the call of duty that requires them to be paid between zero and 15% extra?
- 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) John McGuinness: I would like to know what all of that means. In the current economic environment that would seem to be out of step with what is going on. An explanation is required and I would like to hear one. While I understand a contract has been in place since 1999, I would like to hear the reasoning behind it as it appears to be odd. Are all the commission's staff located on one site?
- 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) John McGuinness: Is the property leased or owned by the State?
- 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) John McGuinness: How much does the lease cost?
- 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) John McGuinness: What are the terms of the lease? Does it include a facility to negotiate the rent downwards? If so, have such negotiations taken place and when will the commission next have an opportunity to engage in such negotiations?
- 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) John McGuinness: Is it possible to negotiate the rent downwards every five years?
- 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) John McGuinness: The commission negotiated the current rent in 2007 when property prices were extremely high. What efforts, if any, has the commission made, notwithstanding the legal issues surrounding when one can or cannot negotiate, to negotiate the rent downwards given pressure in the rental market, including downward rental reviews?
- 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) John McGuinness: When will a review be possible?
- 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) John McGuinness: Is the cost of consultants closely monitored? Are consultant contracts subject to competitive tendering?
- 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) John McGuinness: The commission's proposals for gas pipeline tariffs generated controversy or negative comment as to the impact they would have on the cost of the product to the end user. What was the outcome of activity in this area in 2011?
- 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) John McGuinness: Yes.
- 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) John McGuinness: While I respect Mr. Nolan's decision not to speak about the case before the courts, it is the contention of the gas operators which use the pipeline that the opposite would have been the case, namely, gas prices to the consumer would have fallen.
- 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) John McGuinness: Will Mr. Nolan give the committee a note on the background to this issue, setting out the reason the Commission for Energy Regulation addressed this matter in 2011, what consultation process it entered into and the reaction to it, including some negative reaction? Perhaps he will read the record of Dáil debates from that time and examine the contributions that were made in the Dáil...
- 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) John McGuinness: That is fine. My questions to Mr. Chisholm of the Commission for Communications Regulation are the same as those I put to the other commissioners. I ask him to outline salary levels in his office, provide a breakdown in staff numbers relative to salary scale and indicate whether bonuses have been paid.
- 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) John McGuinness: How many commissioners does the Commission for Energy Regulation have?
- 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) John McGuinness: Are both commissioners on the same salary scale?