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- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in a tabular format a list of all his special advisors pay and that of his Minister of State, to include each salary, name of employee above principal officer standard scale salary rate; and if he will supply the total pay bill for all his special advisors for 2012 [18323/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in a tabular format a list of all his special advisors pay and that of his Minister of State, to include each salary, name of employee above principal officer standard scale salary rate; and if he will supply the total pay bill for all his special advisors for 2012 [18319/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular format a list of all her special advisors pay and that of her Minister of State, to include each salary, name of employee above principal officer standard scale salary rate; and if she will supply the total pay bill for all her special advisors for 2012 [18321/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular format a list of all his special advisors pay and that of his Minister of State, to include each salary, name of employee above principal officer standard scale salary rate; and if he will supply the total pay bill for all his special advisors for 2012 [18328/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in a tabular format a list of all his special advisors pay and that of his Minister of State, to include each salary, name of employee above principal officer standard scale salary rate; and if he will supply the total pay bill for all his special advisors for 2012 [18332/13]
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the witnesses. I will start with Mr. Dunning. Returning to the public broadcasting charge, would he repeat the official title of it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: This is the concept. I am fascinated with the value-for-money study Mr. Dunning states is near completion. In shorthand, what was the premise of that study?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Is it an assessment of what it would yield potentially?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: It is an assessment of potential yield and then balancing that against the technical issues around making it happen, the administrative burden, etc.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: In the course of that process, the Department must have had a figure, notional if not final, on which it was operating as to what that charge might be. Where did the Department settle on it? Did the Department pitch it as the same?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: I know it is not settled upon. For the purpose of the exercise to establish potential yield, there would have to have been a working assumption on the value or cost. Did the Department simply use the current television licence figure?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: I assume that, for the purpose of the exercise, Mr. Dunning used the figure pertaining to the television licence to test-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Dunning said that one of the big challenges that will arise if this is to come to pass is the development of the database. Obviously there have been experiences associated with the household charge and the property tax. There are several databases that could be accessed through the Department or the Revenue Commissioners. Has there been initial contact with those bodies to establish...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Yes. Let me put my cards on the table. I hope this does not come to pass. However I will not argue the toss with Mr. Dunning on that as it will be a policy matter. We have named the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the ESB and An Post. At what point is the investigation or contact with those named bodies in respect...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Were they part and parcel of the value-for-money discussion?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: When did Mr. Dunning say he expects the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Is there a notional timetable for the period thereafter? When the report goes to the Minister, the Cabinet will deliberate on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Dunning implied to my colleague Deputy Donohue that it would take until the end of 2014.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: What is the start date if the full transition is to be completed by 2014?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013) Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Dunning will appreciate that many people who may not have televisions and who may source information from various other sources will be a lot less than impressed with the notion that they will be taxed for it. He mentioned the waivers for senior citizens in respect of the existing licence. Will this be maintained?