Results 461-480 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: Is that an increase or a reduction on the figure five years ago?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: Shift allowance payments were €1.8 million last year. What was the figure at its height when there were more than 190 staff?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: The Secretary General states the Department has returned to the local authorities on the business cases made for certain allowances. As what point is that process now?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: I will refer to some specific allowances that apply to staff in local authorities. I know that prior to this meeting, the eating-on-site allowance has been discussed. I understand the reason the allowance is paid is that workers are away from their base at lunchtime. Is this not more of a reflection on the local authorities that they could not provide the necessary services in the areas in...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: I do not have an issue with the allowance per se, but concerns have been expressed about some of the on-site services workers would want to have available but which would not be up to the standard required by them. I wonder if the focus is on doing something about this because this would get over the problem.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: I imagine the ice cast allowance is paid to one or two engineers in each council area who carry out the role during certain months. Is the rate the same across all local authorities? How many avail of the allowance?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: My understanding is that they give the job to the persons who will grit the roads. They monitor the temperature of roads which is extremely important. The winter maintenance gritting, on-call and unsocial hours allowances cover the same sorts of jobs. Is a person called out to grit roads in the middle of the night paid two or three allowances or just one?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: The point I am trying to make is that there are a great many allowances. Is it possible to consolidate them to make the process less complex and easier to understand? My question is whether a person who grits roads gets two or three allowance and whether it would be better to consolidate the allowances.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: The staff concerned may have to work unsocial hours and may be called out to do a job in a short timeframe. If they cannot complete the job, roads may freeze.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: It would be no harm if the allowances could be consolidated for those carrying out the work. This would make the system easier to understand and take the complexity out of it. Do local authorities have autonomy? Does the money come from the Department or the local authority budget?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: Who pays the ice cast allowance?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: The NRA sets the rate.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) Paul Connaughton: I have no further questions. Thank you, Ms Tallon.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48620/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47569/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47691/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of the disadvantaged area scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47751/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47797/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)
Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on a heritage grant under the REP scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48134/12]