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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: So Bord Gáis has eight.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Are all the members of the board of Bord Gáis appointed by the Minister?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Does each appointment reflect a particular area of expertise?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: I know that; I am only asking Mr. Barry about the board. It is just eight and Mr. Tierney does not know how they are appointed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: That is what I wanted to know. Likewise with Irish Water, I ask Mr. Tierney to comment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: How many?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Those 12-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Can Mr. Tierney name those 12?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: What is their fee for the year? What do they get paid each year? Is it the same as other boards?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Approximately how much is it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Does that mean the same rates apply to Bord Gáis Éireann? Does the chairman get €31,000?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Okay. Mr. Heffernan can let us have those figures.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Irish Water has 12 board members and one member gets €31,000 and the rest of them get €15,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: That is value for money, is it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: I am only asking a question in Mr. Tierney's opinion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: As has been outlined, in the lead-up to this efforts were made to get material under the Freedom of Information Act and through parliamentary questions. Would Mr. Tierney have been aware of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: I understand that. However, Mr. Tierney would have been aware of the unease within the House about obtaining information from Irish Water.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: I am not asking that. I am only asking if he was aware of the unease in the House.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Why then did Mr. Tierney decide to say this on Sean O'Rourke's programme, which opened up the whole discussion? Was it intentional or was it something that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: However, for the questions that were asked in the House, no answer was provided there.