Results 781-800 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: Is the only remit of the OPW to remove them from its books in one way or another?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: Would the OPW be open to working with an individual community that had an idea for a particular Garda station?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: Is there any closing date given that the OPW is now at the stage of disposing of them? I imagine it will not leave it open indefinitely.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: I have some questions on procurement many of which, in fairness, Deputy Paschal Donohoe covered. I will give the example of arts supplies for schools. I understand the basic idea is to save as much as we can, but at what point in the process is a value for money report or analysis undertaken? One can tell schools one knows where they can get supplies much cheaper, but this may remove small...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: If the preferred bidder is the one able to supply the product much cheaper, is there a fear that a bigger player will undercut small and medium enterprises and remove them? Is it the case from day one in the process that this simply cannot happen? A large company can drop its prices and if the Government wants to save money, it can go to it and small and medium enterprises will be blown out...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: How is the process going? People have contacted me because business was conducted in a particular way for many years and now the emphasis has changed and they feel they have been sidetracked by the process. We might obtain better value for money for several years, but it will not be good if a company which has supplied a school for 20 years goes out of business. I understand this is not...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) Paul Connaughton: Will attention be paid to quality, as well as price?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2013)
Paul Connaughton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As this country continues to spend more than it earns, thereby storing up debt for future generations, Members must take on the difficult task of decreasing expenditure until the first step along the route for recovery is achieved, namely, spending within our means and therefore, I welcome the provisions of this...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (28 May 2013)
Paul Connaughton: 554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting 2011 payments and the number awaiting 2012 payment in respect of the agri environment option scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25138/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)
Paul Connaughton: 555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the 2012 agri environment option scheme 2 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25139/13]
- Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)
Paul Connaughton: I wish to share time with Deputies Noel Harrington, Jim Daly and Seán Kyne.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Thank you for the opportunity to speak on this Bill, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Following the economic crash of recent years thousands of people who never previously availed of social welfare payments found themselves forced to seek funds from the State to keep their families afloat and while this expenditure is necessary and must be maintained, it is important that every cent spent on social...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (11 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: 1100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the towing of car trailers; if he wil outline the regulations regarding same; if there are any new regulations being considered; if an awareness campaign is planned in relation to this; the steps available to persons wishing to comply with these regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27603/13]
- Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I agree with much of what Deputy Dara Murphy said in his contribution. When one considers the level of the deficit we faced when we came into Government, there were no easy choices. This certainly is not a popular tax, as has been stated. There is no point in saying otherwise. However, the decision was either to take this option or...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: As I was not present for the final part of the previous discussion, I wish to confirm that I have never been contacted by a Minister or departmental official in connection with my dealings with the Committee of Public Accounts. I welcome Mr. Elderfield and note that he had just started his job when he last appeared before us. This appearance coincides with his departure from his current...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On his previous appearance before the committee, Mr. Elderfield expressed concern about the skills mix of his staff. Has this issue been addressed in the past three years?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: What has been the position regarding staff turnover since Mr. Elderfield was appointed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: A number of individuals were appointed to senior management positions in the Central Bank at the same time as or shortly after Mr. Elderfield's appointment. For example, the director of enforcement at the bank, Mr. Peter Oakes, moved on a number of months ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Are the individuals in question moving on for any specific reason or is it a natural phenomenon?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Were insiders appointed to the vacant positions? These were individuals who were already employed in the Central Bank.