Results 901-920 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: At all. Did she not receive money she had to pay back?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: The money was recouped.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: How long did it take for that money to be recouped?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: It all is a little vague. There seems to be a great deal of information out there from accounts in 2011 and in October 2013, there does not seem to be any clarity on a number of issues. Let us be honest, it is taxpayers' money that is going into the OSi. There are overpayments. Almost three years on, the OSi is not coming back with much clarity as to how these decisions were taken and how...
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: How long did that period take? Were there legal costs involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: How much were the legal costs?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Where does the bill for that fall then?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Will that be covered by OSi's private source of funding?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Will there not be State funding provided to pay for the legal fees of an overpayment on the CEO?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Is that just it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On another area, I note the Comptroller and Auditor General mentioned that there might be a need for legislation on the merger of the different offices. In that regard, how far behind are we? I think it was due to end at the end of this year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Does Mr. Bray have any idea yet when that legislation will be published?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Obviously, Mr. Bray cannot control when the legislation will be done, but the timeline of this merger is away behind schedule.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: While I am not sure how many are on the board, the accounts show the attendance of all the board members and the level of remuneration they got. One individual only attended one meeting but seemed to get the same remuneration as everyone else. Would Mr. Bray explain how that could be the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: What I am really trying to find out is how some members were there for every meeting and got the full remuneration, but one individual turned up for one meeting and seemed to get the same amount as well. How is that possible? How could it work out that way?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On another point, while it might seem like a relatively small figure in the overall budget, there was €17,000 contributed to the staff social fund. How does that sum break down? Where did those figures go? Considering the times and how most organisations are living, how could the figure be that high? How was the money spent?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On the three employees who received the bonuses in 2010 and considering that we only have the accounts for 2011, were any bonuses or allowances paid to any members of staff in 2012?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Mr. Bray cannot confirm to me now from the 2012 accounts whether anyone has received any bonuses.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Or allowances?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: I understand fully, and as the Chairman said, Mr. Colin Bray is only in the position six months. However, I do not believe it is acceptable for the OSi, as an organisation, to have allowed the bonuses to be paid in 2010 when it knew it was against the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation. I am trying to understand better how the decision was made, who made the...