Results 11,861-11,880 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I am not talking about the valuation. I am talking about the process that is gone through in terms of oral hearings, where they are held and all of that. Is the board happy that it provides value for money?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: The board is not necessarily rushing to have one.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure it is not a vast amount of money but I note that all oral hearings are held in hotels. I know that when the Deputy beside me was Minister, he ordered a review and there was a recommendation that such hearings would be held in local authority buildings or chambers. Why was that recommendation not embraced?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: We are in the money business, not the perception business.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: If we were to follow that through to every Department and if I were suing the State, I would have an issue with the case being held in a court house.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, and An Bord Pleanála is independent of the local authorities.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: One would just wonder why Ministers make recommendations or order reviews at all if agencies can state that they like one recommendation but do not like another.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I would suggest that the board looks at that recommendation. Perception is just perception but we are interested in pounds, shillings and pence. We respect the integrity of independent institutions, including An Bord Pleanála, local authorities and other entities but we want them to be smart with money, although I know this is a small thing. How many people sit on the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How are they appointed?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Do members come from prescribed agencies or could I apply to be a member if there was a vacancy?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: They are allowed to nominate people, is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How many prescribed positions are there on the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: There are nine board members who come from nine different groups.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Do some of them get together and agree on nominees? Do five or six groups get together, for example, and nominate one board member? How does it work?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Who decides then?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Who decides then?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: So the Minister decides-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: All nominations are derived from these nominating bodies. The Department has its own assessment criteria and-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: When someone is appointed to the board, can he or she remain a member for life?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Can it be renewed indefinitely?