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- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Sorry, Deputy Kenny, you are over your time now. Maybe we would just get a few concluding comments. Hopefully there will be a second round.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: I thank Deputy Dolan. Our next speaker is Deputy Neville.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: We will now take a short break of approximately 15 minutes. We will reconvene at approximately 12.15 p.m.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: I have a few questions myself. To follow on the trail regarding the broadcast workers, the OPW was referenced earlier on and the bicycle shed and the deep embarrassment that whole process brought on the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Members and the staff. The way the broadcast workers have been handled is more embarrassing. When we have workers who do phenomenal work having to stand...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: What was the total value of that contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: It was €8.6 million. For how many years is the tender that has gone out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: The value is €9.9 million. Do we know the total percentage of the cost of wages in that? Do we know that detail?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: It is €1.01 million over the course of the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: It is probably 50%.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Okay. In relation to the tender documents that have gone out, I will read a section under environmental, social and employment law. It states: Tenderers should be aware that national legislation applies in other matters such as employment, working hours, official secrets, data protection and health and safety. Tenderers must have regard to statutory terms relating to minimum pay and to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: From speaking and engaging with the workers, they are on average pay of about €12,000 per year. That is the information they are giving me and that is nowhere near a living wage or a minimum wage. I hear what Mr. McKeon is saying in terms of extra hours being offered and all of that but I do not think it is acceptable and it is not anywhere near the accepted, agreed pay levels for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Okay. There are serious issues there and-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Unfortunately, that process to date has not been successful for the workers. To go back to the initial question, under the new tender documents that have been issued, are there additional protections in there to ensure the industry-accepted value of work is adhered to? Is there anything additional in this tender document in comparison with the previous one?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: I am conscious of my time as well. I would like to get clarity on the duties the workers have. In response to a previous question, Mr. McKeon said one of their duties was putting up the names of Deputies or Senators who were speaking on the screen or whatever is done.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Okay. Speaking to some of the workers, they have indicated that duty has been removed from them and has gone elsewhere. Can I get clarity on whether that is the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: I will conclude on this section and then open it up to members for additional questions. This is a serious problem for us. When I say "us", I speak of everyone in the House. When workers are outside the gate highlighting a serious employment issue, that is on everyone - legislators and the commission. Someone gave the example earlier of secretaries and caretakers in schools. There are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: Thank you, Deputy. Next is Deputy Connolly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)
John Brady: We purposely took that down, not to curtail, because there are so few members here. As a Chair, I am fairly flexible that way.