Results 20,061-20,080 of 26,053 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a value on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: Finally, three PPPs have effectively been postponed - Metro North, DART underground and Metro West - which were valued at €228 million. How much money has been spent on those projects to date and what is Mr. Watt's view on their future? How much of the money that has been spent has gone into a black hole?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Watt have any idea how much will not be recouped?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: I want to take up an issue Mr. Watt brought up in his contribution, namely, public service occupational pension schemes. I have a couple of questions and I just want to check that my figures are correct. Mr. Watt said there are 291,000 people employed in the public service currently and there are approximately 140,000 people in receipt of pensions currently. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: That is 431,000 people. One third are being paid pensions while approximately 66% are being paid wages. Where does Mr. Watt see that ratio going over the next 20 years? He said that accrued liability has fallen by €18 billion from €116 billion in 2009 to €98 billion today. We are obviously talking about the next 70 years. How will that be funded? I mention the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: We will stay in the time path.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: What will that peak at?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: How will that be funded?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: Is the National Pensions Reserve Fund a factor in that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014) Kieran O'Donnell: What does Mr. Watt anticipate the peak figure will be per annum for public service occupational pensions? It is €3 billion at the moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is a precedent on a vote.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is important the people understand the Committee of Public Accounts has a body of work to do and that this is not personal but members are here to ensure taxpayers' money is spent in an efficient manner. I ask those to whom the committee has written to work with members in a spirit of co-operation. It is an issue that pertains to the entire charity sector. In common with other members,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have two points to make. First, 95% of the funding for the two main companies operating, namely, National Learning Network and RehabCare, is coming from the State from taxpayers' money. Second, the committee is undertaking a wider charities module of which Rehab is merely a part. Effectively, people must understand that the committee, on behalf of the taxpayer, will deal with many...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: A commission of investigation is being set up. Before proceeding should we wait to see its terms of reference? The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence is taking such an approach. Do we need to consider taking a similar approach?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I direct this question to the Comptroller and Auditor General. When the then Comptroller and Auditor General would have carried out the examination in terms of the position, as distinct from the person, I have no doubt this particular issue would have come in within the normal audit in terms of An Garda Síochána in 2007. The Comptroller and Auditor General might give us a comment...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Comptroller and Auditor General is straying into territory that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: A career in politics might beckon.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that even on the issue of going back and reviewing the audit that was carried out in 2007 and informing the committee as to what were the issues that came to light or what was the outcome of the audit? Obviously, there is a commission of investigation under way which we must allow do its work. I am looking at this in terms of the practical aspects of the Committee of Public Accounts and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is not the issue I am raising. I am asking that the Comptroller and Auditor General in his role would look at the audit that was carried out overall in 2007 and give us an update as to what arose from that audit, no more and no less.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the Comptroller and Auditor General's overall observation on this matter?