Results 21,941-21,960 of 26,228 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: I have not been here for all of the meeting. Therefore, I may be going over ground already covered, but when Mr. O'Sullivan says in his presentation that this landmark - he was referring to Waterford and Dublin - will increase the commercial revaluations in monetary terms to over 50%, does he mean that the overall valuation of the properties involved will increase in monetary terms by 50%?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Has Mr. O'Sullivan already clarified it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: To follow up on a variation of Deputy Deasy's point, how many of the properties the office has revalued to date have increased in value? If I understood him correctly, Deputy Deasy said there appeared to be a differential between the revaluation of industrial properties as distinct from the revaluation of retail properties; that in some cases the valuation of industrial properties had...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Lavelle basing that on valuations or on market values in 1988 versus market values today?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: They are virtually identical.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. Lavelle focus on retail properties?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 15 - Valuation Office (18 Jul 2013) Kieran O'Donnell: In the case of some businesses, particularly small businesses - obviously, I want to ask Mr. Lavelle about the position in Limerick because I am interested in what is happening there - rates as a percentage of their overall costs are higher than rents because of the way things have progressed. Rents have dropped, but rates are the key factor for many of them in making a business decision....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to comment on what Deputy Deasy said. When Matthew Elderfield came before the PAC, in my opinion he came specifically to make the point on white-collar crime and the lack of support on that. Taking on board what Deputy Deasy has said, there is a strong argument for considering the issue as a stand alone matter. Mr. Elderfield put huge emphasis on the matter on the day he came before...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I support that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. That is the HSE.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that the normal way in which Departments have come back to this committee over the years?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is great to see that many of the reports mentioned by the Chairman are coming in on time. They relate to the year that ended last December. Why are 2011 reports still coming in at this stage, more than a year and a half after that year ended? I know I have asked this question previously. Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General might indicate why this is happening.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I join the Chairman in wishing Deputy Paschal Donohoe well. He was a highly effective, hard-working and efficient member of the committee. I have no doubt that he will excel in his new role as Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Have we been sent copies of the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: If one is seeking compellability, does one still have to go before the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: The legislation will be sent to the President to be signed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jul 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the specific section of the legislation to which the clerk refers subject to a commencement order?