Results 22,801-22,820 of 26,624 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: Thank you, Mr. Redmond. Can we publish your statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: Would Mr. P. J. Stone like make an opening statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: Once the Health Service Executive submission is heard, we will probably look at a private meeting with a consultant to have an overview of what has happened to now and the structures being put in place. If there are any difficulties, that would be the time to raise that issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: We will have an early private meeting so everyone will know the direction we are taking. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors' Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones because they can interfere with the quality of the transmission. I advise witnesses they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to the committee. If they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to do so, they are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: I invite Mr. Martin Callinan to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: The first item on the agenda concerns the minutes of our meeting on 23 and 24 October 2012. Are these minutes agreed to? Agreed. The minutes of 25 and 31 October will be taken at our next meeting. Deputy Harris had indicated that he wished to raise the issue of Irish Aid and we had that down as No. 2 on the agenda, but we will wait and see if Deputy Harris attends and we can take it at...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: It is our final meeting on that topic, is it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: Is that agreed? Agreed. Do members wish to raise any other business at this point?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: I will ask the clerk to explain how we will get to that stage of the process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Nov 2012)
John McGuinness: We have to give as much attention to the actual report and its content as we did to all the hearings to date. If individual members want to discuss this with the clerk, they should feel free to do so. If extra time is needed as we work our way through the report and its recommendations, we will then give extra time. The dates are just to give a reasonable structure but we will not rush...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: Ms Tallon might let us have a breakdown of the figures for the management pay structure.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: That brings us to the end of questions. I thank the officials for coming and Ms Tallon for her contribution.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: Deputy Simon Harris has an issue to raise.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: We will discuss it at tomorrow's meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: Has consideration been given to a "respond early" allowance in Wicklow?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: Maybe it should be a "respond any time soon" allowance.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: That is not from where my surprise comes. My surprise comes from how it is being approached, although I should not be surprised. I was surprised that the witnesses from the ICTU told us today that it knew nothing about this. Ms King, in particular, said that this was done by diktat and that, basically, it would have none of it. I have to ask that question. I know what the Minister is...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012) John McGuinness: It may come as no surprise to Ms Buckley that ICTU has a different view.