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- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We do have to move on to the other members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We will get the Accounting Officer of the Courts Service to give us a full breakdown of all the figures the Deputy has sought.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Mr. Purcell can provide the committee with a note on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I do not want the Secretary General to stray into matters of policy. If he wants to give a short comment that is fair enough, but the business of the meeting today is to discuss the allowances.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: That is a discussion for another day.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Not grades, just to be helpful.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We will publish that statement.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Play Facilities (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to revise and update the 2004 National Play Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46726/12]
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I thank members for their contributions and I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and contributing to what was a very constructive exchange of views.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We covered that at the opening of the meeting. The representatives were invited and they chose to be represented by congress. That reflects on negotiations that might take place outside this meeting. It was their choice. I would not like it to be presented that they would not attend.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: They are in ongoing negotiations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I invite Mr. Thomas Clarke, principal officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, to introduce the witness accompanying him.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We invited them to attend. It is not that they refused; they would prefer to be represented through their congress at the next meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: It was different with regard to Department of Defence in the way they are represented. The unions would prefer to be represented by their congress, which will happen in the course of the hearings. They did not want to be represented individually. We must respect this because what they say may impact on some of the negotiations that take place outside of this room. They can either come...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I invite Mr Ó Foghlú to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: May we publish Mr. Ó Foghlú's statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Today's meeting is a special meeting which will deal solely with the 2011 appropriation accounts, Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills, review of allowances. We have received correspondence relating to today's meeting from the Department of Education and Skills. We asked the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to establish whether the teachers' unions wanted to participate in today's...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Is the timing acceptable in terms of meeting at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.? We must remember not to change the times now that the Dáil is not sitting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: What is the view of members?