Results 261-280 of 1,059,372 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Kate O'Connell OR speaker:Marc MacSharry OR speaker:Pearse Doherty) in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Clearly it does not, with respect. That is the practice. We are all here because the practice is flawed in the first place. It seems, with the best of respect to the experience the commissioners have, that it would be preparation 101 that I would want a QS on my management team if I were in the OPW.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Could I finish? I would want mechanical and electrical engineers, not just a civil engineer. I would want the State architect who I am sure is a grade 1 conservation architect and a consummate professional and I would certainly want a valuer. By the OPW's admission, we have absences for some of those professions. No doubt, the officials have a lot of experience. Mr. Conlon's background...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Did Mr. Conlon have any involvement in the children's hospital, out of a matter of interest, in his previous roles?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: It is a reasonable question to ask.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: I am sure the OPW does.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: However, there are none at the top. Sometimes, even if you have the experience but you do not specifically have the expertise, you might not know what question to ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: -----because you are trusting, like the OPW trusts the person who wins the contract to get the best possible price and operate to the highest standards and governance. Mr. Conlon is assuming that the QS further down the trough is doing the best possible job. That is the practice that leads us into trouble. One of the big problems is this. Mr. Conlon said earlier when someone asked about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Did he reduce the rent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Did he reduce the rent? It is a straight question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, that is it. He did not reduce it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: What? Did he take you to lunch once a quarter and wheel out the shadow of a truce because of the €10 million in taxpayers' money he is getting that he did not deserve because we mismeasured the building?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: In 30 years' time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: For how much will that account?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: It mitigates the impact, probably from about €10 million down to about €9.3 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: How much further?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: What is it to the nearest half a million euro?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: What is the amount to the nearest million euro?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: Please do. These are the things that need to be known by the public. The reason I am bringing this up is that just as the OPW wants to treat people with the respect they deserve, provide dignity at work and so on, we want to treat the taxpayers with the respect they deserve. When I asked Mr. Conlon's predecessor whether a disciplinary process was afoot because of that absolutely maximum...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: For anything up to €1 million, the witnesses do not even know about it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)
Marc MacSharry: The witnesses said that is the case since yesterday. Up to yesterday, people were spending €999,000 willy-nilly without the OPW's approval. Is that so?