Results 341-360 of 1,030,592 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Niall Collins OR speaker:Alan Dillon OR speaker:Paul McAuliffe) in 'Committee meetings'
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: They were in receipt of travel and subsistence payments and the country money.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: There are two elements in such scenarios, namely, the tax and the cost to the organisation. I am familiar with the idea of country money. I did some work with the national joint industrial council, NJIC, for the construction industry. Country money is always paid as a replacement for subsistence. Obviously, poor advice was given to the OPW at some point. Has the reason for that been sourced?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: The OPW was making two travel and subsistence payments.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Country money is effectively an assessed figure to cover travel and subsistence.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: The OPW was making two travel and subsistence payments.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: It is difficult to see how anyone would sign off on two travel and subsistence payments unless he or she did not fully understand what country money was.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: There was an underpayment to Revenue because that money did not fulfil the employer’s common law duty to cover costs incurred reasonably in the course of people’s employment. I believe that is the phrase that is used. Is it correct to say that there was an overpayment to the employees? The employees received both payments.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: The tax element is now dealt with.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: The OPW paid all of the moneys for which the employees were responsible.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Conlon see my point? Not only did the OPW make the payments to the employees incorrectly and at additional cost to the OPW, but it also paid the tax for them as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Has there been any attempt to recoup that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Does the OPW have a figure for the total cost of the incorrect payments plus the payment to Revenue?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: How much was paid in travel and subsistence?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Yes. Given that the figures Mr. Conlon has provided total nearly €600,000 and that is just a percentage of the overall amount, one would imagine that the amount paid incorrectly in travel and subsistence was significant.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: One would expect it to be several million euro.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: I find that difficult to understand, given the payment of €600,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Yes. In the short time available to me, I will mention a matter that my colleagues might take up subsequently, namely, vacant properties. I believe the OPW has a record 50 vacant properties. I accept that any portfolio will always have vacant properties, but less excusable are vacant properties arising from a decision to close certain Garda stations in 2012 and 2013. It is more than ten...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Will Mr. Conlon provide us with a list of the 31 stations?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: One of those was the Finglas Garda station, which has been fantastically repurposed as a local crèche and is leased by an organisation. Having seen that success, one would be frustrated that there are still 31 buildings and, in particular, four residences vacant. Why are four residences still available after more than ten years? Ms Morrison might have read that there is a housing crisis.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Paul McAuliffe: I can show Ms Morrison Housing for All. The Minister, Darragh O’Brien, might give the OPW a grant under the repair and lease scheme or the Croí Cónaithe scheme. There is no excuse for having residences empty for more than ten years. I urge the OPW to take immediate action. There are just four properties, so it is not a major issue, but there is no reason for them to still...