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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)
Alan Farrell: I have a question for the witnesses from the Commission for Energy Regulation. Page three of their submission, which I note incorporates their additional comments, concerns the key CER assumptions made to allow the development of scenarios for illustrative purposes. The third paragraph from the bottom stated that the CER is taking into consideration the sources of the information and when...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)
Alan Farrell: I accept that entirely. The data set used, as far as I know, is over two or three years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)
Alan Farrell: I see. My question is how long have such data sets been available for, not which quarter is being used.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)
Alan Farrell: I appreciate that. Following on from Mr. McGowan's comment that there is not enough information to carry out an extrapolation, taking the information that is there in terms of Irish Water's investment programme for repairs, leak stopping, repairs to mains etc., clearly over a period of time sufficient data is going to be available. When will sufficient data be available to work on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)
Alan Farrell: I welcome our guests and thank them for making themselves available today. We all have our views on what constitutes excessive usage. I appreciate the Commission for Energy Regulation will be tasked with setting the figure. The witnesses specifically referred in their submission to the importance of a dissuasive argument for those who are prone to wasting water, or even to determine...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I welcome our guests. Deputy Cassells made a number of statements in his opening remarks before moving on to a particular a line of questioning. As Mr. Quinn did not get an opportunity to respond to those statements, would he like to do so now?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: That was not a pointed remark, I might add. It just appeared that Mr. Quinn wanted to say something. I have a couple of questions on recruitment and associated costs. Has the Department struggled to achieve the targeted recruitment it has been attempting to achieve over the past few years?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: What is the reason for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: Sorry, I am asking why recruitment was so high last year compared with previous years. Was exposure a factor?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I understand that 6% of Defence Forces personnel are female? I accept that percentage may be related to recruitment in previous years. What percentage of those recruited in 2016 were women?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
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Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: Do the Defence Forces employ any tactic in terms of seeking additional professionalisation, technician or specialist roles? Do such roles exist in the Defence Forces and, if so, what can be done to make more those particular positions more attractive to women? Has that been considered? I am not sure if such specialists roles exist. Perhaps Mr. Quinn, as the expert, would tell us if they do.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: Of course.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I am asking more about specialist roles that might be dominated in civilian life by women.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I understand. It is an very broad question and gives rise to much food for thought. In regard to seconded personnel and the refunds in respect of those positions, how many personnel are on secondment and, in broad terms, where are they?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: Deputy Aylward spoke earlier about landbanks and their potential usage. In Mr. Quinn's opinion - I appreciate he may not have expertise in this area - are any of the existing barracks or land banks in the trust of the Defence Forces on behalf of the State in areas that he would deem appropriate for the development of housing. That is, are they sufficiently close to urban centres to be used...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I can give Mr. Quinn an example. I lived in Balbriggan for a number of years and it is close to Gormanston. Balbriggan is an enlarging community and over the next generation it is likely to expand beyond the boundary of Dublin and encroach in the direction of Gormanston, so at that point it will become unlikely that the Defence Forces will continue to use it for its current purposes. That...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: Deputy Cassells mentioned the issue of breakdowns and Mr. Quinn quite rightly responded by mentioning how proud he is of the service provided through the ministerial air transport service, MATS, as he should be. However, was there a higher than normal or expected rate of breakdown for this aircraft historically?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I understand. It would be, given the service it is providing. Can Mr. Quinn provide the total number of flying hours for that aircraft since its purchase? Was it purchased new?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: Can he provide the hours for the total use of the aircraft over its service with the Defence Forces? Obviously, I wish to compare the total cost and flight hours. I am not sure about aviation, but does it retain approximate distance or nautical miles travelled?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Alan Farrell: I am sure there is a figure for cost per mile over its lifespan. It is probably not appropriate but it is easy to garner that figure.