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Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: To replace it.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: It is approximately €2 per week.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Commissioner.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: Mr. Callinan mentioned overtime. The business cases that have been presented to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the figures we have seen in recent days indicate that overtime is a big issue. A particular spike appears to occur with overtime for inspectors. Four inspectors each earned more than €60,000 in allowances and overtime. That is an extraordinary figure...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: A substantial amount of public money is spent on the rent allowance. This allowance has been in existence for quite some time and it obviously reflected a particular need at a point in time. It is probably fair to say, however, that the vast majority of gardaí above a certain rank own their homes. Is the rent allowance paid to every garda who owns a home? Am I correct to understand...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: Has it been in place since the mid-1920s?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: I imagine that many gardaí consider it to be part of core pay given that it has been in place for nearly 90 years. I was not aware of the non-public duty allowance until we undertook this exercise. I understand it is paid to gardaí who perform duties at concerts, football matches and so on. I will refer the Commissioner to a line in the business case returned to the Department...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Gerald Nash: I echo what the Chairman has said. I do not believe any representative organisation or trade union appearing before the committee has anything to fear from this process. This has been a very constructive exercise in recent weeks and has performed the function of busting some of the myths about public sector allowances that have been perpetuated in recent weeks and months. I welcome the...

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: There will also be implications for the economy.

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: Can the witnesses shed some light on how many of the allowances which number in excess of 1,000 were agreed to between 1997 and 2007? Would it be fair to state a considerable number of them were negotiated during the Celtic tiger years?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: I merely wanted to establish that fact.

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: It would be useful if the witnesses could establish for us their own view on what constitutes core pay. We have been exploring this issue for the past few weeks and much has been said about a small amount of money being involved. I am a great believer in looking at the wood, not a particular tree. There is a broader context, but that is not a matter for us to consider today. Is the...

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: On the theme of consolidation of allowances and their being part of core pay, has the trade union movement, in the context of social partnership arrangements going back to the 1980s, made efforts to have allowances consolidated in the way Ms King described? If it has, what sort of obstacles occurred?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: Was there an acceptance by teachers that allowances formed a core part of their pay package and would not be under threat?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: I am familiar with the assaults on the pay of local authority and health sector workers in recent years which were introduced unilaterally and challenged heavily by the trade union movement. I made the point at the hearings on the Department of Defence allowances that there were many Defence Forces families who could become dependent on family income supplement if their allowances were...

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: To put this into perspective, there are 111,000 such people in the entire economy.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (25 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the total amount allocated by his Department to the operation of Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the EU; if he will provide direct comparisons with the amount spent by his Department during Ireland's previous presidency in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47046/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the functions of the proposed Legal Costs Unit under the aegis of the State Claims Agency and the National Treasury Management Agency; when the unit will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pardons (25 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which he will publish legislation to give effect to his recent statement to provide a pardon to members of the Defence Forces who deserted to fight for the Allies in World War II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47068/12]

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: I am amused these days when those in Fianna Fáil raise issues to do with business and the economy. They remind me of the B-movie villain who always returns to the scene of the crime with his hands in his pockets, whistling and asking innocently what has happened and whether there is some way he could possibly help. Let us make no mistake, Fianna Fáil is the villain of this...