Results 601-620 of 20,012 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I propose that we would seek information on the costs of that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Yes, the cost of the Government taking the case not to accept the €14 billion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I propose that we request that but also information on any spending on consultants or expert advice in terms of what the Government would do with that. That would be useful.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I am not sure if Mr. McCarthy is familiar with discussions going back three or four years about the escrow account and how the total sum therein seemed to be depleted at times. Can he share any information he has on that and remind us why the overall figure seemed to be decreasing at times.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Do I take it that the €300 million or thereabouts that was withdrawn went to another government who claimed that share of the tax?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: It was European government obviously.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I propose that we request information on what other governments have drawn moneys from the fund and have been beneficiaries of it while Ireland was taking a case to not accept the money in it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Yes, but another state benefited from it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I remember that there was a period when it was in decline because of negative interest rates.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: No large depletions. Thanks for that. Deputy Catherine Murphy wants to come in on the financial statements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: A question arises in that regard that I want to draw to the attention of the committee. There are some people who may be more advanced in years and who own a second or third house. They are retired now. They are not online and they do not have a computer or a smartphone. I have come across a couple of cases where people had extreme difficulty, despite extensive efforts, registering...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: It is 27%.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Does Deputy Murphy have one more point to make?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: The HSE is on the schedule for 24 October. I had drawn a circle around the payment because the €1.7 million paid in respect of private income was something that jumped out at me when I saw it this week. My understanding is that all consultants are now on an 80:20 contract and they must spend 80% of their time doing public work and 20% on private work. All new consultants coming into...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Was it an award by a court?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: With the committee's agreement I suggest that we write to the HSE and seek those details.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: We will not get the name of the person but we will find out about the process and whether the settlement was agreed prior to a court hearing. We must ask how it came about, at what point the settlement was made, and how the figure of €1.37 million was reached. We could clarify the point Deputy Catherine Murphy asked about whether it was for work within a public hospital. We should...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: This is in addition to the payment of nearly €1 million being paid to one individual within a 12-month period. If I recall correctly, the amount that was received was €900,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: We had Tusla in. From memory -----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: We can bring it back again. We do not have anything scheduled with Tusla at the moment. The secretariat is just checking the list.