Results 13,141-13,160 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Do you know how many are involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: You speak of the cumulative costs-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Are they paid an average salary for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: So they are getting €70,000 for doing nothing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: That is absolutely crackers, is it not? It is just bananas.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: They should be.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Is this something you have come across elsewhere?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Do you know what age they are?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Or how long they have to serve until retirement? If these guys are 22 or 23 they could be doing nothing on €70,000 for 40 years.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Could you find out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: What did that relate to?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: In what area did they underpay? Was it income tax?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: When are we inviting representatives of the Northern Ireland finance committee to attend?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Are we inviting them to talk to us?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Would there be any benefit in asking them to give evidence to us?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Could we?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: Has the Committee on Procedure and Privileges given any reason for the decision?
- Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)
Shane Ross: The whole sorry episode began at the Committee of Public Accounts when the then Commissioner described two whistleblowers as "disgusting". He went on to talk about "my force" and to be arrogant in a way which was symptomatic of a man who felt he was embedded in power and irremovable. What was wrong with the episode was that the Commissioner, Martin Callinan, should have been sacked the next...