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- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Where does the bill for that fall then?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Will that be covered by OSi's private source of funding?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Will there not be State funding provided to pay for the legal fees of an overpayment on the CEO?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Is that just it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On another area, I note the Comptroller and Auditor General mentioned that there might be a need for legislation on the merger of the different offices. In that regard, how far behind are we? I think it was due to end at the end of this year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Does Mr. Bray have any idea yet when that legislation will be published?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Obviously, Mr. Bray cannot control when the legislation will be done, but the timeline of this merger is away behind schedule.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: While I am not sure how many are on the board, the accounts show the attendance of all the board members and the level of remuneration they got. One individual only attended one meeting but seemed to get the same remuneration as everyone else. Would Mr. Bray explain how that could be the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: What I am really trying to find out is how some members were there for every meeting and got the full remuneration, but one individual turned up for one meeting and seemed to get the same amount as well. How is that possible? How could it work out that way?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On another point, while it might seem like a relatively small figure in the overall budget, there was €17,000 contributed to the staff social fund. How does that sum break down? Where did those figures go? Considering the times and how most organisations are living, how could the figure be that high? How was the money spent?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: On that point, will it be possible to have Ordnance Survey Ireland back before the committee in respect of the 2012 accounts? It is quite unusual to be discussing the 2011 accounts in October 2013.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: That is okay, it is just that most people who appear before the committee would have accounts for 2012. Mr. Bray stated, in the third paragraph of his statement, "OSi, operates and is funded differently to other public sector bodies." Can he explain briefly how it is that much different?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Okay. I wish to concentrate on one matter that arose in the report, that is, on bonuses paid to certain employees. I understand this was in 2009 and 2010. Were they not in contravention of the financial measures legislation that was in effect at the time? If this is the case, why were they paid out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Who made that decision?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Following on from that, what of the €10,000 that was paid to three OSi staff members?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: However, this happened in 2010.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: The financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, legislation of the time already was in place.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Was the OSi not covered by that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: Should those bonuses have been paid?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Paul Connaughton: However, that is since 2010.