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- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is okay, but could Mr. Poole work them out for us? It seems to me that Mr. Poole has confirmed that taxpayers’ money goes to the group and the group in turn pays the salaries, which he will be aware from public reaction the average reasonable person believes to be excessive. That is not news to Mr. Poole. He is aware of that. In addition to money from the taxpayer, there is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: But one has no option but to look at the pool of money in terms of how one manages one’s financial affairs.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Poole agrees with me.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: I have that. Does Mr. Poole agree with me that it is inaccurate or that an argument cannot be sustained by someone employed by the Rehab Group – I refer to the CEO – to the effect that she is not paid by the taxpayer and that her salary is purely financed by moneys from commercial effort? Does Mr. Poole agree that is simply not an accurate statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am not asking for her interpretation. I am asking Mr. Poole for a statement of fact and for his view.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could we have the ratios of the amounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will leave it at that for the moment but I might come back in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Are any of the delegates aware of it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Was Mr. Poole aware that he is the person who registered the domain name irelandfirst.ieon behalf of the Rehab Group?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Was the board aware of it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: However, it did happen. I am not casting any aspersions on the motivations of those associated with irelandfirst.ie; I am sure they are entirely honourable. However, is it appropriate for the Rehab Group name to be associated with that group and its IT manager, Mr. Younger, to be taking the time and trouble to register the domain name?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: I put it to Mr. Kerr that the board absolutely should have known about it. I am conscious that I might be introducing new information of which the witnesses clearly were not aware. I am asking them to investigate this matter and give a report to the committee as to how it came to be.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: On the issue of pay, I was glad to hear Mr. Doyle say that it would be good practice in respect of benchmarking pay rates for Rehab's senior executives to look to his own sector rather than private industry.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: I hope the message has been received and understood that the world outside of Rehab does not believe that is the way to go.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Does Mr. Doyle regard public sector pay standards and norms to be an appropriate benchmark for Rehab's senior management?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure Mr. Doyle is aware that other charitable organisations look to their own charitable sector and to the public sector in setting pay rates. That would be considered good practice.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: In regard to the pension regime within Rehab, what is the qualifying age for an employee to draw down his or her pension?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Does that currently apply to Rehab's scheme?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: One can retire at 50, but can one draw down one's pension at that age?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
Mary Lou McDonald: Am I right in assuming that CEOs or any other person, on leaving Rehab's employment, draw down their pension?