Results 14,801-14,820 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: What was stated about the consultancy costs of €50 million in the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Why not? Mr. McGowan will state that he did not have time, but €50 million is a figure which would have stood out, and has stood out since it was brought to public attention. Would it not have been sensible to state that it looked high, low or different? It was obviously going to be a very sensitive figure.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: So Irish Water did not think there was any need to single out the figure.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: My next question is addressed to Mr. Tierney. Irish Water has just been set up, but presumably the board, which is a 12-person board, has been sitting for a period of time. Is this correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: That is fine. How often do they meet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Do they have a remuneration committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: So the remuneration committee of Bord Gáis approves executive pay and bonuses.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Okay, but your pay goes to the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: What about the bonuses? Do they go to the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: So the board has not approved the bonuses.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: No, but there is a plan to give bonuses. Is that approved by the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: So the executive decides the bonus scheme, or it has decided it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: What does one do about underperformance? Does Mr. Tierney have plans to dock people's pay for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: And if it does not work the second time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Would his or her salary be reduced?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: So it is a one-way bet.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Mr. Tierney knows as well as I that many people do not come into that category. People underperform, and they consistently underperform.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Mr. Tierney can be certain he will make many mistakes. It would be ridiculous to say he will not. Everybody does. In that situation, what will he do about it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Shane Ross: Can he dismiss people for underperforming?