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Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: How could one have additional staff when staff numbers were going down?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: The staff numbers were down, while staff costs went up. We should find out the reason for this and how it happened because nobody seems to know.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: I will move to another item in the accounts. There was a €3 million movement from the Friends and Supporters of the Central Remedial Clinic into the Central Remedial Clinic in the middle of last year. That was for pensions, was it not? Will Mr. Kiely explain this movement? Will he first explain how the pensions worked because that is very important? There are two pension funds....

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Will Mr. Kiely explain how they work?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Whatever one calls it, it was far above what the HSE had authorised, every year.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Every year. Can Mr. Nugent tell me from where that top-up was coming?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: If that person is being paid €242,000, one can.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: One should anyway.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: I do not dispute much of what Mr. Nugent is saying and all the work that has been done in the CRC is fantastic. There is no dispute about that whatsoever.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: I congratulate Mr. Nugent and the board on everything they have done in that regard. I am trying to establish how they can justify paying a top-up for Mr. Kiely's salary out of funds that were gathered by the Friends and Supporters of the Central Remedial Clinic Limited. Mr. Nugent should answer this.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: What did the contract state?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Yes, but about the top-ups? Who negotiated this contract with Mr. Kiely?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Can Mr. Nugent tell members what is in the contract? Does the contract give the board the entitlement to give him a top-up, an extra amount, a bonus or whatever one wishes to call it, which is more than his basic salary?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: How can Mr. Nugent justify paying him €242,000?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: I thank everyone for attending. Like the Chairman, I regret Mr. Conlan’s absence and, if necessary, I will be seeking compellability powers to bring him here if we need his evidence. According to media reports, Mr. Kiely received €242,000 in his final year. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Will Mr. Kiely break down the figure for us?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Will Mr. Kiely break down the salary? What was the source of that €223,000?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: Are the reports that Mr. Kiely received €106,000 and then a top-up true?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Shane Ross: What happened then?