Results 15,601-15,620 of 21,237 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Late 2011?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: During the time they were there, was the contract was revised and renewed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I think that is bad practice, notwithstanding the OSi's commercial remit, and particularly at a time when the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act was writ large and there was a moratorium in place. It may not have been in place when this individual, whoever they are, entered the OSi but had it not kicked in by the time the OSi renewed the contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Let me preface my next remark by saying that I am not a fan of the moratorium, which is hugely damaging to public services, or the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation as it has been designed and passed by the Oireachtas, but that is neither here nor there for the purposes of this discussion. The fact is that the OSi cannot and should not have any misconception...
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Who is that person?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: So Mr. Bray's career as CEO will be a short one?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I do not doubt any of that. How many staff does the OSi have? Is it 250?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: What figure is it down from?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: How have the OSi's pension costs gone? I am looking at a table and I can see the costs are going up. I think it is in the OSi's briefing document on page five. I am running across the line from 2008 to 2012.
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could Mr. Bray explain the magnitude of that rise?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: How much was there in lump sums?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: How many were there in the previous year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: What about the year prior to that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I also note that the OSi has a voluntary redundancy scheme with an exit date of March 2014. Am I right in saying that? If the OSi currently has 240 employees, what number does it envisage that falling to following this redundancy scheme?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could Mr. Bray give me that figure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could Mr. Bray tell the committee what an ECF is?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Of 195?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: So the numbers must fall by 45?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is the operation sustainable with a fall of that magnitude?
- Public Accounts Committee: Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011 (17 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I find that exchange more confusing than clarifying. The fees concerned were over €61,000. How much was recouped by the organisation on foot of that spend?