Results 16,141-16,160 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Does Mr. Murphy have no comment good, bad or indifferent?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Can Mr. Murphy tell us about the audit committee? Does the audit committee have an accountant?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: The organisation has an audit committee with no one who is an expert in accounting.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: In other things.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Is it satisfactory for Mr. Murphy to have an audit committee that has no one with expertise in accountancy? Does that not tell us something about the appointments to the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Does Mr. Murphy not think it essential? In every public limited company, there is always an accountant either as chairman or as a member of the audit committee. The National Transport Authority does not have that because it does not have anyone with an accountancy qualification on its board. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: There is an auditor who does not sit on the audit committee and people who are not auditors sit on the audit committee. Does this tell us something about the extraordinary selection process of these boards?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Let us get on to the role of the National Transport Authority in respect of the public service obligation and CIE. The National Transport Authority receives a large block of money from the Department and has total discretion.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: Has the National Transport Authority made any large changes to the allocation of money to CIE?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: In 2011, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, reduced the subsidy amount by €21 million. Was that approved by the National Transport Authority?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: I thank Mr. Murphy for attending. Will he tell the committee a little about himself? In the annual report and the documents we have received there is quite a lot about what he does. Will he tell us where he came from?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: All of it was in the public service.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: What is Mr. Murphy paid?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: I have a general question. I notice we always ask the Accounting Officer or chief executive when we bring in the people from the likes of the National Transport Authority today. In future, could we invite the chairman of organisations as well?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: There is a big gap where there are corporate governance issues, as well as matters relating to pay and overseeing the chief executive or Accounting Officer. It would be useful for our work if the chairman was invited as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: The interaction with representatives of Enterprise Ireland will be in public session.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: We will invite the chairman of Enterprise Ireland.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he has held with the Governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Patrick Honohan, since the last General Election; the dates, the purpose of the meetings, the length of each meeting, the outcome and the names of those also in attendance. [3590/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2013)
Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he has held with the financial regulator, Mr. Matthew Elderfield, since the last election; the dates, the purpose of each meeting and the length of these meetings; the outcome and the names of those also in attendance. [3592/13]