Results 641-660 of 1,321 for speaker:Áine Collins
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: How does that compare with international standards in relation to disability? Rehab has international experience, as it operates in other sectors. How does Ireland fare in that? Does Rehab have contracted agreements with SOLAS? I presume it has a service level agreement. If so, what are the key performance indicators, and are they being achieved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Completed training?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: So if people do not complete the course Rehab does not get the capitation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: If they do not complete the course, obviously Rehab still gets paid.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Is there a tender process? Does Rehab have competitors in Ireland for the service it provides?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: I appreciate that. Maybe I should be asking Mr. Paul O'Toole this question. Are there other competitors with Rehab in that space or is Rehab the only company in Ireland that can provide what SOLAS is seeking in terms of training for disabilities?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: So even though there is a tender process, there is nobody else right now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: So the answer is that there is no tendering process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Are they smaller training contracts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: So the majority of the funding that Rehab gets from SOLAS is for specialist training, as there is really no other competitor in Ireland.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Has SOLAS looked to see if there are other providers?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: I would have thought one of the greatest ways of reducing costs was competition.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: It might be looked at in the future in terms of getting value for money. I am very conscious of time as I know others want to come in. May I ask Ms Angela Kerins about her company car? What kind of company car does she have and what is the value of it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Based on her salary, Ms Kerins obviously pays benefit in kind, BIK, on her company car.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Rehab is a 50% shareholder in Care Trust Limited. The other 50% is owned by the Friends and Supporters of the Central Remedial Clinic. What income does Rehab's 50% produce, particularly in the light of it being reported here previously that €700,000 from the Friends and Supporters of the Central Remedial Clinic goes into a pension fund? What is the position in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Is it correct that the owner of the other 50% of Care Trust Limited is the CRC?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Yes, as I said initially. What does Care Trust Limited do? Where does it raise money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: It is part of the lottery.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Is this separate from Rehab Lotteries?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
Áine Collins: Are the accounts for Care Trust Limited available?