Results 601-620 of 1,047,651 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Emer Higgins OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Paul McAuliffe)

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Would it be significant?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: I understand that has to be assessed. Would it be Waterways Ireland's intention if it was entering into various agreements with some of the large-scale developments that there would be a non-disclosure element?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: You would not specifically, but would you consider that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Ms Megahey is able to say categorically to me here this morning that non-disclosure elements will not feature in any agreement with any operators along the Shannon?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: While no net income would be coming in or it might be offset, Waterways Ireland has an obligation to the people it is charging regarding the encroachment because they may have a competitor operating at a lower cost base because of Waterways Ireland's inaction. It cannot only be based on the income because obviously that would have a net impact on the renegotiation of any future agreements.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are 70 large-scale developments along the Shannon and, apart from that, there is that point raised by Deputy McAuliffe. It is a very unequal situation if there are legitimate operators along the Shannon who are within the system and doing everything right and there are operations on the Shannon that are not and can operate without being accountable for anything. This is on Waterways...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Very inequitable.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: I hope so. It needs to happen.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: I accept that it has been inherited but it has been just over a quarter of a century and we do need to get on top of it. We are going to break for ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Murphy has ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: I will let Deputy Murphy back in at a later stage. I wish to return to the issue of staffing. How many whole-time-equivalent staff does Waterways Ireland have?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: The figure has risen by 56 since 2021.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: In 2021, the figure was 306. Is that not correct? There were 125 in administration and 181 in operations, totalling 306. It has increased by 56.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: In which area have they been targeted? In terms of spend and value, in a general way, in which areas were those people deployed to work? Are they administration staff or management?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: What about engineers and other technical staff? What about maintenance?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: What about maintenance itself? There are some operatives.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Has that number increased?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: By how much?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Turning back to the issue of unauthorised developments on the Shannon, will the agency supply the committee with a note regarding the size and type? I do not expect to see the exact size of all of them, but I would like to see the types of developments we are talking about. The witnesses might describe what they consider to be a large-scale development, for the benefit of the public and us...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: The small ones are more or less temporary marina platforms.