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COMPLAINTS WERE MADE over issues people had with 22 school/college building projects around Ireland in the past year.
In one case, non-compliance was found with record keeping and shortfalls in payments due to workers.
Five projects were referred to the Revenue Commissioners.
The details of the work undertaken to ensure that all major school building projects comply with the pay and conditions clauses in the the Public Works Contract were outlined today by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD.
In April of last year, Quinn’s department appointed Contractors Administration Services (CAS) to conduct audits on school/college building projects to verify they were complying with pay and condition clauses.
People were able to make complaints online using an online system if they thought that non-compliance with the pay and conditions were an issue with some projects.
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By the end of 2013, a total of 28 complaints were received relating to 22 school/college building projects. All but four of these were received through the online system.
Of the 28 complaints received:
19 have been referred to CAS for review (14 construction sites)
Six complaints – no action taken as projects are not being funded by Department or the projects are nearing completion
Two projects being referred to CAS for review
One complaint referred directly to NERA as they are proposing to carry out a review
CAS has completed 13 audits on school/college construction sites, with a further audit on-going.
Five projects have been referred to the Revenue Commissioners, one to the Department of Social Protection and one to NERA as a result.
In one audit CAS found non-compliance with record keeping and shortfalls in payments due to workers. This shortfall was brought to the attention of the contractor and back monies were paid to the workers. These payments were verified by CAS.
Minister Quinn said that there is €2 billion being spent on a five-year school buildings programme, with a further €125 million being spent on higher education infrastructure.
While I know that the vast majority of contractors are totally compliant I want to ensure that all workers on Department of Education & Skills building projects are being paid what they are due.
He is planning to identify a project this year which would involve CAS undertaking a monitoring service throughout the construction period of the project.
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If you want to find great people you have to be willing to pay for it. Charities are run like a business and most will struggle to compete in the job market if they’re offering significantly less money.
You’d be SHOCKED by how few people are willing to give up €50-60k just because they’re working for a charity.
That is still a ridiculous amount to be paid to head up a Charity…. €80K a year + vouched expenses is plenty… Jaysus you’d swear she was running a commercial enterprise
It says quite clearly in the article that there is no bonus scheme.
I think €140k would be a good salary for her minus the expenses and the car.
Hundreds of thousands of workers across the country have to buy their own car and lunches every day.
I don’t see why people on very good money shouldn’t have to do the same
So what salary would you pay someone who runs a company with over 3,500 staff?
How many people do you think are out there, with the knowledge and skill required to take on that responsibility, would work for less just because part of the company is a charity?
You’ll get a CFO for that money these days, so yes… its plenty…. If she was running her own business then let her be paid private sector salaries…. This is how and ever a Charity
If the focus is paying the CEO a competitive salary then actual charity revenue is sidelined. There may aswell be no charity organisation if it is run how it used to be.
Is it so wrong to believe that a CEO of a major charity might consider working for the charity of higher importance than the salary?! It might be run like a business but the end aim is helping the cause not the profit margins. If they want large salaries maybe they should stick to private enterprise.
“Is it so wrong to believe that a CEO of a major charity might consider working for the charity of higher importance than the salary?!”
How would you attract a CEO for a major company, if they are going to take a major pay cut to take the job, and have no chance of a pay increase in the future? Thats like me giving my current job, for a job where I work as hard, use the same qualifications I’ve earned over the years, but for the minimum wage.
@ Aibhe , Everyone claims expenses , ranting is one thing , it needs to be rational though and being annoyed that someone would claim expenses is plain silly since the very person would be the first to complain if their company asked them to go somewhere and not pay their fuel etc.
Brian she is running a commercial enterprise. It just happens to be a a not for profit in the Heath sector which is also a charity. It is a substantial enterprise. The Irish Times is also a charity by the way. I wonder how much the Editor of the IT and the CEO of the iT get for running a much smaller business? A lot more I suspect. The hypocrisy around this is astonishing. If all of you feel so strongly that the money is too much then apply for the job and when you get it reduce the salary. The reality is that people at this level expect this much for doing a complex job. That’s the world we live in. Of money was not a factor I presume that the Secretary General job in Justice would have been swamped with applications from the Private Sector. It wasn’t because they earn more than that in less senior positions in the private sector and get other perks. A grata deal of the commenting on this matter is caused by jealously and posturing. She is running a business and she is not in it as a vocation.
Shane, the cause is the business and the operation of the business including paying the salaries of nurses and other medical professionals. What pint are you trying to make?
Shane if you feel so noble then apply for the job! People should be paid the going rate for the job. This insistence that others cut the salaries they would otherwise get because it makes us feel better is nonsense. This is a large complex business employing thousands. The salary is reasonable by any standards. If you want to offer less then see what you get. You will not attract people of experience.
Frank/Simon, you’re wasting your time. There is an illusion amongst many Readers of De Journal that €100k is an outrageous salary. Not a single one of those making these arguments has I would imagine the skill set that would justify such a salary to begin with. Hence it is easy to make such a point when you haven’t worked to acquire the skills and experience and want to reap the monetary award that comes with such abilities and commitment to long up hours of work. €140k sounds on the low side for a job of this nature. But hey, she is getting paid more than the nurses (stifled sob). I would ask those making these points about a salary cap how they would set remuneration for a job of this nature in a way that is measurable and not based on envy or ideological preferences.
Frank, the point I intended was the idea should be attract someone who is primarily interested in the cause and not the money. But seeing as Aaron has pointed out that this is not a 100% charity then it doesn’t matter so much.
John I don’t have any experience in managing a business so I doubt I would get through to the interview stages. However with that kind of money involved and you being so protective of the salary maybe you were considering applying for it yourself? One thing for sure is however, I will not be donating to rehab again.
Dee, I’m not ranting about her expenses. I’m pointing out that she will likely be paid expenses on top of an already extortionate salary. Do you not think she can afford the petrol to Cork now and again on the salary they will be paying her?
according to rehab it was a commercial enterprise ha ha
kerins still has her 4 wheel drive parked on her drive and still refuses along with frank flannery(fine gael stratagist) to explain the most basic wages they were paid
rehab was fine gael’s jobs for the boys clinic just like crc was fine fails(I know kerins was a FF’er)
get well soon angela kerins and hope the lawsuit don’t cost too much
flannery rot in hell!
I agree, people say you wouldnt get a very experienced ceo and that charities are run like any business, but at what point is it charity and what point is it business? The amount of staff on huge salaries takes up most of the donations so basically they re asking people to donate first to cover these bloated salaries and probably good pensions then if they have some left it will go to the needy. To me thats just not right to use a charity and peoples generosity, people who can barely afford to give anything, for personal gain. And you can excuse it any way you like, but someone on 140g a year plus expenses and most likely benefits, is using these charities for personal gain firstly , and the needy lastly
‘One thing for sure is however, I will not be donating to rehab again.’
And that right there is the problem with these stupid articles highlighting peoples salaries. You’ve no idea of the work done by the company, you’ve no idea of what it takes to be CEO or whether the salary being paid is in line with similar positions. All you see is a salary that’s higher than what you’re used to and decide that it’s enough of a reason not to donate ever again.
It’s none of my business who you donate to but before making a rash judgement put it into context. They 3,500 staff, many with disabilities who would find it difficult to get employment elsewhere. They have a turnover of €178 million through charitable and commercial entities and provide health and social care for about 80,000 people each year. Is a salary of €140k each year for the person who overseas that too much?
Can you provide a link to show that her salary is multiples of the groups profits? Remember it’s not just the charity that she’s being paid to manage. To me this is like telling the CEO of McDonalds that he shouldn’t be earning the going rate because they also run the Ronald McDonald House Charity.
And basic business sense would tell you to pay the going rate to the right candidate, who will increase turnover and fundraising, which will then lead to additional services for those who need it most.
You clearly lack basic business sense. If the ‘going rate’ for an employee devours the profits, then the business is not serving its purpose.
I don’t have access to a link as I am in work, but I believe the net profits for he rehab charity were less than 5% of what the former CEO earned. Doesn’t make sense now does it.
The notion that someone is going to spend a career educating themselves, working slowly up a career ladder, usually working very long hours and sacrificing family commitments, should then run a huge organisation for a fraction what they would earn in a private organisation is laughable. It is the perennial chip on the Irish shoulder that we begrudge anyone who does well for themselves. It is this mentality that is seeping through the Irish consciousness that has been causing a huge brain drain in Ireland. No wonder Irish University rankings continue to slide year on year.
And you’re still ignoring the fact that she’s not paid solely to run a charity. She’s running an enormous organisation that also has a charitable entity. And the possible reason the charity portion reports small profits is that it’s a non-profit entity with all earnings going towards providing the services they do.
If they weren’t providing the service, while claiming charitable status then they might have a case to answer but at the moment I can’t see that they do.
And I may be wrong but I believe it was Rehab Lotteries who were reporting ridiculously small profits. That’s only one part of a small group. Here’s they’re actual finances.
@ David Fortune. We have been hearing this argument for years about paying top money to get top people. We have paid the big money to so many people down through the years and very very few have proven to be the top people that we were told they were. It would be nice to also hear the opinions of the people that matter on this subject, ie. the users and family of users of this service which has been viewed as a cash cow to so many dysfunctional ” managers and executives ” in the past.
Ailbhe, you’re missing a vital point. If a CEO is good they will implement strategies that increase the profits made. Saying that their salary devours the profits is impossible to quantify.
Perhaps a cheaper less experienced CEO will in fact cost the company money.
I hadn’t a clue if this was a big salary or not so I did some investigation, looking up some salary surveys. CEOs get paid the following, according to CPL:
Financial services 280 – 500k, Consultancy 180 – 320k,
Retail 120 – 250k,
Manufacturing 80 – 120k,
Technology 175 – 280k
Non-Profit Org 110-145k.
It looks like Rehab are paying the going rate, I guess even charities have to be competitive if you take into account what a potential CEO could get elsewhere. .
She gets more for 1 day than we get weekly. and we have to pay everything out of that. Hubby did the sums here and said everyone in the country needs to donate at least 2 cents a day to pay her salery. And this is a charity. Would love to find out the number of staff rehab actually have, and does the charity actually get anything at all. I.ll never give to charity again.
Did you read any of the comments or even bother googling them? They’ve 3,500 staff and aren’t just a charity. They’re also a commercial entity with a huge turnover.
I wish this woman the best of luck, up to now and I don’t know about the new ceo, up to now these jobs have been political appointee’s made solely on favours curried
No experience or track record taken into consideration just the fact they back slapped the right politician at the right time
rehab does good work now and deserves better than the joke that was the last administration
Ailbhe, the point of charities is that they are “not for profit” as they do not have shareholders to which they have to pay a dividend. Hence what would otherwise be profits are reinvested. Rehab also has a commercial arm but essentially as I understand it they reinvest commercial income in their charitable activities related to the provision of charitable services hence the charities tag. Indeed the point of engaging in commercial activities for Rehab would appear to be to generate additional income for the Group. It also I imagine generates economies of scale. Rehab services via the charity provide services that would otherwise be unavailable. Charities are businesses but not for profit business and they need to be run by professionals. Virtually all problems that arise in charities come about by (a) not being run in a business like way and (b) not being transparent and (c) having inadequate corporate governance guidelines. Rehab meet (a) and appear now to meet (b) and (c). Salary is not the main issue at all but if you make it the sole issue you will have problem (a). However that does not mean it is not a relevant consideration.
Hence why I will never buy rehab tickets again nor do I give to charities where the wage bill is extortionate!!! Defeats the whole purpose !!! €140,000 car and expenses ?? Joke
Well really Aaron if the previous holder of the position made such a hames of the place with funding being down a million Euro you’d have to ask yourself if she’s really any good. If she couldn’t see the consequences of having such a huge pay packet and how the public would view it then I don’t think shes much use. Funding down 14%. The old adage that you pay peanuts and get monkeys seems redundant in this instance.
The thrust of the replies here seem to be suggesting that you have to pay vast sums of dosh to attract the best, the same excuse that we were being fed for w/bankers. Now, correct me if I’m wrong but paying obscene monies does not guarantee the best in any way at all.
I also worked for Rehab where there are many very good people. However the corporate element are sickening and have no clue what is done on the ground.
Gearoid it’s says in the article there are NO bonus payments . Honestly I am the biggest critics of wasteful charitues but this woman’s salary is ok. She us highly experienced and the group have to compete with the business sector . It’s not outrageous at all and she will get vouchers for expenses but most management get those and company cars. You need the skill set you need the experience and you need to oay a reasonable amount and I think this is a good outcome for the charity and the taxpayer .
I know Catherine, if you read my comment properly you’ll see that I said “at least they got rid of bonus’s” I didn’t mention the salary either. Just don’t see why she needs the car and expenses.
She “needs” the expenses because there are the expenses involved in doing the job and the employer is supposed to pay those, not the employee. If the employer is not paying it’s own costs it’s accounts are misleading and inflated as they do not reflect the true Net profit.
Why should an employee pay for travel, accommodation and food expenses incurred as part of their job? No one on here commenting on this has the slightest idea.
seems they’ll never learn. This is still a kick in the face. There are some President’s who are on that wage! Completely unjustified, especially for a charity!
“The lowest salary in Europe is that of Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (€58,680 a year). Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy earns €78,185. It is interesting to note that the official income of Catalan President Artur Mas is almost twice that of the Spanish President’s – €144,000 a year.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo earns €132,427 a year; Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, €155,532; British Prime Minister David Cameron, €177,000; and French President Francois Hollande, €178,920. After moving into the Elysee Palace, Hollande’s first move was to lower his own salary and those of his ministers by 30%; Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault earns €176,400 a year.” http://world-economic.com/articles_wej-218.html
Well I don’t know it, I said I’d bet on it, not that she won’t! Even if she did do you think she’d give an amount that would justify them ridiculously high wages? I doubt it! But if she does, hats off to her…
I only give to local ones. Like the local Cancer Fund where you can see what the money is spent on and touch wood you know if it comes to your family its there for you too. Most local Charities provide the same sevices as the bigger ones but at a local level and the people who run it are usually survivors or have lost loved ones so you know they are not doing it for themselves.
So when will we see the so called recruitment firm that carried out the salary review for rehab be hauled in to justify and explain how they benched marked the previous boards salary.Cause all we heard during the debate from the board that their salaries had been benched marked against other charities.whats the bet we find more connections to poltical parties
140k + expenses to hire people to do your job, is still to high. Every cent give to, donated or earned by this “charity” and all like them should be openly scrutinised. Get rid of professional board sitters.
Donnacha, it was a publicly advertised job. Did you not apply or do you not read the jobs sections of the newspapers? What an opportunity missed by you. You’d have been a shoe in. You could have got the job and then announced that you were going to take a big wage cut, scrap the car and turn down traveling expenses. You’d have been a hero. Of course if you were remotely qualified to get this job you would have applied and if you had got the job you would have done none of those things. All you are doing is polishing the chip on your shoulder.
I don’t understand the comment about there being a big workload. Surely as CEO you have people to do the work for you. All you do is make decisions in consultation with the board, sign papers and attend events.
It’s not like she is going to be doing her own typing.
Perhaps someone could explain what this big workload is going to be.
Charlie, you have just explained why most people are complaining about this salary. Most responding here have clearly never led a team, or organised an Ann Summers party. While it may surprise you, no doubt she will be the one who works hardest and longest hours of all the staff. To suggest they do nothing is childish and demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of modern business.
I worked many years as a chef and frequently all the management did was stand around or get in the way. So instead of telling me that I do not understand, please explain what these people actually do.
Anything goes wrong she will have to put up with personal insults, comments about her appearance and called all the names under the sun!., Just like John Tierney is getting at the moment.!
I would not take the position of CEO of a company for twice that amount.
Charlie, I think a relevant metaphor would not be the manager of a chef, but the CEO of a chain of restaurants. Or perhaps your restaurant employs 3500 people? Ridiculous comment.
Ok John. I accept your point but though defending the ammount she will get paid, you have still not explained what she would actually do. Kerrins did not seem to have any stress problems that were work related.
Her symptoms appeared when she was asked to account for her massive wage.
So once again I ask you John since you claim to know about these things. What actually does she do for her 140k plus every year?
Charlie with that attitude I imagine there is a reason you are no longer working as a chef. I truly tired of the delusion of de working man who imagines that everything manages itself into place, that all managers are useless and that S/he is the true hero who does all the work and carries all the responsibility. What a heap of nonsense. If you cannot see what good managers actually so then you are just demonstrating your own limitations.
This is not a little job especially now. Rehab is a very big business, YES business.
They like a lot of people ran amok in the boom. Cash rich and crazy wages.
They do great work and Angela Kerins in a fantastic administrator. She brings a hell of a lot to the job and she will have to, as the whole scandal has rocked the charity sector hard.
It is only when you you need this and other groups like them that you realise how important they are.
They do the work on the ground. Where it counts.
Anyone who has been in the Hospice knows how good it is. If the same standards are reached in Rehab. She will be wort every cent.
Yes gary a big business that relies on peoples generosity. They might find they will be relying and more on corporate sponsors in the future as regular people decide that their hard earned money is not going to funding salaries and pensions of the wealthy anymore
I am constantly amazed at the level of pay that is out there today. €140k plus car plus expenses is still ( to my mind) a huge salary! It seems that “those at the top” are thinking that to reveal such a reduced salary since the monopoly money paid in the past, will pacify the public?????? Its still a crazy sum in this economy or am I missing something? The poor consultants that have turned down “pin money” of €127k plus and a President,who champions the poor but yet has a salary in excess of a quarter of a million euros.?????
You couldn’t pay me to live in Oz. Went out for a few months couldn’t wait to get home. $140K is £76k. Id rather my much larger salary in London, Oz is very expensive to live for everything.
Stop state aid. Make charities reliant on solely private donations (corporate & personal) and I bet they’ll become far more streamlined, far more quickly. We’ll also kill that godforsaken practice of government appointed board members. The Irish people are a generous people and I strongly believe that if allowed to keep their own money they will choose to donate generously and to organisations where it is needed. State aid is a grand farce and just another slice of obnoxious cronyism. Trust individual citizens to do the right thing for once.
This is why I will only give charity to people sleeping homeless at least they get the money I don’t care what they do with the money I give them but at least I know where it’s going. Not to some smart arse who’s only doing the job for the big salary. F… That. Charity begins at home. Not in some C…. bank account
Giving someone who’s had the same job for nearly 10 years a job … sounds very Emily Logan to me, though Ms. Flynn has probably actually been doing something in that time.
Charities are run as businesses and it’s naive to think otherwise. They need to raise a lot of money to see any benefits. You need individuals who can drive fund raising campaigns, connect with private enterprises for donations, manage large amount of volunteers. It’s an old cliche but pay peanuts you get monkeys. I have no issue with any charity paying someone over €100k but they need to be measured on it. They need to Bring in multiples of this. In any company you have targets/goals. If they are not met then there are consequences. If she increases the donations given, helps drive savings and improves their perception in the public then her wage is justified. If she doesn’t achieve any of these then her contract should be terminated end of.
Charity boss salary should be mainly commission based – the more money they can “make” the bigger salary for them – simple. 140K is not that huge anyway, in private companies ceo’s usually make much more than that.
A number of comments ask the question, what do these CEO’s ‘actually do?’ There’s a link below to CEO of Mencap in UK.
CEO’s of charities have ultimate responsibility for finance, HR, policy, strategy, governance, stakeholder management, media enquiries, committees (internal and external), fundraising (in cases of charities). They will directly manage a team of senior staff most likely Heads of Services, Fundraising, Finance, Advocacy and in larger organisations expand that to managing Head of HR, Head of Communications etc etc.
They will be the drivers of campaigns and will be lead advocates on policy issues to Givernment, media and other stakeholders. Yes they may have Heads Of many of these but they need to oversee and sign off on everything as the buck stops with them.
They will be tasked by their boards to implement internal systems / policies e.g. HR policies, media strategies, internal auditing and finance policies and now with the new Charity Regulator they will have more responsibility for reporting on their charitable activities, costs, outcomes etc etc.
The average Irish person needs to understand the difference between Salary/Pay and Package.
I’ve always had difficulty with Kerins €240K salary as we have never known her full package which might have been twice that.
Its like our TDs – “we only earn €X” – all well and good, but when you have literally no expenses (even personal expenses if you are clever), gratis pension payments, accommodation, all travel etc that salary is costing taxpayers way more than it seems.
Barnardos has only the CEO getting a wage and though I do not know how much it is, I do know that it is considerably less than this person is getting. All the board members are volunteers.
State sponsored re cycling business exploiting charity status for a tax break.Sad to think of the old the not so wealthy donating money to these types.
What the public want to see in all of these scandals is the full size of the package – how much in total were we paying from our pockets to this greedy pig.
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Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Develop and improve services 79 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Use limited data to select content 37 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
Use precise geolocation data 42 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification 24 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors 82 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Deliver and present advertising and content 92 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Match and combine data from other data sources 65 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Link different devices 48 partners can use this feature
Always Active
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically 81 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
Save and communicate privacy choices 60 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
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