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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.
Complaints
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:
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.
The online complaint form can be found at this link.
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I’m off to cut a Mars Bar into 4… Feck the begrudgers
@⚡ Seánie ⚡: it’s even more fun when you glue four Kitkat Chunkies together and see the reaction from others.
@Harry Whitehead: brilliant :)
@Harry Whitehead: All Kit Kat lovers will never forgive you for that scurrilous comment. Sacrilege of the highest order. Will not sit at table in canteen at work with the unbelievers who produce supermarket home brands of Kit Kat. Peasants who do not know the true meaning of four fingers.
Did they give two fingers to KitKat
Ah here…… take a break lads
Just as well they stamp their name on each bar or I wouldn’t have a clue what I was eating……..
Can i have a Kit Kat chunky?
Sorry, we only have the ordinary ones…
That`s what i meant, you fa..
@Pixie McMullen: 10/10
My whole life has been a lie
I’m never satisfied by one kit-kat, I need about 3 of them they’re all finger and no chocolate if you ask me
Tough Break..
Two fingers to them so
The fact that they even asked has put me off kitkats
Mind you, people were familiar with the real Toblerone shape before the other company took chunks out of it at their discretion. I didn’t hear that company arguing that people had come to expect the usual trademark shape. With all the usual triangles.
Two fingers to them so!!
FFS REALLY!!!!
Have a break have a quick crap…
Have a break have a tandem!
Two fingers by two to Nestle! Nice to be mid silly season !!
Its the twox2 fingers for Nestle so.
Leo bars are much more wide spread in Belgium I’d say the average Belgian would think ok Leo if you showed them the Kitkat shape can’t nestle just be happy with their regional trademarks can’t have an Eu one if it’s not popular or even we’ll known in EU.
I guess the court gave them the..eh…two fingers!!
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