Airport strike inquiry could cost £250,000
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Airport strike inquiry could cost £250,000
by Dell on Thu 20 Aug 2009, 5:46 pm
Airport strike inquiry could cost £250,000
UP TO £250,000 has been earmarked by the States for the airport firefighter dispute investigation – more than twice the sum deputies initially expected.
Members supported a requete in July from Deputy Mary Lowe for a tribunal of inquiry into the events leading up to the industrial action in May that closed the airport.
Deputies backed the tribunal after being told it would cost up to an estimated £100,000. The other option on the table was a Scrutiny-led review that would have cost £15,000 and been finished by September.
Committee chairman Barry Brehaut (pictured) said he was staggered that £250,000 has now been set aside for the review.
‘It was certainly not the intention of the House to spend a quarter of a million pounds,’ he said.
‘I’m wondering now what it takes to re-examine this process. The question is, where is the value for money? A number of deputies I have spoken to are of the same mind as me.’
Deputy Brehaut asked what initiatives would be put on hold to cover the review’s costs. He did not believe the States would have backed it if members knew the latest estimate of its cost.
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This is unbelievable! The States appear to be unnecessarily throwing away more of the taxpayers money!! Just what is going on?
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UP TO £250,000 has been earmarked by the States for the airport firefighter dispute investigation – more than twice the sum deputies initially expected.
Members supported a requete in July from Deputy Mary Lowe for a tribunal of inquiry into the events leading up to the industrial action in May that closed the airport.
Deputies backed the tribunal after being told it would cost up to an estimated £100,000. The other option on the table was a Scrutiny-led review that would have cost £15,000 and been finished by September.
Committee chairman Barry Brehaut (pictured) said he was staggered that £250,000 has now been set aside for the review.
‘It was certainly not the intention of the House to spend a quarter of a million pounds,’ he said.
‘I’m wondering now what it takes to re-examine this process. The question is, where is the value for money? A number of deputies I have spoken to are of the same mind as me.’
Deputy Brehaut asked what initiatives would be put on hold to cover the review’s costs. He did not believe the States would have backed it if members knew the latest estimate of its cost.
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This is unbelievable! The States appear to be unnecessarily throwing away more of the taxpayers money!! Just what is going on?
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Re: Airport strike inquiry could cost £250,000
by Dell on Thu 20 Aug 2009, 5:48 pm
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MrsPinthepantry
August 20, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I reckon the Guernsey Boyz should take over running of the Airport fireservice.
Sure a few planes might go missing off the runway if they look a bit scruffy or they haven’t moved for a few hours but some thing has to be done about those spoilt brats masquerading as professional fire fighters. They are costing us all a fortune!
They might be a bit ruff around the edges, their helmets might not be quite as shiny and I doubt they’ll anywhere near as good at pool but at least installing our resident vigilante wrecking crew up there would stop good money being thrown after bad. It might also spur on the airlines to keep to the timetable if a couple of them stood around on the apron, crowbars in hand, waiting to smash-up and haul away any planes that are more than 1/2 an hour late.
Molly
August 20, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Is it not a little bit crazy to be prepared to pay more for an enquiry into something that the actual cost borne by the taxpayers originally?
What if the enquiry finds that the PSRC were wrong - they cannot sack them as they have already resigned!
If they believe that the firemen were wrong to refuse to work extra shifts (which is what closed the airport) what will they do? They cannot force people to work overtime!
It is totally unbelievable - the winners, as always, will be the lawyers.
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MrsPinthepantry
August 20, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I reckon the Guernsey Boyz should take over running of the Airport fireservice.
Sure a few planes might go missing off the runway if they look a bit scruffy or they haven’t moved for a few hours but some thing has to be done about those spoilt brats masquerading as professional fire fighters. They are costing us all a fortune!
They might be a bit ruff around the edges, their helmets might not be quite as shiny and I doubt they’ll anywhere near as good at pool but at least installing our resident vigilante wrecking crew up there would stop good money being thrown after bad. It might also spur on the airlines to keep to the timetable if a couple of them stood around on the apron, crowbars in hand, waiting to smash-up and haul away any planes that are more than 1/2 an hour late.
Molly
August 20, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Is it not a little bit crazy to be prepared to pay more for an enquiry into something that the actual cost borne by the taxpayers originally?
What if the enquiry finds that the PSRC were wrong - they cannot sack them as they have already resigned!
If they believe that the firemen were wrong to refuse to work extra shifts (which is what closed the airport) what will they do? They cannot force people to work overtime!
It is totally unbelievable - the winners, as always, will be the lawyers.
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