asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (i) if more than one payment was made in any one week by the paymaster appointed on the Corrib arterial drainage scheme since he was appointed on 11th August, 1954, and (ii) if payments are permitted to be made on a number of days in the same week, and, if so, if it is possible for the paymaster to be paid up to a maximum of £3 for each day's payment, and in addition receive travelling expenses in respect of each day's payment.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Corrib Drainage Scheme.
The answer to the first part of the question is "No". As regards the second part, a paymaster may spread a payment over more than one day if he cannot reasonably complete it in a single day, but he would not thereby be entitled to additional remuneration as each payment is treated as one unit irrespective of the number of days taken to finish it. More than one unit payment in a week may become necessary as a work progresses. The necessity for this is not determined by the paymaster and has not so far arisen on the Corrib/ Clare arterial drainage scheme.
Reasonable travelling expenses are allowed for all journeys necessarily made in disbursing payments.