Results 121-140 of 7,799 for speaker:Imelda Munster
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: I am sure Mr. McCarthy is aware of the Leave Our Leave campaign by the Irish Cancer Society, which concerns women who are diagnosed with cancer during their pregnancy and have to forfeit their maternity leave. The Irish Cancer Society is running a campaign to have this changed. Last October, the Minister gave a commitment to amend the legislation to rectify that. They cannot defer their...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: This is a particular issue and a campaign is ongoing by the Irish Cancer Society. Is Mr. McCarthy, as Secretary General, not aware whether he Minister has given instructions to his Department to amend the legislation, given that he gave a commitment last October to do so?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Would anyone in the Department be aware? Who would the Minister have notified about amending that legislation to rectify this injustice?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: There is nobody today from-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Can Mr. McCarthy find out before the break and come back-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: -----and give the committee clarification on where it is? I do not think the heads of Bill have come before Cabinet. Has the amendment been started or where is it? Will it come in the next couple of months or has nothing been done on it whatsoever?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Thank you. Regarding IPAS costs, Mr. McCarthy said there was a standard price range and there is a daily rate per adult and per child. Is there a difference in cost between private emergency accommodation and State-run IPAS centres?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: I ask about the cost. Would State-run centres be cheaper than private accommodation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Can Mr. McCarthy give me a example of a well-run State-run centre?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Surely Mr. McCarthy would know whether or not private accommodation is more expensive than State-run at this stage, two years on.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: We can take from that that it is cheaper to have State-run than private accommodation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: So commercial is more expensive, is that what Mr. McCarthy is saying?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: That goes without saying. That is pretty obvious, and particularly over a long period of time. The fact is that it was not done. I know it was emergency-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Can Mr. McCarthy provide figures for the costs? Can he give an example of a comparison between a public State-run centre and a private one?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: Can Mr. McCarthy have that for the break please?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) Imelda Munster: The private-run centres are not subject to independent inspection, are they? Am I wrong in saying that?