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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 777. To ask the Minister for Health the projected total cost of the completion of the new National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30826/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the Government reduce the cost base?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: It is ten days since Tara Mines closed and 2,000 people are facing job losses. Workers are facing a deadline of 14 July before the mines are put under care and maintenance. After that, 650 workers will be laid off. I commend SIPTU on its work in putting solutions to Boliden that could save up to €70 million. Boliden has obviously engaged with the Ministers, Deputies Coveney and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made toward the delivery of a rail service from Navan to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the CEO of Irish Rail-Iarnród Éireann since he took office. [29446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times he has corresponded or met with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will list the dates upon which these meetings and-or 'instances of correspondence took place. [29448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the salaries of the top ten highest paid civil servants in his Department. [29447/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus cuirim fáilte roimhe. What we are here to discuss is the remarkable turn of events in terms of the secondment process. So many elements of this secondment process were outliers in terms of best practice, accountability and adherence to procedures, protocols, etc. The background of this was the perception, at least amongst the public, of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister not think it was important enough to make him aware of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister think Robert Watt's judgment was impaired in not telling him? Does he have any questions at all over the judgment of Robert Watt in not telling him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: So there is a question mark over his judgment in not telling the Minister. The Minister accepts that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The issue is that we had the Secretary General in here previously . Even with the benefit of hindsight, he disagreed with a significant amount of the conclusions and analysis in the report. Even with the benefit of hindsight, his judgment is still contrary to the Minister's analysis of what happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the Minister worried that the Secretary General may be withholding information from him on other issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister agree with the report that the secondment bypassed all acceptable protocols?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The report states very clearly, on page 22, that the process "by-passed all of the accepted protocols for research funding and was linked atypically to one named individual." Does the Minister agree with that conclusion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The Secretary General refused to accept that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The report clearly states in black in white that the protocols were bypassed. The Secretary General does not agree with that. He actually challenged that point. Does the Minister think his judgment is incorrect in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: This is important because there is a situation here whereby the report very clearly states that accepted protocols were bypassed. It further states that funding mechanisms breached all acceptable norms in scrutiny, transparency and accountability. Even prior to this report and prior to the publicity that happened, there was a massive divergence in the role that the Secretary General should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: At the start of the Minister's presentation in the last section, he mentioned how busy they were with so much going on and so much debate going on. This particular secondment was no small thing. It is important to say that in flashing neon lights. This country has been hammered in previous generations because of an inner circle of people who benefited from the largesse of the State. Most...