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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41595/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to advance education, training and maintenance of new digital skills, particularly STEM subjects, to assist girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Equality (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work his Department has carried out on the review of the gender equality action plan for higher education referenced in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3438. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if she will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40841/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3440. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40886/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3447. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41510/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3448. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3449. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41546/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3450. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41564/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3451. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3452. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 3453. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41618/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. In terms of ensuring HIQA is properly accountable and that we have confidence in it, we need to make sure we have a robust regime. What are HIQA's top three requests of the Minister and the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Does HIQA have that right?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Has the Department given HIQA a timeline?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: What trends and areas for improvement has HIQA seen through its various surveys and stakeholder engagement? What are people calling out? In particular, what are patients and people working in these services calling out?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: It is reassuring to hear that about a patient-centred approach. HIQA's responsibilities have grown. Its number of employees has grown to 450. What level of resignations or attrition has HIQA had recently?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: What is HIQA's attrition rate?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: There have been employee difficulties and litigation throughout the public service. What is HIQA's level of employee disputes?