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Industrial Action by School Secretaries: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: The first thing we should do is not play party politics with this issue and start patting ourselves on the back. It is the secretaries and caretakers who have been pushing this issue for years. Admittedly, we have been a conduit and the trade union in recent times has robustly taken on this issue but this is only the start of a process. There is a long way to go. I wish all the sides...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: The Minister's speech clearly sets out the work of the review group. The group has done a lot of research and has met with many stakeholders. Its members are visiting PCI centres in this State and internationally. I support the group's work because the decisions made will have to be underpinned by clinical evidence and good clinical governance. I asked for the Minister to give us an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: The need for expanded cardiac services in the south east has been a big issue for people who live in the region. On foot of a number of meetings with Members of the Oireachtas of all parties from across the south east, the Minister for Health agreed to carry out a national review that would look at the provision of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PPCI, or emergency cardiac care...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the target of 1,000,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2030 is a realistic target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39729/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: I welcome our witnesses. When did Mr. Fogarty's community wind farm project first start as a concept and when was it completed and operational?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: I commend the witnesses on their tenacity in sticking with the project. How many similar projects, which are fully community-owned, are in the State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: There is only the Tipperary project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: That is what I want to get to. It took the witnesses a long time to get to where they are but it is a clear success story, as they have related that story. However, there is no other project of comparable size that is community-owned because of the challenges mentioned by the witness. Mr. Fogarty says the system is weighted against local development and the big operators from big...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: The witnesses indicated earlier that the biggest impediment was access to the grid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: How is that measured? The witnesses spoke earlier of prohibitive fees and how they were made a number of offers that simply were not viable. How is the value put on the ESB grid connection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: It is fair to say that what we are hearing is that cost and viability are issues. I support Deputy Dooley's call for us to have witnesses from ESB Networks and the Department before the committee. We are focused on trying to unlock potential and there is clearly potential for microgeneration and more projects like that run by the witnesses. It is not just about large-scale operations and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Is there confidence or certainty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: I have raised this issue in the Dáil in the past couple of weeks. I am referring to the south-east palliative care centre, which is part of the Dunmore wing of University Hospital Waterford. The top three floors will house 72 acute beds run by hospital management, with the bottom two floors being a new, state-of-the-art palliative care facility. Local Oireachtas Members, including...

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: We will divide the time on the basis of four minutes, three minutes and three minutes, respectively. I commend the Green Party on bringing forward this motion. I understand I do not need to move the Sinn Féin amendment to the motion but if I am required to do so, I will do that. Sinn Féin is committed to a sustainable afforestation strategy and we recognise the importance of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: Two weeks ago, when the Taoiseach was absent from the House, I raised the issue of the south-east palliative care centre. The matter was addressed by the Minister for Health, who promised to meet a delegation of local Oireachtas Members. So far, he has not done so despite several requests from those Members. This centre cost in question more than €30 million to build. Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (1 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the public services card will soon be required to make an appeal to his Department in relation to the provision of access to school transport schemes in view of the fact that under the current system of school transport appeals, if an appeal is submitted online or offline, no identity validation or description is required; the way...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating Administration (1 Oct 2019)

David Cullinane: 449. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses nationwide in need of retrofit by retrofit scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39384/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: The Chairman is right to try to get a comprehensive picture. There is a deeper issue about consultancy costs and fees paid by Departments and State institutions, an issue on which we have focused for some time, but we need to look at it in a more singular way. We had it with the third level institutions and the Department of Education and Skills. It seems that some State institutions...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is there any way we can find out? Can any Department can find out what the total cost is in any given year and put all the information together?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I never see a figure for how much Departments or the State have spent on consultancy, so it would be a useful exercise for us to do it. The secretariat cannot do it but some Department, such as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, could give us a figure or seek the information from every State body at our request so that we can look at the figures.