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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: There were 5,400 inspections and the Department is not able to tell me how many cases of bogus self-employment there were.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Exactly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: It took 15 minutes to get there. The Department does not record bogus self-employment. That was my point. Why not?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: There is a fundamental problem with Mr. McKeon's response. Classifying somebody as bogus self-employed is not illegal and it will never be brought up in court.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: It happens all the time. In many cases, it is done insidiously.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: How many cases were there? How many people were brought before the courts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Twenty-two cases.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: I will finish my contribution on this because I am aware Deputy Catherine Murphy wants to get in. There are different views on how prevalent bogus self-employment is. Mr. McKeon states that it is not as prevalent as some people think, whoever the some people are. It is possible it is exaggerated by some. My point is that we should have more accurate recording and more accurate data on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Ms Murphy might provide us with the note I asked for earlier.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Ms Murphy had it earlier. The number of inspections that were carried out was 5,400. How were they classified or recorded? It is not recorded in terms of bogus self-employment, but the reasons why.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Government Debt (29 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide Ireland’s national debt as a percentage of Government total revenue in each of the years 1997 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49976/18]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: I commend the Labour Party on introducing this Bill. I do not accept the reasons the Minister of State gave for not accepting it. I heard Deputy Lisa Chambers outline the reasons the Government should support the Bill. There are various stages in legislation that enable us to perfect Bills. We have introduced many Bills to improve workers' rights and Fianna Fáil did not support them...

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: I commend my colleague, Deputy Stanley, on proposing this Bill which I hope the Government will support. It is about making the transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy which must take place as a matter of urgency. The legislation proposes to allow small-scale household production of electricity through solar or wind energy. It provides that excess electricity produced by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (27 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of the vascular laboratory at University Hospital Waterford is curtailed due to a lack of staff; if so, the staff shortages that exist; the number of consultants and junior doctors assigned to vascular services in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 at UHW; the efforts being made to address the problem; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (27 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if patients to the ENT ward at University Hospital Waterford who had an ear test in recent years have been recalled for a second ear test; if so, the reason for retesting; the number of persons retested; if more retesting is scheduled; and if so, the number that require a retest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49018/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (27 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49251/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: We went for a debate in the Dáil because it is a policy matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: My view of what will happen is that this motion will appear on the Order Paper, the debate will be taken and the Government will have its amendment to it, which will probably say what the Government has already said, that the money will be used to pay down debt. We are all free to table amendments to say it can be done in a different way. There will then be a debate and an amendment will be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: The amendment to the motion will determine what will happen after the debate.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: It is not for us to decide.