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Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: It is amazing that Mr. McEnery's opening statement from a meeting that took place two years ago is so clear and so precise given that there are no contemporaneous notes whatsoever. The statement goes into very clear detail of exactly what was said and Mr. McEnery's role, which are actually contradicted in the media reports. I will proceed to them now, and perhaps we will tease some of this...

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The word "boycott" was used at the meeting. Mr. McEnery is the chairman of HIQA and he does not see any difficulty with that. In fact, he stayed at the meeting. I am referring to the reports on the meeting. It astounds me that Mr. McEnery would stay at the meeting when the possibility of a boycott was put on the table.

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The media reports, of 8 October and 18 October, state Mr. McEnery made a contribution in which he talked about agreeing a cost of care, equal treatment of the same and similar nursing homes and that there was immediate intervention, following his contribution, from legal advisers, who said there was a very serious danger of discussing anti-competitive behaviour. Therefore, they were directly...

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The media reports also say that Mr. McEnery said at the meeting that the National Treatment Purchase Fund, when threatened, can back down. Did he say that?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: That is the issue to which Mr. McEnery takes exception then.

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The media reports say that Mr. McEnery was talking about an agreed cost of care and uniformity in respect of the price that would be paid to the individual nursing homes. He does not dispute that part of it.

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I have to stop Mr. McEnery there because that is not what the media reports say was said at the meeting. Unfortunately, we do not have time to go into it all and we have to wait until we get legal opinion as to whether we can actually discuss a note which clearly contradicts almost everything that was in Mr. McEnery's opening statement, but we will just park that for one second. Is Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: That would obviously be concerning to Mr. McEnery. It would be very concerning to me. May I now put questions to Mr. Quinn, Ms Dunnion, Mr. Redmond and Mr. Keating?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I understand that. I have just one question for them. Are all of the other witnesses members or representatives of HIQA?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I am absolutely astounded, obviously, by what I have heard from Mr. McEnery. I am equally astounded that both Ms Dunnion and Mr. Quinn can still sit there today and have confidence in Mr. McEnery and that they do not see any difficulty. I agree with the previous speakers. In my view, without question, Mr. McEnery should stand down as chair of HIQA, without prejudice, pending the outcome of...

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I am asking Mr. Quinn whether he has a concern about everything he has heard so far.

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: However, notwithstanding how somebody is appointed, is there a facility in an organisation like HIQA, when issues like this emerge, for people to say that red flags have been raised and need to be dealt with? Is there any mechanism in place within the organisation to deal with this, where if Mr. McEnery is not prepared to take the decision himself, individuals within HIQA can decide that, in...

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Could Mr. Quinn advise?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Has it met to discuss this issue?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Should it meet to discuss the issue?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Mr. Quinn imagines it will do so.

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Is that just something in his head or does he have any concrete-----

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: -----view of the matter? Has he been informed that the non-executive board will meet?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Would it be possible for Mr. McEnery's position to be discussed at that meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. McBride and his team, and thank them for their patience during what has been a long day. I thank them for the presentation of their accounts as well. Does the witness have a copy of the annual financial statement for the year ending 2016? On page 16 there is a section on travel and subsistence payments concerning the family support agency. Can the witness explain to me...