Results 1-20 of 5,632 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: I want to raise the issue of the proliferation of gaming arcades, a phenomenal number of which have opened in recent months. From her time in the Department of Justice, the Minister will know that the establishment of the Gambling Regulatory Authority was an important step forward in terms of supporting people with gambling addictions. I want to see the authority take further steps in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: For the benefit of other members, normally when Mr. McCarthy presents the accounts we might tease out issues he has drawn to our attention, we might seek clarification from the relevant body in advance and we might make a recommendation about whether we want to invite it to appear before the committee. On that basis, there are three issues I would like to tease out. Did Mr. McCarthy say...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The figure is not mentioned.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: In UCD, was it specific to a project or was it part of a wider issue of non-compliant procurement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: I agree that writing to UCD to seek clarification would be useful. The second issue relates to the Technological University Dublin, TUD, at Grangegorman. I do not recall whether it was at this committee or in public commentary in the media that issues were raised about the amount of debt published in its accounts in any one year. Is the Comptroller and Auditor General satisfied that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The stuff that sits with the Grangegorman Development Agency is separate from TUD, although they are on the same campus. They present two different sets of accounts. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The last issue is in regard to the €6.5 million in the non-interest-accruing account. I suggest that we write to seek an explanation. It may have been that the ETB predicted funds would need to be released sooner, but we should get some details from it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Again, I suggest we write to it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy is challenging me to remember them now. If I recall, it was to write to UCD to seek clarity on the 33 items.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The second was to write to Louth ETB about the €6.5 million. I got an answer on the Grangegorman issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: I support the suggestion to write to the pre-hospital emergency board. I ask that we get details of the number of people impacted and, on an anonymised basis, of the liability, so that we can get an idea of the scale of the impact. The total turnover is €4 million and €800,000 is 20% of that. It is a very significant amount of money and we need to get to the bottom of it. ...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Could we agree to notify the organisation of the three items I have raised?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The proposals were that all of the bullet points under-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Yes. It is all of the bullet points in the C and AG's report regarding CHI so that the organisation will know all of those issues will be raised. In addition, we should mention the funding and operations of the National Treatment Purchase Fund.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Are we satisfied that the issues the previous committee raised regarding the insurance compensation fund are now resolved, that nothing is outstanding and that the recommendations have been implemented?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Am I correct in saying the climate action fund relates to the collection of what is known as the carbon tax and its distribution through things like the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: I recommend that we bring both the Arts Council and the National Gallery before us in regard to the well-reported issues around the X-ray machines.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: I refer to the Arts Council and also the National Gallery, in regard to the X-ray machine, which are both noted in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: The Arts Council is already coming before the committee, but obviously we want to inform the representatives that we will be raising the specific issues that are raised in the audit. The second point is that the National Gallery would also come before us.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Paul McAuliffe: Apologies. I am ahead of where we are at.