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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The culture within the organisation obviously needs change too, because that is not independent. To my mind, independence is complete separation. It is a department of RTÉ, however it is described internally. From our perspective as a committee, when we invited RTÉ here, in came the director of legal affairs and there was advice from RTÉ's own department. It is the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider expanding the SEAI individual upgrade scheme as part of Budget 2024 to include windows and external doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43473/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail the policy rationale for charging different motor tax rates between private vehicles registered from 1 July 2008 and 31 December 2020 and vehicles registered after 1 January 2021, in circumstances where they have the same emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43472/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update and timeline on the roll-out of the proposed B and E spines as part of the BusConnects service improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44069/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the Aircoach services have not resumed to a full service since Covid 19 restrictions were lifted, and that this is having a negative impact on service users; if he will request a report on the matter from the NTA to ensure they are operating to the terms of their service licence; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider increasing the maximum grants available for housing adaptations, particularly in the case of priority one and priority two cases, to ensure they are fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44071/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider increasing the maximum grants available for housing adaptations in budget 2024, particularly in the case of priority one and priority two cases, to ensure they are fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44085/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 409. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his officials will arrange a meeting with Oireachtas members from the Dún Laoghaire constituency to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43475/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (10 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 451. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a report on the number of applications for birth information that have been made by persons who were illegally adopted, since the arrangements were put in place; the number still awaiting processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44088/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Of Hamas.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the main provisions of budget 2024. I commend my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on the introduction of his first budget as Minister for Finance. As noted, budget 2024 includes a spending package of €14 billion with a core spending and tax package of €6.4 billion, once-off cost-of-living measures of €2.7 billion and non-core...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (12 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is ensuring that artificial intelligence is fostered and deployed in a way that is safe, trustworthy and builds the confidence for innovation to flourish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44177/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (12 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent participation in the inaugural meeting of the Responsible Business Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44176/23]

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Government’s investment in healthcare today. This debate needs to be framed in the context of the unprecedented increase in funding for the health service, going from €19 billion in 2019 to over €24 billion today. Inflation has caused massive challenges across society and this is no different for the health sector. The Minister,...

Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I appreciate it. I thank the witnesses for the update and the information provided. Mr. Gunning remains optimistic and has a positive outlook, given the history of the project and the issues with it. He said that 32% of the rooms were near completion or progress was being made-----

Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: So there is substantial progress. The update Mr. Gunning provided shows much progress on various wards and rooms since members visited the site. That is good to see, if we are to take a silver lining from today. That said, and to take up the issue my colleagues raised, which I appreciate is a tricky conversation for the witnesses, there is a substantial number of outstanding claims. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: They are not included in the 2,300 claims.

Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The 2,300 figure is purely for the children’s hospital.

Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Roughly how many claims were there for the satellite centres?

Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate Mr. Devine has provided a figure off the top of his head. Of those approximately 300 claims for the satellite centres, how many were disputed? Were they all disputed?