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Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The comments I have quoted from the transcript were made after the involvement of the whistleblowers was raised by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, who said:I shall ask my final question. The whistleblowers have been fairly damning in their description of the HSE. They feel that they were ignored, set aside, undermined and their professional credibility called into question. That was their...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: We will leave that for another day. I will conclude by going back to what I started with. Deputy Cullinane picked up on this. I asked Mr. O'Brien who was still in the service. We finally got around and Mr. O'Brien identified that they have gone on to Tusla. It has taken quite a process to establish that.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Mr. O'Brien said there were "some". I grant him that. He identified three people and said that one of them had left. That is why he is back here today. I am finishing on this.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: All three had left. I beg Mr. O'Brien's pardon. The lead-in to that by the various Deputies who asked questions and were very attentive to the whole process - the background to all of that - was an effort to reassure the public that those who made the decisions were not still making decisions with the HSE or Tusla. Does Mr. O'Brien accept that his remarks, as recorded in the transcript,...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. O'Brien accept that that was their purpose in the context-----

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. Mr. O'Brien gave those who were seeking that reassurance a reassurance that the three people who made the decision were no longer with the public service.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I have done so.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. I would like to refer to page 9. I am finishing my point.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I accept that Mr. O'Brien was interrupted and so on.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: On page 9 of the transcript, Mr. O'Brien said "If I was unclear in my first answer, I need to restate it." He got an opportunity to restate and clarify his point. He continued:I know the Deputy will allow me to do so. I referred in my first answer, when the Deputy asked me for what I was apologising, to a specific decision that was made to leave Grace in the foster home in the 1990s. This...

An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The previous two speakers asked the question that I am going to ask again now. When the anonymous complaint emerged, it concerned exactly this issue among others. Is the Tánaiste satisfied? An examination was carried out from which no issues arose. That was the first thing, in May. If the Tánaiste listens - and I think she should - to the transcript of today's edition of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the second interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be published; the reason for the delay; if the scope of the terms of reference of the commission will be expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15210/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Staff (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 45. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to alleviate the staffing difficulties being experienced by operators of crèche and early years facilities, in particular in rural areas, arising from the June regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15209/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 16 February 2017 if she will provide the progress audit in tabular form for each of the 173 recommendations of the McMahon report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14941/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to inquiries into alleged inappropriate allocation of city council units in Galway city; if he has been provided with reports arising therefrom; if he has had meetings with management in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14905/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the inquiry began relating to the alleged inappropriate allocation of a city council property by a housing official to another housing official in Galway city; if it has been completed; if so, when it was completed; if not, when it will be completed; the outcome of the report and-or the recommendations that...