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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Are none of those currently under the agency’s remit of a similar nature, where security of costs is being sought?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: If a similar request was made now, does Mr. Breen believe the State Claims Agency would make an application?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In a scenario where security costs were being sought, and I am not pinning Mr. Breen down to a hypothetical situation, would he agree that certain criteria or guarantees around the transparency of any outcome of that case would be an appropriate thing for the State Claims Agency to take on board if it was to apply for security costs in the future?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: For somebody who was not party to the decision, Mr. Breen has been very helpful and the committee members will use the information going forward. There is so much within Mr. Breen's remit that we need more than 15 minutes to explore it and I have unfortunately used a good chunk of it already on last week's committee meeting. I have two questions. Legal costs are always a controversial...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Is it correct that the 2020 figure was €40 million?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In the carrying out by the State Claims Agency of its own legal strategy, there may be times it will settle a case.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Breen gave me an answer that legal costs very rarely exceed the settlement amount. Can Mr. Breen provide a breakdown to the committee to assist it in evaluating that? For example, if legal costs are three quarters of the final settlement it could still be worrying, if he knows what I mean.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Breen believe that the size of the legal team the State Claims Agency has - for example there might be two senior counsel on its side - sometimes obliges the other side to match that and have two senior counsel on their side? Has the agency looked at how those costs might contribute to the overall increase?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That is something I have been alerted to as well. I have one last question. That panel of legal experts the State Claims Agency procures, is it correct that it also uses those same people to carry out the mediation process?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am being blunt because of the time. It is accepted that barristers operate on an independent basis per case and so on, but it does raise a concern that if an individual is in mediation with the State Claims Agency and the person who is mediating that case is somebody who receives significant income from the State Claims Agency procurement panel, one can imagine how there might be a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021 (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am out of time. I thank Mr. Breen and I might come back in the second round.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Durkan. Having just taken the Chair, I have three more speakers listed before me and several different slots for political groupings. I will take the three speakers who are in the Chamber, and if any other speakers not listed are present, I ask the Members to alert me to it. I call Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I will facilitate Deputy McGuinness to speak after Deputy Connolly. I call Deputy Pringle for deich noiméad.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am informed that it is due to conclude at 5.15 p.m.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Pringle will have ten minutes. I am bound by that. The Deputy should be conscious of the time.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Bríd Smith - to discuss The provision of hot meals for DEIS schools. Deputy Gary Gannon - to discuss the challenges faced by the North Dublin Muslim National School. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan - to discuss the actions required...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Meals Programme (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: There is no Minister here yet to deal with the first issue. With the House's permission we will proceed to Deputy Bríd Smith. The matter will be taken by the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming. Deputy Smith has four minutes, followed by the Minister of State for four minutes, followed by a further two minutes each.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Meals Programme (2 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: No. I am bound by the rules of the House.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (1 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if the figures for all elements in relation to the construction of the national children’s hospital, both mechanical and electrical, that is, lighting, ductwork and ventilation, are completely measured and agreed by the cost consultants. [10493/23]