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Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Okay. From our perspective as a committee, we had a recent experience with a number of petitions where we brought in various individuals, such as from the HSE and HIQA. Ms Mahon mentioned the report. In what year was the Deloitte report published?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I suggest in response to the petitioners and the campaign that the best thing for us as a committee would be to extend invitations - reference was made to some of the questions that were put by the campaign group - to the relevant individuals, whether those are within the HSE or more locally and regionally so that we can hear from those clinical decision-makers. If I may, we got some...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Even in early July through August, the numbers were still continuing to climb.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: They did not decline at all in UHL.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: My final question is about the initiatives that have been put in place. The HSE’s performance management improvement unit has been directed to lead the process in partnership with the UHL team members supporting the hospital and community services in driving a programme to work to respond more effectively to the current pressures. It does not say exactly when that began, but I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I got that figure earlier. Is it the case that they have not seen any evidence of any-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: My final point is on staff. Does the campaign group have engagement with staff working in the hospitals?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Sorry, are unions still involved in the campaign?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I do not know.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Is it the case that nobody has political affiliation in the group?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on his engagement with a group (details supplied) and their legal representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50706/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will bring forward the Terms of Reference for the Statutory Inquiry arising out of the Report of the Independent Review Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50707/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Economic Data (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to recent European Commission forecasts for the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51398/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I will also congratulate and put on record my appreciation for the C and AG and his team for their role, the support they give this committee and the historical impact the office has had on public bodies in this State over the century it has been in existence. I commend the team on the wonderful commemorative event that took place the other day. I thank them for that and again thank them...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Is there a timeframe for that? If the Department is here next year, will that work have been completed or nearly completed?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Is it possible to furnish those two reports from May 2023 and May 2021, the Indecon report and the OECD report, to the committee? My interest with the National Training Fund specifically relates to SOLAS. We have had a lot of engagement with the various stakeholders in the national training sphere here in the PAC and, at times, there seems to be a lack of joined-up thinking between certain...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I agree it is not just about throughput. Could Mr. Beausang send us on a little more information about the strategic performance agreement? Specifically, does it covers issues like recruitment of lecturers and teachers within SOLAS, or is there autonomy for SOLAS in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Will Mr. Beausang furnish the committee with a note specifically on that? In regard to SOLAS's process for apprenticeships, there seems to be a mismatch as between taking on those who want to do an apprenticeship and a lack of industry support for those apprentices. I am quite familiar with the wonderful SOLAS training centre in Loughlinstown. My understanding is that a lot of local...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Was such a conversation had in this instance?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The officials provided us with a note on PPP costs. It states that the reduction of €5 million relative to the Estimate provision was primarily due to delays in higher education infrastructure public private partnerships. How is that process operating now on the whole? Looking at a number of campuses across the country, some of them have strategic plans dating back a number of...