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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Exactly, yes. I do not take from anything which any of the other Deputies have said. There might be a piece of work here for us in the whole area of disability services. However, in very discreet questioning to the HSE, we need to ask what happened in this case. Essentially, the HSE adopted the private appointment of an individual as their private appointment and paid the bill for that....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I may be creating a significant difficulty for the Government here, but what about all of the parents who have already paid these fees, now that we find out that one parent, because they were selected by the HSE, apparently without criteria, received payment? I want to finish with one sentence from Mr. Darmody. He says he believes serious questions need to be asked regarding where the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: -----and would shut up their mouths. Mr. Darmody is not doing that, and he has exposed something very significant.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes, Chair. Deputy Verona Murphy indicated first.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I was reflecting on last week's performance. The question is, what purpose is there in bringing people in here? What do we get from it? Ultimately, it is about ensuring that there is accountability with regard to public money, and that is done in an open way. Our first engagement with the University of Limerick, or its first engagement with this committee anyway and not previous...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes, but it appeared to me that the University of Limerick was unhappy with the way information was presented to them, and it had a process to try to discover that. I would have thought that what we were doing was helpful to them in exposing what had happened. I thought what happened last week was incredibly unsatisfactory from our side, but it was also incredibly unsatisfactory from the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That is the point I was going to make. From last week's meeting, it is clear to me that the review is a governance review and does not deal with value for money or the financial elements, including whether the university paid the correct rate.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: As a committee, we need to reflect on what happened last week and decide on what areas we think are important. I agree that we should ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to bring forward proposals as to how the committee might deal with the issue and to suggest what additional information or format might prove useful.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We are still not clear on whether the university paid the correct value or whether it paid below or above the market value. That is the problem.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not understand what "hold fire" means.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how he is providing for a service extension for post 1 January 1994 sergeants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to enable all members of the Permanent Defence Forces to benefit from the same access to private healthcare as officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a new school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22867/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a new school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22866/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am aware that the Government is committed to increasing the capacity of existing special schools and providing new ones. In that vein, I ask the Tánaiste to do what he can to ensure the Department of Education will press ahead with the accelerated delivery of architectural planning and tendering, ADAPT, application for Scoil Chiaráin, which is at stage 2B at present. In asking...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Shocking.

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been surprised by the running order of speakers, particularly as some people ahead of me on the list did not contribute. Regarding the issue of biodiversity, certainly from my experience, it is a process of education. Some of the best ambassadors I have seen for the issue of biodiversity are the local Tidy Towns groups around the country. These also demonstrate how, when we...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the large scale sports capital applications will open for clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23461/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Departments strategy to deal with concerns about artificial intelligence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23668/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is good to see the officials again. I have worked with them in different guises. I would not worry about using the wrong titles. There are often occasions when local authority officials are in here and we revert back to calling them managers. We can always get it wrong and it says more about my age than anything the chief executive said. I want to discuss two points of complexity...