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- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Imelda Munster: I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General if it would be in order to discuss the Secretary General's salary for 2020.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Imelda Munster: We could discuss it as part of the 2021 accounts in a few weeks, perhaps. On Mr. Watt's unilateral decision to refuse the committee access to the report, even in a confidential manner, the board of the national children's hospital had said it was looking forward to discussing the report and its contents with the committee. If we were to invite representatives of the board in the new year,...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Imelda Munster: Would he advise them to do what he has done today, that is, give no information whatsoever?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Imelda Munster: On a point of clarification, Mr. Watt refused point-blank to furnish us with the report.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Imelda Munster: The committee will discuss getting access to that report later. We do not believe Mr. Watt's reasons are valid.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: The Government has refused to revise the changes to the PUP and the EWSS, even in view of the recent surge in cases, the changes to restrictions on hospitality and the ongoing hardships experienced by the sector. I do not think the matter was even discussed at yesterday's Cabinet meeting. Is the Minister happy with the Government's decisions so far to proceed with cuts to the payments?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: Sorry-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: A "Yes" or "No" answer will suffice.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: It is, actually.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: No, but as a Minister in the Government-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: Is the Minister here to answer questions or not?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: The Minister is a member of a Government that reduced payments. My question to her is very straightforward. Is she happy with the decision to proceed with cuts to the payments? Yes or no.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: Is the Minister happy about reducing-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: I am sorry. This is not a party political broadcast. Will the Chair ask the Minister to just answer the questions directly, please?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: It is "Yes" or "No".
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: Okay. That is not an answer to the question. I refer to page 5 of the Department's briefing for the committee. It shows the numbers of workers in the sector under its remit that rely on the PUP. At the end of October the number was 15,000. The EWSS supported 115,000 in the accommodation and food sector. Is that correct?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: I asked the Minister about the figures that I quoted her and just asked if that was correct. It was about the 15,000 on PUP. Look, if the Minister is reading from a script I cannot expect her to answer the questions.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)
Imelda Munster: Sorry ------