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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Probation and Welfare Service (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate the Minister outlining in detail the previous work that has been done on this case. As he said, there is now confirmation by the Department of two reports of allegations of child sexual abuse. In the Minister's words, they relate to a "deceased" member of the Probation Service. Of course, this matter has also been the topic of much media coverage. The "RTÉ Investigates"...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Probation and Welfare Service (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps a redress scheme would be overly complex and result in people receiving justice delayed. Equally, we should not be placing the burden on victims of having to sue the State. That is not necessarily the best way forward. We have seen in other cases where people's only option is to sue the State and often justice is incredibly delayed. Perhaps there is a mechanism here to try to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I raise the issue of lengthy waiting times for oncology services in the Mater. This issue was brought to my attention by a constituent of mine called Maura, who was referred by her GP in early February for an urgent ten-day appointment with BreastCheck. Unfortunately, it was May when she received a letter, and she was told there was a five-month waiting list for an urgent ten-day...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has considered the impact on victims of crime by those who are convicted by reason of insanity, in that they are not made aware of the person's release from incarceration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36676/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a programme available to support the development of city farms; if he will support organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 149. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the nature of the work in digitising the Military Service Pensions Collection; the total number of records to be digitised; the total number outstanding; and the time expected to complete the task. [36958/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the means by which he intends to implement the programme for Government commitments regarding the cost of third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37436/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Good morning. I thank the witnesses for being here today and for the work they do. As other speakers have said, the scale of even the issues for which the witnesses are here before us is vast. I acknowledge the scale of the work they do outside of all of that. As the nature of this committee is that we focus on things that go wrong, I just wished to highlight that. It is really...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Do you know that number?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Can Ms Nugent give me the number of treatments which were deemed to be inappropriate?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: My question is about those that were non-compliant. I will give Ms Nugent an opportunity to give me that number, please.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay, so it is not yet known.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Of those treatments which are not yet known to be compliant - this a difficult question to answer - are we examining whether those surgeries were funded by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in any way?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay. Ms Nugent can reassure the committee that there was no perverse financial incentive for these surgeries to be carried out.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: As part of the review, is that being monitored in any way? We want to have a public airing of the assertion Ms Nugent has said here. We want to ensure there was no financial incentive or misuse of the NTPF in order to carry out surgeries which were deemed to be unnecessary. Ms Nugent will understand why I am asking that question.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Is that financial element the subject of the review, or is the review purely clinical?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay. I will turn to Ms Brady then. It is concerning, given the breaches that have happened in the MOU, that this concern arises. Is there a way the NTPF can establish that there was no perverse financial incentive for operations which were carried out and not needed?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not take away from the fact that at the centre of many of these allegations are individuals who made decisions that are indefensible in many cases. We are not asking Ms Brady to respond on behalf of the individuals who did those wrong things. Rather, we are asking her to respond on the system that can ensure this will not happen again and that checks are in place. She is saying there...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: What the NTPF might be responsible for though is any potential conflict of interest. Obviously, Mr. Gloster raised that in his report. What measures has it put in place to prevent conflicts of interest?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: If someone is managing the flow of work through a public list and there is also a NTPF process where they receive additional payments for work carried out through the NTPF, that is a conflict of interest.