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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: When did the Department come to that conclusion?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I know the previous Minister of State with responsibility for older people provided additional funding and powers to HIQA, which is reflected to some degree, but the issue of the ratios is key.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: On the issue of ratios, people often say there are too many managers and not enough front-line staff. In my own private view, when looking at the programme, I saw issues of culture. They say culture is the easiest form of management. If people felt free to compile reports on actions that were not actually carried out or to depart from standard practice even where they know it was wrong to...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I have said on the record of the Dáil that you can have all the regulations in the world but if people are willing to fill out forms saying actions have been completed when they know that is not the case or to do things that any decent human would know do not constitute good care, that poses a regulatory challenge. RTÉ was able to discover these things because of the undercover...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: What is preventing HIQA for using undercover techniques?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: That is useful. I am very anxious to ask about company structures. Ms Cliffe mentioned separate entities. Are there directors in common across all of the Emeis entities?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: The corporate governance element as regards common directorships, term limits for directors and so on is not a matter for HIQA but has it examined that area with respect to these groups of nursing homes? Many people are very uncomfortable with the idea that a corporate entity is not accountable to HIQA while individually-created corporate entities are. It seems like a big gap in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not want to abuse my position as Chair so I have to limit myself. We will now take a very short break. We will resume in ten minutes with Deputy Séamus McGrath.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: We will start with Deputy Séamus McGrath.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Boland and call Deputy Connolly.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Connolly. That concludes our engagement with the Health Information and Quality Authority. I thank Ms Fitzgerald and her officials for their attendance. I also thank the officials and representatives from the Department of Health and the HSE. Before we depart, is it agreed that the clerk will seek any follow-up information and will carry out the agreed actions arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 1272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail for each local authority the number of applications made for croí cónaithe grants in each since they were first introduced; the number of applications that were granted; the number of applications that were refused and reason for refusal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 1380. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied). [46163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 2492. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the concerns raised by an association (details supplied) regarding changed standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU (the Board); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 775. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare entitlements of a person (details supplied). [48688/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to add PHP1B (Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1B) to the long-term illness benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (18 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49447/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 10. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for community neurorehabilitation teams for children with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50196/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications for the homecare sector received since the scheme opened in January 2023; the number of work permits issued; the number of work permits in processing; the number of work permit applications rejected; the number of work permits renewed and the number surrendered to his Department; and if he will...