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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I welcome Professor McHale and his team, and I wish him well in whatever new role he takes up. I will follow-up on the earlier conversation Professor McHale had with an Teachta Pearse Doherty about the potential for increased spending in 2018. Professor McHale outlined the overrun or carryover cost of the tax cuts and expenditure increases from budget 2017 and budget 2018 which would be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I have a supplementary point to Mr. Coffey. Mr. Coffey stated in response to the question on the fiscal rules and whatever additional space might be there in 2018 that there is overall expenditure of €60 billion and there can be a reallocation within that expenditure that can deal with some of the pressures that we have. That is not a fair answer because much of the low-lying fruit...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: What about the distinction between borrowing for capital and current spending?

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise issues regarding Garranbane national school, Dungarvan, County Waterford. It is probably best if I just read out a letter I received from the school principal, signed on behalf of the school's board of management, because it best outlines the issues facing the school.Dear Mr. Cullinane, The Board of Management and the school community of Garranbane National School require...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: -----relates to him in such circumstances.

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I ask the Minister to outline the situation.

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister's reply. I wonder about the timelines involved. I received this letter from the school on 12 December, and it does not mention that the Department got back in contact with the school to let it know that it could re-tender. Maybe this happened after that date. I will refer back to the school to find out, but contact would be welcome. I assume this would still cause...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: 120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 111 to 113 of 8 December 2016, the reason his Department has declined to provide figures for the aggregate amount of employers' PRSI, employees' PRSI and aggregate net pay for Civil Service workers in his Department in view of the fact that other Departments were able to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: 245. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 271 to 273, inclusive, of 8 December 2016, the reason her Department has declined to provide figures for the aggregate amount of employer's PRSI, employees' PRSI and aggregate net pay for Civil Service workers in her Department, in view of the fact that other Departments were able to provide...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: Before we move on from correspondence, I would like to raise again today the issue of the section 38 and 39 organisations. I am a little uncomfortable that we have had only one hearing on the Console issue. An internal audit carried out by the HSE raised very serious process issues. Since then we have come across a number of other organisations where similar problems have arisen. There...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I agree. It is serious. The Comptroller and Auditor General said he is of the opinion that there may be improvements in terms of the 2014 and 2015 accounts. If that is the case, it would be good, but perhaps if it is not then it would merit us bringing the college before the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: We will give them a chance. We hope there will be improvements but if the improvements do not materialise, at that point we would then need to bring them in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: An issue was highlighted recently about the holding of money belonging to patients in nursing homes.

Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. Daly and Mr. McDonagh again. I find the opening statement to be reasonable. I have no difficulty with the process of minute taking. It is reasonable that notes are taken and then transcribed into a draft set of minutes that is sent to Mr. Daly and board members. I also do not have a difficulty with the notes being discarded at some point as I think it is reasonable. I have...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1:(a) To insert the following after “further notes”:“- that the need for public investment has been highlighted by groups and organisations as diverse as IBEC, the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Nevin Economic Research Institute, the Think-tank for Action on Social Change, the European Commission, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: The Deputy chastised people for interrupting him.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I refer the Minister to his response to the Opposition amendments Nos. 1, 2, 6 and 11 and Government amendment number 55, Opposition amendment No. 1 to Government amendment No. 68 and Opposition amendments Nos. 58, 60, 63 and 64. The Minister said, "This measure will give significant certainty to landlords and tenants by allowing for reasonable growth in rents". I do not know what the word...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Cullinane: I was chastised in the past. I do not mind being interrupted. The Minister went on to say, "I do not believe that linking rent increases to the consumer price index is an approach that serves the interests of landlords or tenants". The Minister should have put a full stop after the word "landlords". He cannot say it about tenants. Is the Minister saying that tenants will favour an annual...