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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

David Cullinane: That is probably the best articulation of the Bill I have heard so far so I thank the Senator for it. It is exactly what the Bill intends to do. There are all sorts of arguments that were introduced to this debate that had nothing to do with what the Bill seeks to do. The Senator may have heard me making the point earlier that there are issues around where workers can and should be able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

David Cullinane: Absolutely.

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: It is clear rom the statement by the Minister for Finance today and also comments from Fianna Fáil that we are being primed for a row-back on the commission of investigation into NAMA and Project Eagle. I am a member of the Committee of Public Accounts which is examining the Comptroller and Auditor General's report into the sale of Project Eagle. That was a value for money report. Our...

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I am making a statement of fact.

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I note the advice. With respect, I am making a statement of fact. We had a situation where a member of the Northern Ireland Advisory Committee of NAMA met with senior members of the DUP when he was due to be in receipt of a fixer's fee and a success fee, long before any reverse inquiry was made to NAMA by PIMCO. The origins of this deal were very clear. This is a corrupted process....

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: The terms of reference for that exercise are very clear and have nothing to do with any criminal-----

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Value for money.

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Deputy Tóibín will speak first.

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I commend the Rural Independent Group on tabling the motion. I agree with an Teachta Tóibín that the motion could have been stronger in its intent and in what it calls on the Government to do, but it does afford us an opportunity to speak again on the issue of rural Ireland and the importance of protecting rural communities, especially in the context of infrastructural development...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I again put it to the Tánaiste that she needs to provide clarity on the need for a commission of investigation into NAMA because it was promised and committed to. The Tánaiste's response is inadequate. Yesterday, the Minister for Finance and Fianna Fáil put forward a straw man argument in respect of the Committee of Public Accounts. The Committee of Public Accounts is doing a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the stakeholders whom a person (details supplied) identified and met as part of the announcement in November 2014 of a new process of engagement and consultation regarding the technological university for the south east project, including, but not limited to, the names of the local authorities, chamber of commerce employees,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I want further clarification. There was some discussion about the informal contact the Department used to give a view on the different options for the sale of the jet. We had previous reports from the Air Corps and then we had this informal contact. It seemed that somebody in the Department made contact with somebody they knew and that this person was paid €900. A number of e-mails...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: On the same point, we asked Tusla and the Department, when their representatives appeared before us last time, for information on the guardian ad litemscheme. We sought an awful lot of further information. I have not seen any of that come back. It is the same point. We ask for clarification but it is hard to track whether we get it within a reasonable timeframe.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Could I have a supplementary one-page paper from you, Chairman, or the secretariat to complement whatever draft we get, setting out exactly what work we are carrying out? My understanding is that we were doing an examination of the sales process of Project Eagle - an examination of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report and we were not carrying out any investigation. This is now quite...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I have asked for it personally, but I think it would be important for everybody to have it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: It would provide the clarity that would inform us all so that different members of the committee do not have different interpretations.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Can I make one follow-up point? This is not a criticism of the clerk to the committee but my office was in contact with him and there were seven or eight e-mails exchanged. The response I got back about the delay implied that it had nothing to do with staffing. Staffing was not even referenced. I was told that the delay was to do with tying up loose ends. That is the problem we have;...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 – Prisons
Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts Special Report No. 93: Annualised Hours of the Prison Service (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. I have a number of questions for the Comptroller and Auditor General because I seek clarity. On page 13, paragraph 1.7, of his report he stated the estimated savings were to be €31 million. That was the plan. Was that figure for 2005 to 2014, inclusive? Was it a target?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 – Prisons
Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts Special Report No. 93: Annualised Hours of the Prison Service (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: For clarity purposes, what period did the general expectation cover?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 – Prisons
Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts Special Report No. 93: Annualised Hours of the Prison Service (2 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: The Comptroller and Auditor General measured that general expectation against what was actually achieved. I am looking at two graphs, figure 3.4 on page 35 and figure 3.5 on page 36. He said that an overall saving of €8 million had been achieved. Is that correct?