Results 7,421-7,440 of 26,430 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. O'Brien will not answer that question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: I will move on the first topic that I wanted to deal with, which is the liaison with An Garda Síochána and the issue Mr. O'Brien addressed in his opening statement, which was the centre of controversy in terms of what he said when he was before the committee in the past. I sent a one-minute video clip to the secretariat where a question was put by Deputy Deasy, a former member of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: We can see in that clip that Mr. Tony O'Brien was asked a straightforward question as to why the report was not published-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: A straightforward question was asked of Mr. O'Brien as to why the report was not published. He said the only reason why the report was not published was because he had been given advice or instructions from An Garda Síochána not to publish the report. In his evidence here today, Mr. O'Brien said that advice was given in April 2015. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Why did Mr. O'Brien not say that when he was asked that question by Deputy Deasy last year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: When did the HSE receive the Devine report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: So a decision was taken not to publish the report in 2012, in 2013, in 2014 and up to April 2015 before the HSE got any opinion from An Garda Síochána. Why was that decision taken? Who made the decision not to publish the report-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: -----up to the point when the HSE did get confirmation from An Garda Síochána? Who made the decision not to publish the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. O'Brien is talking about standard procedures.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Yes. What Mr. Tony O'Brien is telling me here today is that there were standard procedures and processes in place in the HSE that while a live investigation was ongoing, it would not publish reports of that nature. In other words, what Mr. O'Brien is telling me is that it was the HSE which made the decision up to April 2015 not to publish the report. It was not because of any advice from...
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: With respect, a decision was only taken in February 2015 to trigger a process in which the reports would be published. Mr. O'Brien says that in the middle of 2012 his Department had received the report. From the middle of 2012 up to February 2015, no action was taken to publish the report. What I am hearing from Mr. O'Brien is that the reason for that was because he was adhering to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Prior to March 2015, had Mr. O'Brien sought an opinion from An Garda Síochána on whether the HSE could publish the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. O'Brien is not answering the questions I am putting to him.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: He is not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Listen, we have had enough stonewalling on this issue and I have to insist on the questions being answered.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: No. I asked a straightforward question. I am putting the questions fairly but Mr. O'Brien is answering them in a way he wants to answer them. The question I am asking is this. Prior to March 2015, did anybody in the HSE or the head of the HSE contact An Garda Síochána to seek advice on whether the reports could be published?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: The decision not to publish the report - that was only taken in February 2015-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: I understand what happened in 2015. In February 2105, the HSE got advice from its legal team. In March 2015, the HSE wrote to An Garda Síochána. In April 2015, the HSE got the advice.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
David Cullinane: Yes, I am aware of all of that. Mr. O'Brien is not answering the question I am putting to him. He has made it clear that the HSE only triggered that process in terms of getting advice from An Garda Síochána in February 2015. From the report landing on the HSE's lap in 2012 up to February 2015, the reason for not publishing a report was not any advice from An Garda...