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Comptroller and Auditor General (Accountability of Recipients of Public Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I wish to share time with Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.

Comptroller and Auditor General (Accountability of Recipients of Public Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to extend the power of the Comptroller and Auditor General to inspect the accounts, books and records of persons in receipt of public funds, and to provide for connected matters. The purpose of the Bill is to provide the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General with the power to audit any public moneys spent by an...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Accountability of Recipients of Public Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: It tolerates bigotry.

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I will confine my remarks to Brexit and the lack of progress by the European and British negotiators recently in respect of the critical issue of Ireland. My understanding is that some progress has been made on the common travel area, which I welcome. It is the only area in respect of which there is an agreed principles paper. That is progress, but there will be issues arising in regard to...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I commend all the Teachtaí Dála whose names are associated with this matter and the many others who did not have the opportunity to contribute but who support the thrust of the debate. I have met many CE supervisors and assistant supervisors in Waterford on a number of occasions over the years. I also met a national group of supervisors that has been campaigning for justice in...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The last part of the Minister's response sums up the problem. This does not relate to CE workers alone, although these supervisors are at the heart of this particular Topical Issue. We are increasingly seeing an outsourcing of State work to private companies. These are almost fully grant-supported by the State, yet the terms and conditions of employment for those who work in the companies...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The south east is well represented.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: This matter is not on the agenda or under correspondence. It concerns the IDA's recent appearance at the committee. It had been asked for a more detailed note on how it verifies the job creation numbers it presented to this committee. There was some discussion on how the IDA calculates what jobs are created from its clients and how ConnectIreland does it. I have forwarded two notes or...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: We need the legal clarification that we sought. My question is one that our legal advisers might have to answer to. When Mr. McEnery was here, notwithstanding any restrictions that were on us regarding referencing the official notes that are potentially subject to legal protection, he did strongly contradict what was in that note. Maybe that will play a part in whether or not it has the...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. O'Brien and his colleague. In the opening statement supplied to the committee, Mr. O'Brien included an important paragraph that is a response he read into the record of this committee that came from Deloitte. It is:It was not in our TOR to conclude as to whether the shortfall in the funding for Grace was effectively an additional cut in funding to the body or deliberately done...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Whether the organisation was treated fairly or unfairly in terms of funding is something the commission of investigation of investigation will examine as part of its work.

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: There is a cover letter dated 26 September 2017 in which Mr. O'Brien wrote to the clerk to the committee and attached a copy of the report. He states: "Consequently, the Service Provider was not treated either unfairly or disproportionately when compared to other similarly funded organisations." That is Mr. O'Brien's opinion and it is not the opinion of Deloitte. How can Mr. O'Brien...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: With respect, that is slightly disingenuous as the letter penned by Mr. O'Brien to this committee was accompanied by the Deloitte report. The context of the letter sets out what is in the Deloitte report. It mentions section 6.4 and comparative analysis etc. It is a reference to the Deloitte report. On the back of that, Mr. O'Brien gives his opinion that the service provider was not...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: That is not the point I am making at all and Mr. O'Brien knows it. My point is Deloitte has not passed any comment on whether the service provider was treated fairly or unfairly. With respect, Mr. O'Brien is pre-empting the work of the commission by being very clear in his view that the provider was not treated fairly. I want to get to another question.

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: No. Mr. O'Brien told this committee that the view would be formed on the basis of the Deloitte report, and it now seems that question was not within its terms of reference. There is still an ongoing investigation. There is the key matter of the draft report that we have not seen. The whistleblowers wrote to this committee and have concerns that elements in the draft report did not make...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I will make a final comment. I understand we only have an hour and it is almost impossible to get to the bottom of this in five minutes. There are so many questions to ask.

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: They will but I have a final point. The difficulty is this. Mr. O'Brien comes before us as the Accounting Officer. Mr. O'Brien's statement that he did not have sight of the draft does not cut it for me because his organisation did. The process here is that the report was commissioned by the HSE. It was at the behest of Mr. Tony O'Brien, as he said. The terms of reference were set by the...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: If there was correspondence or communication between Deloitte and the HSE, what staff members were engaging in it, and at what level? There was engagement between the HSE and the author of the report. While it is up to Deloitte to give us a copy of the draft, the HSE could provide us with copies of emails and correspondence that went over and back so we could then determine ourselves...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Can I ask a supplementary question?