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Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: On Tuesday, the Committee of Public Accounts published its periodic report. It makes for sober reading on the level of oversight and accountability in the State. We need accountability in public office and the report gave us shining examples and illustrations of why we need a real change in Irish politics. One of those shining examples was the decision to reopen Stepaside Garda station....

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: The Tánaiste has not answered my question on the broader issue of accountability. This Government has had to set up more commissions and tribunals of investigation than any other Government in the history of the State. I welcome that all of those were set up, as they were necessary, but the reason they are necessary is the number of crises in public life across all services. Why do we...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: Name them. Who has been held to account?

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: Who has been held to account? Name them.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: Give us even one example.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: Is the Tánaiste in a position to update the House today as to when the commission of investigation will be established to address the concerns of the victims of Bill Kenneally? This is a very serious issue where concerns have been raised about the handling of this case by An Garda Síochána, the HSE, Tusla and the old health board. I certainly do not want to make politics with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the United Nations Children's Fund’s (UNICEF’s) latest report Born into War and that more than 11 million children now need humanitarian assistance; his views on an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia and other necessary measures to create a peaceful political solution to the conflict; and the way...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Israel and Palestine; if he drew the attention of the Israeli Prime Minister to Ireland’s opposition to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the apartheid regime that Israel enforces in Palestine; if he will request that the State officially recognises the state of Palestine; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the violent repression of demonstrations that are protesting the disputed recent presidential election results in Honduras; his further views on the fact that the EU election observer mission to Honduras report has still not been released and that the Organisation of American States has called for fresh elections; when the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to international plans for the potential return of 100,000 Rohingya to Myanmar and that this is occurring without a clear understanding of their legal status and concrete protections for security and protection; the steps his Department is taking to assist Rohingya refugees; and his views on the detention of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the new British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Karen Bradley, in London on 12 January 2018; if he drew her attention to the fact that the political institutions will only work if they are based on delivering equality, integrity and respect for all; and the steps his Department is taking to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: I want to relate this to the previous topic. The Chairman finished by stating that none of us in this committee would accept that the Deloitte report into the HEA was truly independent and other members have spoken about the process. That process is used repeatedly, not only by the HEA but by other organisations. At what point do we stop, reflect and look at what level of independence...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: The committee knows that I have been raising this issue for some time. I also brought the Waterford Institute of Technology issue to the attention of the Committee of Public Accounts and we had a very robust exchange with the president of WIT. I researched the matter when I was looking at the WIT situation and while there is a national policy to govern intellectual property it is actually...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: When I spoke to Dr. Love last week, he stated that the HEA's report on commercialising intellectual property was imminent. Indeed, it was due to be published this week. It may be published tomorrow or early next week. We will have it. We can then request the additional information on live and spin-out companies that may be in play in third level institutions. That information might be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: I will ask Mr. McCarthy a question. When he reports to us on his audit of annual accounts and finds that there may be a problem with non-compliance with procurement guidelines, we get a commentary on that. What happens afterwards?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: If there is still non-compliance-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: He has given us information on it previously. While there may well have been progress in the public sector, a number of State bodies are still poor. The HSE is one where there is a large level-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: -----of non-compliance. My point was more directed at organisations of that scale, with hundreds of millions, if not billions, of euro of taxpayers' money. What happens if an organisation does not change? What sanctions are there? If the Comptroller and Auditor General is raising this matter and working with management but non-compliance keeps repeating every year, what-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: It is clear-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: On the State balance sheet.