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- Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I will keep it very brief. There was just one more I would love to pick on. It came from the opening statement from the Department of the Taoiseach, if I am right, with regard to the six characteristics or the priorities. One that probably does not get as much coverage or maybe is seen often as an optional extra is the idea of participation in sport, art and culture. Having been a youth...
- Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I fully agree. The breadth of work youth services do or initiatives like the sports partnerships and music generation are really phenomenal at introducing people to the concepts. My concern is about the long-term legacy of those. Say there is a wonderful initiative and a child takes part in a six-week programme with a sports partnership and they have fallen in love with football or...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (14 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the central funding committed by Government to facilitate the delivery of a successful presidency for Ireland; the way in which this funding will be allocated to different departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55466/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (14 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the co-ordination of the EU presidency by his Department; the details of all cross-Departmental groups that have been organised and the membership of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55467/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2026 (14 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €8 million additional funding to youth affairs being made available in Budget 2026; the breakdown in terms of capital and current; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55246/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2026 (14 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the capital funding as part of the €8 million additional funding to youth affairs being made available in Budget 2026 includes funding under Project Ireland 2040 where €7.55 billion will be invested in the education and youth sector over the period 2026-2030; if there will be capital funding from NDP external to the €8...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: EU Presidency (14 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: 796. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide information on the funding being provided for child and youth participation during Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026; the initiatives being planned by her Department; the collaboration planned with other departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55465/25]
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I thank our witnesses for being here this morning. I will focus my contribution on two areas, number one being the IFMS. With regards to phase 1 of the project, what are the main differences between phase 1 and phase 2 of the system?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Who develops phase 1?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Who developed the software?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: How much did that cost to develop and implement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Is there an annual fee that goes with the software as such?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: When Mr. Mulvany says it is seeking to change the licensing arrangement, what does that mean?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Are there external consultants in the HSE to augment that implementation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: What does that look like in practice? Is that people working directly? How many people is that and what is the cost associated with that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Mr. Gloster said in his opening statement that the Minister for Health has requested an accelerated roll-out of this system. What was his response to the Minister?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: If that licensing arrangement changes, is that potentially going to be more costly for the organisation going forward?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Is the HSE tied in to an annual contract or multi-annual contract? How does that work? How often is the licensing agreement up for negotiation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I thank Mr. Mulvany. With regards to Baggot Street and the disposal of the Baggot Street hospital, there is mixed reporting. Was the LDA offered the site?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: Any agency at all?