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Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Here is what Dr. Scally said and this is my final question. I then want to make an observation. Dr. Scally goes on to say "the risk of women being harmed by systemic failures does not appear, from the information that the Scoping Inquiry has seen, to have been given due consideration". That statement will trouble many of the women affected and I saw much of their commentary. This...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Mr. McCallion can comment on my next point at the end. Dr. Scally looked at CervicalCheck and found issues with procurement and auditing. There was the obvious issue of non-disclosure. There were issues in relation to risk management. There were issues in relation to whether proper performance management was in place or proper metrics to measure success were in place, etc. Risks with...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Maybe we can get a note on this. I want to find out what specific actions have been taken and what practical measures have been put in place by the HSE since the Scally report in relation to the three screening services, specifically CervicalCheck, which is under the spotlight, but also the other two. What practical steps have been and will be taken across all those areas?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Those are Dr. Scally's recommendations.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: What I am looking for from Mr. McCallion is what the HSE has done. Recommendations from Dr. Scally are no good if they are not implemented. It would be useful if the committee could get a note on what changes have been made.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Hopefully, there will be learnings. I would make the final observation that often we put public servants, especially in middle management, in a difficult position if processes are not in place to protect people - the service users as much as those who oversee the service. Senior management have to take responsibility for that. Someone recently described the process as a train crash. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: I thank Mr. McCallion.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (13 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: The practice of bogus self-employment and employers forcing workers on to self-employed contracts when they should be employees is, unfortunately, on the increase. According to the Connect trade union, which organises more than 40,000 tradespeople, it is now rampant in the construction industry. We also see it in the media and film industries, particularly in RTÉ, and in many other...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if flat rate expenses allowances for shop assistants have been withdrawn for 2019; the reason for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise two issues quickly. Has the Comptroller and Auditor General's report into Waterford IT been noted?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Can we note it and place it on our work programme?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Can we write to RTÉ for an update on the Eversheds Sutherland report and its implementation? It identified a number of staff who possibly were on bogus self-employment contracts. A commitment given in the report was that each of those staff members would be contacted individually to ascertain the status of his or her contract. My understanding is that has not happened in the majority...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: Specifically, have the people who were identified been contacted, and if not, why?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: This is a very good example of something we were discussing last week. We will try to ask an Accounting Officer questions on many different issues. I am thinking about JobPath and some of the others. We had those officials in previously and we did not get information. They said they were not in a position to give us information. This is one of those meetings where we need to signal well...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: That is a good option if we need it. When they appeared last time and the JobPath issue was raised, my recollection is that we got the figure for the overall spend. Two companies roll this service out. We got the overall figure but then we were told they could not give the breakdown for each company because then the other company would know. However, the other company would have known...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: It was ridiculous. Those are the types of issues. Do we want to be in that space again next week?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: If it is necessary to go into private session, that is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: There is crossover.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: The Chairman made the point that we might not get through all of these because there are five chapters.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)

David Cullinane: The point is that we will all come in and touch on bits and pieces of it. How do we know if we have covered them or not? If we are to have two sessions, why would we not break it up and deal with certain chapters on day one? Otherwise we will just touch on stuff and how can we judge whether we have covered it?