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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (24 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: 476. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of universal free travel for third-level students on Bus Éireann. [38668/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (24 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: 477. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of universal free travel for third-level students on Irish Rail. [38669/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (24 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: 478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of universal free travel for third-level students on all privately operated public transport buses. [38670/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is there only one round of questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: You might let me know, Chairman, when I have five minutes left. I do not see much evidence of joined-up thinking from the two Departments. Mr. Kenny from the Department of Finance said it is focused on raising revenue in indirect taxes. I do not see any joined-up thinking in terms of the Department looking at increasing carbon taxes from the perspective of reducing people's carbon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is Mr. Kenny saying that he wants to continue with and increase the carbon tax, which he has acknowledged is regressive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I am not asking Mr. Kenny about this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: My party did not recommend-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Mr. Kenny has acknowledged that the carbon tax is regressive. My focus is on reducing the carbon footprint and changing people's behaviour, which should be done by providing alternatives. I will cite examples of two people, one of whom is an older individual deemed to be living in fuel poverty. If the carbon tax is increased, what analysis has either Department conducted regarding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Mr. Kenny is missing my point. While what he has said may well be the case, no one knows how much the Minister will increase the carbon tax by or how much revenue it will raise. We can already do the type of thing that Mr. Kenny mentioned through general taxation if a Government wants to do it. Mr. Kenny stating that if we raise enough money through the carbon tax, we can put in place...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: There is a more reasonable argument. It is unhelpful that the entire debate is framed through carbon taxes. The best thing we could do would be to provide alternatives for people and allow them to make the transition, but there are no alternatives. I put that point to Dr. Keilthy. If the carbon tax increases, someone in fuel poverty might well change behaviour, but that might only be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: The reason for the change in behaviour might not be because there is an alternative, but because the person cannot afford the increase. Do the people with whom Dr. Keilthy's organisation engages, be it a pensioner or someone on low pay-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: -----have the means to make the necessary changes?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccination is available to boys in second and third year of secondary school; if they can be vaccinated through their general practitioners if they are medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39200/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment process has commenced for a new general practitioner for Cappoquin Health Centre, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39201/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: The Chairman is right to try to get a comprehensive picture. There is a deeper issue about consultancy costs and fees paid by Departments and State institutions, an issue on which we have focused for some time, but we need to look at it in a more singular way. We had it with the third level institutions and the Department of Education and Skills. It seems that some State institutions...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is there any way we can find out? Can any Department can find out what the total cost is in any given year and put all the information together?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I never see a figure for how much Departments or the State have spent on consultancy, so it would be a useful exercise for us to do it. The secretariat cannot do it but some Department, such as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, could give us a figure or seek the information from every State body at our request so that we can look at the figures.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Heaven forbid politicians would use those figures.