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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: In that lengthy response, Mr. Hughes spoke about work done in the past, such as previous research, studies and reports. My simple question was about the global figure, but Mr. Hughes could not answer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I turn to the SEAI. Mr. Hughes responded to Deputy Stanley on the €20 million made available for retrofitting. Mr. Hughes indicated it would not be the deep retrofit done in previous programmes but rather that approximately 1,000 houses will be done. He stated the details of the scheme are still being worked out. Is the retrofit still at concept stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: For the €20 million, are there details of the scheme, such as the average cost, the types of homes being considered, whether there will be equality and fairness, whether households will need to have some of their own capital, and if that is the case, how that will work out for a low-income family? Have such details yet been worked out?

Financial Challenges Facing RTÉ and its Revised Strategy 2020-2024: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I welcome the opportunity to have a further debate on public broadcasting. We had one a couple of weeks ago and the Minister might remember that during it I offered to meet him to discuss this important issue. That offer still stands. It would be useful. I genuinely believe that we need to get to a point where there is some sort of political consensus on this issue because we need to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: That was my point on this issue. I agree with Deputy Murphy that it is a class of employment that we have seen, not just in universities but in other areas as well. It may be a big job of work for us but this is just one university. I would imagine the situation is similar across all of them. Would the HEA have that information readily available? Could it send on a breakdown to us for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I have another issue I wish to raise when the Chairman finishes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: The other issue is on the non-compliant procurement contracts. I am not exactly sure what is being asked of the Comptroller and Auditor General in that regard. Every time the appropriation accounts come before us, we write to the Accounting Officers looking for a detailed explanation which, in itself puts pressure on, which is of value. Let us say, for example, we pick 2018 and have a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Each organisation, the list of the non-compliance-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: The rollover of contracts-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: To identify where the failings are-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: That is exactly it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Once we have compiled that information, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform or the Office of Government Procurement, or both, should come before us to discuss it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Do some of the bigger Departments have their own procurement officers?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Would a smaller organisation like an ETB have a procurement officer or would procurement be the responsibility of a financial controller?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: These are the processes we are talking about. Often they are too cumbersome.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Are there EU directives that have frameworks on procurement?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: We have come at this in the first place because there is an obvious problem. If every second or third set of accounts has a note that there is non-compliance, it means there is a problem. When we have looked at this we have found that the problems are twofold. In some cases it is bad management and a flagrant disregard of the rules. This is one element of it. There are also problems with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: There are two issues to which I want to come back. I want to be fair to the Courts Service and accept from the responses given that there are problems with legislation, legal lacunae and a shortage of judges. It has to be said there are a number of issues which are leading to problems that I agree with the Chairman were not dealt with in the opening statement made by the Courts Service....

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Therefore, one third provide the details and two thirds do not.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: What happens to the two thirds who do not?