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Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I will not repeat anything that has been said as I agree it should be on the agenda.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: There was non-compliance with procurement rules by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Will Mr. McCarthy elaborate on the position at Aontacht Phobail Teoranta? It is a subsidiary of a HSE company which was established and then disbanded.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: On a general point-----

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I do not. I just wish to make a point about non-competitive procurement. Here are two more institutions, not just the HSE. Generally, it is a theme to which we must revert. If we went through each institution, we would be here all day. It is an issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Members did not receive the documents.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I compliment Deputy Farrell on sending the letter but I do not share his anxieties. It has all been said. We have a role to ask questions, but when questions become difficult or we avoid them because we are worried, we are in serious trouble. It is an issue with which we must deal. We must ask questions and hold the Executive to account for allocating taxpayers' money. How is it...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Report (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 12. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commenced the promised review of A Vision for Change, when he will complete it, the composition of the review team, its terms of reference, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20606/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Report (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Could the Minister confirm whether the promised review of A Vision of Change has begun, when it will be completed, its terms of reference, the composition of the review and so on?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Report (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the fact that we have progressed to getting a timeframe. I am very disappointed that it will take until the end of the year. The term of A Vision for Change ran out in January; the ten years were up. A Vision for Change provided for an independent monitoring commission, which sat for two periods, 2006 to 2009 and 2009 to 2012. It has not sat since then. Will the Minister of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Report (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: While I welcome what the Minister of State said, "slow and inconsistent" was the opinion of the Mental Health Commission and the finding of the independent monitoring group. The last time the group sat was 2012 and yet the Minister of State stands up and tells me what money has gone into it. While I welcome the investment, there is no independent group to tell us how effectively it is being...

Regulation of Charities: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Comhghairdeas, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, agus guím gach rath ort le do ról nua.

Regulation of Charities: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this subject and I thank the Social Democrats for raising it. While I support the good work of volunteers on the ground, the Dáil cannot reassure people that the charity sector is regulated. It is an impossibility. The Charities Act 2009 was introduced following the Law Reform Commission, LRC, identifying a gap in charities' regulation....

Regulation of Charities: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I am disappointed by the utter failure to regulate the charity sector. When the LRC discussed this matter, the sector's value was €2 billion, but it is considerably more now. Anything that has been implemented has been introduced consequent on scandal after scandal. There is merit in the amendment tabled by the six Deputies to my left, as it would require an examination of whether...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 38. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the independent monitoring group set up to monitor the implementation of A Vision for Change and which sat for two periods, 2006-2009 and 2009-2012, did not sit after 2012 given that it was a fundamental recommendation in A Vision for Change; his plans, if any, to reconvene such a monitoring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 44. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ultra sounds; the backlog that exists for ultra sounds in Galway University Hospital for infants up to four months; the reason there is a backlog for such an essential service; the steps being taken to resolve this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 111. To ask the Minister for Health when irregularities and concerns first came to or were brought to his attention and that of the Health Service Executive in the matter of a charity (details supplied); the steps that were taken or reviews carried out; the documentation available on these reviews; the safeguards that have been put in place to ensure the continuation of the services provided...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Hospital Visits (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 118. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with Saolta and-or the management of Galway University Hospital on health issues (details supplied) and the planning for a new hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20604/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of licensees who have been prosecuted and or convicted of an offence under section 4 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21080/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 340. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications for foreshore licences received, granted and not granted in each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive, and in 2016 to date; the reason for not granting the licences and for the backlog in processing licences; the steps he is taking to eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flooding Data (12 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 456. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to deal with the ongoing flooding issues in Cong, County Mayo, with particular reference to Drumsheel Lower, Cregaree and Barna in relation to the Cong canal, given that no works have yet been undertaken by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21213/16]