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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: Let me put it this way: was Mr. Breslin aware it was heading towards an indicative figure of well over €1 billion?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: This is nonsense. The Department was either aware that the cost was not going to be €983 million or not. Is that a fair point?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: Why would Mr. Breslin allow his Minister to go into the Dáil and not disclose that to Deputy Cowen when he asked his question?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: Mr. Breslin is splitting hairs.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: This is typical of the Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: No, it is a straight question requiring a straight answer.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: What Mr. Breslin is telling me is that he was not prepared to answer the question asked because the Department did not want the information getting into the public domain, and that he did not ask the question specifically. He is telling me there were trends.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: Who writes the answers to the parliamentary questions for the Minister? The Chairman's objection is unrealistic.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: They were written by the Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: It is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: The Chairman is protecting the witness so-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: The Chairman is around a long time and he knows who writes replies from Ministers.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: Could I ask-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Shane Cassells: At that point, was it going to be flagged to the Cabinet that there was a potential need for a review of all the costs that were spiralling out of control, given the trends at that point?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Feb 2019)
Shane Cassells: 325. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5001/19]
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)
Shane Cassells: There may not have been much interest among Deputies in contributing to the debate, but the Bill is exceptionally important, not least because of what is happening across the water. As the Minister of State stated, it is the first item of legislation that will be affected by Brexit which will have a direct impact on this country. We all believed the impact would be straightforward, that the...
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)
Shane Cassells: They do not have any. They have the longest-suspended parliament in the history of the world. Sinn Féin's voters would be disappointed with what it is after.
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)
Shane Cassells: Yes.
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)
Shane Cassells: To have non-representation.
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)
Shane Cassells: I look forward to it.