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Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. O'Brien has sort of-----

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. O'Brien's comments suggest that he thinks it was the right way to go about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Would Mr. Watt not do it again?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: The issue for people watching at home is that we have come out of a time of austerity during which everybody in Ireland suffered and it is disappointing for members of this committee and the public to have this in front of us and hear references to lessons learned and what will happen in the future. Why would lessons be learned on the job on a project of this scale? Mr. Watt said, in his...

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: It absolutely is, and that is why Mr. Watt did not use the term, but that it what he meant.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: That is fine and I am all for incentivising. I just want to make sure I understand.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: It makes sense.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: 256. To ask the Minister for Health if an audit of children or adults in long-term residential care has been carried out; the costs associated with the care and stay of such persons during their lives from entry to when they leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of long-term residential care for a person with special needs under the care of the State and-or privately in tabular form; the person or body who provides such long-term residential care in terms of governance, ethos and management; if a list of the organisations will be provided; the details in relation to inheritance of assets by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: 546. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is possible under EU law to ask a semi-State company, such as the ESB, to roll out the national broadband plan; if this would require a new procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12050/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (12 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: 547. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason provided to his Department by a company (details supplied) for withdrawing from the national broadband plan; if the prospective level of subsidy available was provided as a reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12051/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I thank Mr. Barry for coming in and I wish him the very best of luck.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I am a big supporter of the children's hospital on its current site so I am happy Mr. Barry has taken up the role and that, finally, we can get this project delivered. He has answered a number of historical questions but I want to focus on where we go now. Driving by the St. James's Hospital site, one can see that it is coming out of the ground, yet there is still commentary on the site...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: There are lead-in times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Perhaps the committee might find out at what stage the discussions are in order that we will not end up in a similar bind on the issue of estimate versus cost in a year's time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: If the role of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is to buy phones and computers and the role of CHI is to buy MRI equipment, we need to make sure there is a division.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14697/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Is it in the State contract of GPs that they must provide a certain amount of out-of-hours services?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: It is all voluntary.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Following on from the last question, Mr. Mulligan said it can be equally as good but I am assuming that is if the particular hotel is on flat land with trees without leaves and no wind blowing. We heard at the last meeting, whenever it was-----