Results 201-220 of 855 for speaker:Albert Dolan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Albert Dolan: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to change the funding model for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (1 Jul 2025)

Albert Dolan: 311. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Government Departments Prompt Payment Returns report for quarter 1 of 2025 will be published by his Department; and whether any notable trends have been observed to date when compared to the quarter 1 figures from previous years. [35415/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Projects (1 Jul 2025)

Albert Dolan: 328. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36228/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Jul 2025)

Albert Dolan: 466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 515 and 516 of 25 February 2025 and No. 448 of 25 March 2025, all of which sought basic procurement-related data, including the number of public tenders that came in over, on, or under the awarded value, and the total procurement spend by his Department and its agencies in recent...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Fáiltím roimh na finnéithe. I thank the members of An Garda Síochána for their service to the people of Ireland and to the country. My uncle was a superintendent in Tallaght. My other uncle was a sergeant in Galway. I know from my own family that we have a huge appreciation for the work and service that all the members of An Garda Síochána give to the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: While we are talking about rural Garda stations, do they have set opening hours?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: It gives the garda that connection to the community too.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: That is okay. My team has done work on purchase order data throughout the country across all State entities and Departments. One interesting thing about An Garda Síochána is that in 2024 more than 80 purchase orders were raised by Accenture to the tune of €30 million. It was one of the force's largest suppliers. Similarly, in the first few months of this year, €5.9...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Specifically, what function does Accenture fulfil that the Garda cannot?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: On the cybersecurity element, what assurance does An Garda Síochána have over its own cybersecurity and protection?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: That is perfect. My next topic concerns - the witnesses can tell me if I have this wrong - the fact that €17.5 million was charged to the Garda Vote for Rosslare terminal 7 in 2023, but only €6.6 million was actually spent. What happened there? Does this tend to undermine the accounting side of things or what is the story?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Was it discharged for that purpose? Was it discharged for the purpose it was given?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: That is okay. With regard to the stockrooms, and I am aware this topic was hit on previously, does An Garda Síochána keep a live asset register of its stockrooms? What stock controls are in place for the stockrooms? Where there are really high-ticket items or high-value items, is there an annual reconciliation to check those items still there? What controls are in place for that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: So it is almost on a station-by-station basis, or a division-by-division basis.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: There have been repeated shortfalls in recruitment targets, particularly for the Garda Reserve and the Garda College. What specific new initiatives are being introduced to attract and retain members? How is An Garda Síochána measuring the impact of these efforts?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: This is my last question, briefly. The Garda Commissioner mentioned that one of the four areas of criteria to get into the Garda college is a drug test.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: What percentage of applicants fail that drug test?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: I thank Mr. Harris.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 59. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the significant growth in procurement expenditure by the HSE in recent years, rising from €1.29 billion in 2020 to over €4.19 billion in 2024,and to explain what mechanisms are in place to ensure value for money, transparency, and oversight in light of the fact that the HSE has confirmed it cannot currently track whether spending...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (26 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 114. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cross-Border healthcare Directive does not cover inpatient treatment for chronic Lyme disease, given that patients suffering from this condition often require specialised care not readily available domestically, and that directive is intended to ensure access to necessary medical treatments within the EU; if there are plans to amend the...