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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 591. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times he has either met with or corresponded with managers of direct provision centres since he took office; and the dates on which these meeting or instances of correspondence occurred. [30891/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 592. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list the companies that have been contracted to run or manage direct provision centres in the State, either currently or in the past; and the amount paid to each over each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [30892/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 593. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the owner of a building which is or was operating as a direct provision centre, is alleging that the company contracted by the State to manage or run the centre is not paying their rent to the owner of the property; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 594. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS or his Department collate data on the number of times asylum seekers living in direct provision have attempted to take their own lives; and if so, if he will furnish this Deputy with such data, in tabular form. [30894/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish this Deputy with the details of capital funding for a second CT scanner and build under capital submissions for the RCSI hospital group to be completed by December 2023; when plans were drawn up in relation to Connolly Hospital; when a project manager and design team was established; and if he will provide an update on the progress made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any delay with the progressing of a second CT scanner for Connolly Hospital; and if his attention has been drawn to the long delays being faced by critically ill patients in terms of diagnosis due to the lack of a second CT scanner. [30497/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, by Connolly Hospital on the outsourcing of scans and tests to the private sector; if his Department has ever sought to determine what delays are entailed in patient treatment are due to the outsourcing by the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30498/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (27 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 777. To ask the Minister for Health the projected total cost of the completion of the new National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30826/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the Government reduce the cost base?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: It is ten days since Tara Mines closed and 2,000 people are facing job losses. Workers are facing a deadline of 14 July before the mines are put under care and maintenance. After that, 650 workers will be laid off. I commend SIPTU on its work in putting solutions to Boliden that could save up to €70 million. Boliden has obviously engaged with the Ministers, Deputies Coveney and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made toward the delivery of a rail service from Navan to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the CEO of Irish Rail-Iarnród Éireann since he took office. [29446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times he has corresponded or met with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will list the dates upon which these meetings and-or 'instances of correspondence took place. [29448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the salaries of the top ten highest paid civil servants in his Department. [29447/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus cuirim fáilte roimhe. What we are here to discuss is the remarkable turn of events in terms of the secondment process. So many elements of this secondment process were outliers in terms of best practice, accountability and adherence to procedures, protocols, etc. The background of this was the perception, at least amongst the public, of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister not think it was important enough to make him aware of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister think Robert Watt's judgment was impaired in not telling him? Does he have any questions at all over the judgment of Robert Watt in not telling him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: So there is a question mark over his judgment in not telling the Minister. The Minister accepts that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The issue is that we had the Secretary General in here previously . Even with the benefit of hindsight, he disagreed with a significant amount of the conclusions and analysis in the report. Even with the benefit of hindsight, his judgment is still contrary to the Minister's analysis of what happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the Minister worried that the Secretary General may be withholding information from him on other issues?