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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I asked for a breakdown with regard to sub-acute beds. Some 139 sub-acute beds were delivered. Will Mr. Tierney give us an understanding with regard to the delivery of sub-acute beds and the 1,250 community beds at a cost of €125 million? I just want to get an understanding. More than 2,601 beds were delivered in total. Is that additional to what is currently in the public domain...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: What is the target for 2023 for additional beds required?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many critical care beds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many community beds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I refer to the Department's capital and estates division and the capacity for it to deliver on this. There is a real challenge in the hospital group in my own area with regard to the resources available to deliver projects across all hospital groups and regions. What is the Department doing to strengthen its division with regard to these types of projects? There are considerable budgets,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Yes, but there is frustration with regard to the timeline from the approval of a capital project to when it delivers. I will bring up the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital again. We have a timeline of 60 months for delivery, which is just unacceptable.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Any project of less than €50 million should be delivered within five years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Five years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Does the Department stand over the period of five years for a public project?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Does the Mr. Tierney think five years is acceptable?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I am raising concerns brought to my attention in the context of Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI. This agency has responsibility for the protection, development and management of over 74,000 km of rivers and streams, together with 128,000 ha of lakes. For my part of the country, it is crucial that this agency is running in line with good governance, transparency and accountability. I know how...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: There is no quorum.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Issues were raised with the Comptroller and Auditor General in March 2021 regarding statements of internal control. It was the opinion of the board that these issues were not satisfactorily resolved, so this is where the issues align. Some of these issues related to uninsured vehicles. For instance, there was a three-car crash in Donegal. I raised this matter previously-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: -----at one of our meetings with the Secretary General of the Department. The Secretary General was unaware of it. That still has not been resolved with regard to the liability to the taxpayer and what the costs will be. I have raised this in correspondence. We need to seek information on this from the Secretary General and the chief executive officer of Inland Fisheries Ireland. I have...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I have a question on future Vote accounts, the allocation of funds to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and its allocation to this State agency without proper sign-off of previous accounts. What is the obligation on the Secretary General to issue a call to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on funds being made...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Can we find time in the programme of work for this?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on an application (details supplied); if the property evaluation has been completed; if he will provide an update on progress for this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6398/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the programmes and activities that were implemented by Sports Ireland in 2022 to encourage, support and empower primary and secondary school children to actively participate in sport and physical activity; the levels of funding allocated to each programme and activity listed; the number of schools by county that participated;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a physical-activity-friendly school uniforms policy at primary and secondary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects progress on reforms to the welfare system for workers who, through no fault of their own, lose their job following years of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6418/23]