Results 361-380 of 1,026,838 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2024)
Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) states that many funded nursing vacancies arising from staff retiring, leaving or going on maternity leave are remaining unfilled due to the recruitment freeze and that this happening when there is unprecedented demand on our health services, meaning that various departments and community services are...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will be happy to get the Minister's answer on this question so I will skip my 30-second introduction.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I want to make sure I am addressing the correct question.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: It is Deputy Paul Murphy's question on nursing vacancies.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2024)
Gino Kenny: I am taking his question as well, just to make things more complicated.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The number of nurses in our health service has been increasing dramatically in the lifetime of this Government. Since January 2020, right across the health service we have increased the number by almost 29,000 whole-time equivalents. It really has been a huge increase. Deputy Murphy asked specifically about nurses and midwifery. In the lifetime of this Government, the nursing and...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses for their opening presentations and for the materials provided. I will start with the issue of rapid-build modular housing for Ukrainians, people arriving under the temporary protection directive. I do not know if people remember the kind of mini press furore when Passport Express was renamed Post Passport. It did not do the Deputy involved in that story any harm....
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I understand modern methods of construction, MMC.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: My issue is that I do not believe these units were brought to sites anywhere close to quick enough considering the crisis we face.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I understand that. I have an awareness of particular sites where there was difficulty doing this. I have an issue around the entire process whereby various organs of the State were asked for sites and the OPW had to pass up 78% of those offered.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: That gives me a very clear indication of what kinds of sites were offered to the OPW. I am not really going to go any further than that because I will just get cross and I do not think I will learn anything from doing that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wish to return to the question of the anticipated cost per unit.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: What is the anticipated cost per unit?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It will be €350,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will ask a general question before we get into the specifics. I understand there are challenges around undertaking this endeavour. Mr. Conlon is saying that the average cost per unit is going to come out at approximately €350,000. Do we have a market valuation per unit? I ask this question because these units are supposedly here for the long haul and built to last 60 years. If...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Well, they are going to be here for 60 years.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: We know the temporary protection directive was extended for one year.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: These units, therefore, will be emergency accommodation for Ukrainians until April 2026. We do not know exactly when, but this accommodation will then have a 60-year lifespan after that time. At some point, therefore, these houses are going to feature, in one way or another, in the market.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Is Mr. O'Connor telling me there is no market valuation of these units?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Marc Ó Cathasaigh: If we are trying to evaluate the value for money to the taxpayer, which is the job of this committee, I need to be able to stack up the cost of this accommodation to the State versus its worth to the State.