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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Was there a recruitment process as part of that role?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: There is merit to the role but also it appears there was an entitlement to the role as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I am curious as to Ms Brady's and Mr. Gallagher's thoughts on potential conflict of interest with regard to the reporting this week that there are members currently working in the public sector who are directors of private companies, essentially being paid twice to do the job. A very simple approach would be to ask why one would work to reduce a public waiting list when one is financially...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: At all.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I emphasise my thanks for Ms Hardiman coming back a second time. It is beneficial for us to have this opportunity to speak once again. I will finish by giving her the opportunity to recap where things are now in respect of confidence in the institution, confidence in the transition and confidence in the future of CHI. Many people have communicated with me their abject lack of confidence in...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I apologise to Ms Nugent. That is my fault.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update in respect of Bray Harbour; the amount of funding released to the project to date on an annual basis (details supplied). [36780/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update in respect of a site (details supplied) and the funds he has granted to develop same. [36833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of all blueway projects currently being funded; and the funds released to date and status of each project to include completion date. [36834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an estimate of the cost to place Garda trainees on the first point of the Garda pay scale, from day one of training in phase one. [36765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide for Garda trainees to commence training on point one and or a high percentage of point one, from day one of phase one of training. [36766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team and or the Minister and or his officials at the Department of Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding further enhancement of the Garda trainee allowance system and or pay scales. [36767/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 328. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing an additional 1,000 personal assistance service hours in 2026. [36729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 329. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated revised cost of meeting service provision and supports identified under the disability capacity review, published in July 2021, given rising costs in the past four years. [36730/25]

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Members of the Labour Party for bringing forward such an important motion. I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement, which is comprehensive, but it is unfortunate to see the Government amendment and what is contained in it. We have spent a considerable amount of time speaking about this since the TV programmes aired and the experiences highlighted. Profit can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: The Deputy will have a chance to come back in.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss a ban on pair trawling. Deputy Catherine Ardagh - To discuss the need for all special schools to accept children at different levels on the autism spectrum. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the level...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Chair and committee colleagues for the opportunity to speak. I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his role. I hope not to make his first time as Chair a testy one. I also commend the Minister of State on the commitment he has shown recently, in a very collaborative spirit, to work towards a solution in Castletown House that is agreeable to all stakeholders. I will start...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Why was there not a successful purchase in 2021?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I understand that happened in 2022. If my research is correct, the business case was not approved by the Department. Was the land valuation piece crucial to that, whereby the land was seen as agricultural in value as opposed to green belt and recreational? Did that skew the valuation and costings?