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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: Ms Ross cannot confirm that that did not happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: I really just want to know if anyone is working on the site who has not been registered for any period. It is as simple as that. You would be checking those all the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: It is, in fairness, but some do not report to BAM. Some are sideways, as I understand it. I have rigorously gone through the whole process by which disputes happen because I am on the Committee of Public Accounts. I have gone through the issues of the employer representative, the board process, the meeting between the board and BAM, and then it comes down to the standing conciliator....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: I have raised this in the Dáil previously, so Ms Ross knows.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: That is incredible, for one simple reason. A couple of weeks ago, the chief executive of the board said directly to me, after I asked him a number of times, that he did have confidence. What has happened in the last couple of weeks to change that? Mr. Gunning had confidence, because he nodded at me, but Ms Ross does not have confidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: What has changed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: So Mr. Gunning was wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: He did reply. He had confidence. A few weeks later, Ms Ross does not have confidence. That is frankly incredible, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: Okay, I get that. That is fair. It is all accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: I know but it does not allow us to stand over the not one penny more statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: Was it previous to Ms Ross, to be fair to her?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of work-related credit cards that have been issued to each Irish ambassador, deputy ambassador or equivalent, and consul general, to date in 2024, in tabular form [40116/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open an Irish consulate general office in the Algarve region of Portugal in 2025. . [40117/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the bilateral meetings he had during his recent visit to New York for the UN General Assembly. [40134/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cruise ships that have visited and berthed in Irish ports in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [40128/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest progress regarding the acquisition of counter drone technology for Shannon Airport to mitigate the threat of unauthorised drone operations. [40129/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that has been spent by the OPW on the procurement of historian services in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [40131/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, at the Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 1 October 2024; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of the vacancies; and the timeframe in which each of the vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [40132/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Travel (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she plans to visit the west coast of the US before the end of 2024 to meet senior officials from major film companies to encourage them to shoot more major films in Ireland in 2025. [40135/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: 322. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE appeals officers currently assigned to assess both applications and appeals, respectively for the State pension (contributory). [40133/24]