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Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: What other Garda stations did it recommend reopening?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is it the acting Garda Commissioner's view that Stepaside, from a policing and public safety perspective, was more worthy of being opened than Rush?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Ought to be.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is the acting Garda Commissioner's view of the Cabinet cherry-picking decisions that are rightfully his? It is the prerogative of his office.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: May I comment on it? I think it is a disgrace that political cherry-picking of Garda decisions happens. I asked the acting Garda Commissioner earlier about the setting of the high-level criteria and he confirmed that they were equally politically set by the Department. I also asked him earlier about the criteria for closing the stations down and who set those criteria and he could not...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: He is clearly waiting for Government instruction.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Am I right in saying this is the first appearance of HIQA before our committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Quinn is very welcome.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: A lot has been asked of him already. I want to focus on a couple of specific things, if I might. In terms of nursing homes, HIQA has very considerable powers. Will he recite them in a list, as it were, starting from registration? What are the powers that HIQA enjoys in respect of that sector?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is a question for Ms Dunnion.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Absolutely. I also defer to Ms Dunnion's greater knowledge.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: They will then not be able to operate.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is clear. HIQA has a very firm rein on the sector because it has statutory authority. Are there distinctions as between private and public nursing homes?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does HIQA have any role in respect of the setting of charges?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: It does not have a remit in respect of either private or incidental charges. How is that done in the sector?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish I had more time because what Ms Dunnion is saying is extremely informative. Should HIQA have a role or function in respect of costs or charges?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: The costs in private nursing homes are set individually by each home. It is a matter of law that it has to be done that way.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to ask about the board. The chairperson, Mr. McEnery-----

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes, I recall. His fee is €20,520. In 2016, the board met seven times. That means he was clearing €2,931.43 per meeting. I will not even get into the subsistence that was paid. That is a substantial amount of cash. Can Ms Dunnion tell me what are the roles of the chairperson and board? Does the board have a role or a say in the things to which Ms Dunnion has referred?...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are set.