Results 7,321-7,340 of 20,758 for speaker:Alan Kelly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: Can we write back and ask whether, while there may not be a report, there is any relevant documentation the HSE would like to make the committee aware of?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: Absolutely. I am surprised there was no report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: We should ask for any relevant documentation, minutes, etc.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is there a letter or email from the HEA there?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is that coming up?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: I must have been asleep.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: We wanted a further one.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is what I am saying. It means we will not be able to conclude our report. We will just say we are waiting for this information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: I thank the Chairman. Sorry about that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: This is quite annoying. We made a specific request. We try to help witnesses when we are looking for information because they might not have it with them and we ask them to write back in. I asked when each institution put in an employee assistance line. They wrote back with a general response saying, "These are examples..." I do not want examples. I want to know specifically when each...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: Thank you.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: To clarify, next Thursday we will deal with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: We will deal with its Vote and with matters relating to the broadband plan. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: On 13 December we will deal with the special report on school transport.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: What witnesses will we have for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: This is a real issue. I speak with some knowledge, having been in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. This is in the Department of Education and Skills, so they are the right people to bring in. However, there is a serious crossover with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. We have to consider whether we should bring in some people from that Department purely on the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: I am fully aware of that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: It is huge.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: The assistant secretary in charge of land transport would be the appropriate person. There is a big overlap. We all have issues in regard to school transport, in particular constituency issues, and we all know the way in which it is structured. I have the bizarre scenario where some people living beside me are being told they have to go to school in Clare, although that is a side issue....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Nov 2018)
Alan Kelly: We need the assistant secretary or whoever is the relevant person, perhaps the principal officer, in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport who manages Bus Éireann.