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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 May 2025)

John Brady: 527. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions taken in response to the HIQA report published on 25 February 2025, regarding an organisation (details supplied) which identified serious safeguarding and governance concerns across multiple centres; the steps that have been implemented to address the identified non-compliances and protect...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (27 May 2025)

John Brady: 598. To ask the Minister for Health when an external investigation is commissioned by a service provider or state agency into the care and safety of vulnerable persons; the standard process for disseminating the investigation’s outcome; whether this process is explicitly defined in the terms of reference; specifically the body that must receive the final report; whether the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (27 May 2025)

John Brady: 599. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for when she intends to introduce comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation, including a statutory regulatory framework for the protection of vulnerable adults in all care settings, as proposed in the Law Reform Commission’s 2024 Report on Adult Safeguarding and reflected in the draft Adult Safeguarding Bill 2024 and Criminal...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: We have received apologies from Deputy Joanna Byrne. You are all welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure that their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through, as follows. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that in order to participate in public meetings they must be physically present...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: Does the Deputy mean the issue he wants to raise?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: We can write to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to get further information, if that is acceptable.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: Is that agreed? Agreed. No. R0042B, from Ms Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, dated 9 December 2024, provides follow-up information requested by the committee in relation to non-compliant procurement. It is proposed to note and publish this item but to redact personal data related to individuals. Is that agreed? Deputy...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: I propose we write to the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to seek clarification and further information, if that is okay with the Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: Is that agreed? Agreed. No. R0045 B from Mr. Hugh Creegan, chief executive National Transport Authority, dated 16 December 2024, provides correspondence to the committee on the national train control centre project. It is proposed to note and publish this item but to redact personal data related to individuals. Deputy Farrelly has flagged this item for discussion. If it agreeable with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: This was also flagged by Deputy Farrelly. We have that witness before the committee this morning. Deputy Farrelly will be here for the public session with the witnesses. I am happy to deal with this here. It is proposed to note and publish the item. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. R0059 B from Mr. John Conlon, chairman, Office of Public Works, dated 25 February 2025, provides information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: Okay. I also flagged this. I suggest we also seek further information on the arbitration process and get an up-to-date cost of that process. We know the initial process cost a considerable amount of money. We should get that information and, regarding the OPW, get some information on the cost of completing the report on the bike shed which was carried out by Deloitte. Is that agreed?...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: Is the Deputy happy to note and publish that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

John Brady: Okay. That is agreed. We now move on to category C – correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence. Our only item is No. R0057 C from Deputy Aidan Farrelly, dated 13 February 2025, requesting that the committee invite the Arts Council and relevant Department to a future meeting. It is proposed to note this item. Deputy Farrelly is not here....

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

John Brady: I thank Mr. McCarthy. As set out in the letter of invitation, I ask Mr. Gunning to make his opening address, for which he has five minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

John Brady: I thank Mr. Gunning and now call Ms Nugent. As outlined in the letter of invitation, she has five minutes to make her opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

John Brady: I thank Ms Nugent for her opening statement. Before I move to members, whose time I know is precious, I want to try to establish some facts for the record which may help their work in the limited time they have to extract specific data. To hear the further delays and that BAM has only achieved 60% of its targets over the last seven months is bitterly disappointing. How many times has the...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

John Brady: The substantive completion date is now set for 30 September.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

John Brady: I thank Mr. Gunning for that. How confident is he that the new date, 15 September, will be met this time?