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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Are there records of the meetings? Surely from a good governance perspective, there will be somebody present to take minutes of the meetings. At the meetings, does Mr. Barry discuss the potential of increased costs in terms of some of the residual risks or reasons there may be additional costs? Does this come up in any of the discussions with the Minister?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I did not ask that. I am sure all those issues arise but I am asking whether Mr. Barry has ever had a discussion with the Minister at any of the meetings about the possibility of additional costs and the fact that there are risks. Has he said to the Minister that, while he is on target, there may well be additional costs?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: And that is not minuted on Mr. Barry's part?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I accept that. That is a credible answer. I have no difficulty with the answer but the difficulty concerns where there are additional costs. We should remember the history of this project. There were additional costs, and questions were asked about when Ministers knew or did not. There was no suggestion that the Ministers had done anything wrong. Let me outline what creates suspicion...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I know Mr. Breslin has confirmed that but I suggest that if there are meetings taking place between the chairman of the board and the Minister and discussions on additional costs, bearing in mind the importance of this issue and the significant cost overrun, there should be proper record-keeping to allow us and members of a future Committee of Public Accounts to do our job. It would be...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I have one final question and I will move on then. It relates to what Deputy Munster said earlier. The BAM report is in some respects quite damning regarding the board. I do not refer to Mr. Barry; I refer to the previous incarnation of the board. I acknowledge he said there have been a number of changes. It is stated that the contractors - in this case, BAM - understand the contractual...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Notwithstanding that, it is still damning.

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I wish to share the timeslot with my three colleagues, Deputies Quinliven, Ellis and Mitchell. I will take five minutes and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle might let me know when my five minutes are up. I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following after “basis that the levels of such will be progressively reduced”: “— end ‘side-by-side’ waste...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Functions (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I wish to speak to question No. 9. The Department of the Taoiseach is obliged to have a statement of strategy. My understanding is that the statement of strategy for the Department will reach its end date this month. We do not know how long this fractured Government has left as we move into 2020. It might be a month, two months or three months. We know that in the by-elections, to use a...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Functions (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: The Taoiseach has 30 seconds to get the bingo answer in.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): British-Irish Council (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: We will pat you on the back.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): British-Irish Council (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the British-Irish Council. Ministers with responsibility for health policy visited the north-east inner-city health hub, which I welcome. It is very important that these types of visits go ahead and that legislators can see what is being done on our behalf in these centres. The Taoiseach also had a bilateral discussion...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Commissions of Investigation Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: The cost of this investigation is problematic to say the least. The Taoiseach stated that the spend so far has been approximately €6.6 million. On several occasions, he has cited an estimate of the cost, which I imagine was presented to him by his officials, of up to €30 million. There is an obligation on the Taoiseach to outline what this figure is based on and how it was...

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Homelessness is increasing every year.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Absolutely.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: There is a lot of slagging going on now.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Is the Minister of State not very good?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trans European Transport Network Programme (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects his Department plans to submit for funding through the Connecting Europe facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49834/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Would it be possible to take the opening statements as read, because we have a vote coming up and we have to be in the Dáil Chamber for 2 p.m.?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: Could we have a very quick synopsis?