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Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: The EPA's role is to provide the report to the Department to alert it to problems with wastewater in certain towns, cities and areas. It points out the places where we are not meeting our obligations. Are the reports that have been given to the Department ignored? Have the investments simply not been made? If things have got to a point where the EPA has consistently been pointing out that...

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: Is there any working group or interdepartmental group on which the EPA sits that relates to this issue? It strikes me that this is a long-running issue. It also strikes me that maybe investment was cut during the austerity years, which potentially had an impact. My understanding was that previously, in housing committees, €620 million was made available from 2017 to 2021, which...

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: The EPA just publishes a report. Aside from that, what engagement does it have with the Department on that issue?

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: The buck obviously stops with Ms Burke within the EPA.

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: As head of the EPA, is Ms Burke satisfied that the investments are being made in this area to ensure we can reach our obligations under the EU framework directive and avoid fines, penalties or costs from the European Commission? Is she satisfied, given all of the reports and information that have been given either indirectly or directly to the Department by the EPA, that the Department has...

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: Is Ms Burke satisfied that the investments are being made and the issue has now been sufficiently addressed?

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: That report was published in 2018. Has there been dramatic investment since? Has there been an increase? Has more attention been paid to this issue in recent times that would lead Ms Burke to think that the Commission might be more satisfied with the position? Is the Commission more satisfied, less satisfied or at the same level of satisfaction as it was in 2017 when that report was done?

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: Irish Water is not investing that amount. That is the point.

Public Accounts Committee: Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (18 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: It would need to but it is not. Essentially, the main critique of that 2018 EPA report has not changed as to the analysis of where this issue is.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: We are now just shy of three year's since the Brexit referendum result. Despite the great time and effort that have been put into negotiating the withdrawal agreement, the many debates, consultations and sittings of the Brexit stakeholder meetings which were organised by the Tánaiste and which the Opposition have worked constructively on, we are no closer to the ratification of the...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: I did not interrupt the Deputy and he had a fair run. For the first time there will be Fianna Fáil-SDLP candidates. It does not surprise me that the Fianna Fáil leader says he cannot understand how people in the North accept and welcome the fact that we do not have institutions. That is not the case. Certainly, Sinn Féin acknowledges that the institutions should be in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (16 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service since its establishment to date; the staffing costs; the commissioned consultancy costs; the specific policies accepted or implemented as a result of the work of the service; the specific policy changes as a result of the work of the service; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (10 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a holder of a British driver licence can retain C1E and D1 and D1E categories when the holder transfers over to an Irish driver licence; the procedure by which this is done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/19]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (9 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: The Taoiseach is smiling so maybe he does have candidates up his sleeve in the North. If he does not, the smile will not be on his face come election day.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (9 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: There are increasing calls from within the European Council for a European army. Angela Merkel has publicly backed the idea of creating what she calls a "real, true" army for the European Union. She said the EU "will have to create a European intervention unit with which Europe can act on the ground where necessary". This echoed similar comments by Jean-Claude Juncker who said "a common...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: That is reasonable.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. O'Driscoll and Ms McPhillips. I will start with direct provision and asylum seekers, albeit a lot of the questions have been asked already. There are just some issues I wanted to have clarified. There are a lot of myths around asylum seekers as I am sure the witnesses are aware. What exactly is direct provision in the sense of what it entitles a person to? What is directly...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: When someone is in the direct provision programme and accommodation and the subsistence rate Mr. O'Driscoll outlined are being provided, is he or she allowed to work?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: Is that new? There was a point when one was simply not allowed to work.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

David Cullinane: At what point does that kick in? Is it after nine months of being in the system?