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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Exactly. In a no-deal scenario my point is the biggest contingency we will have to deal with is what happens at the Border. With regard to the process, I welcome the fact that the Minister is making himself available for briefings. It might be useful if other Ministers make themselves available to spokespersons with regard to their respective sections of the Bill. This might be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, has said Britain and Ireland could reach a bilateral agreement on the issue. I do not know whether that is right, but he has said it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Could a note on the issue be sent to the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: I have a brief supplementary question. I acknowledge the response on the easing of state aid rules and supports for the agrifood business from the European Union. That would be very useful. On costings, of course, Brexit is costing us. To be fair, however, if the Opposition brought forward a Bill, the first thing we would be asked is how much would it cost. As we are going to be asked to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: The Minister must have read the Sinn Féin document.

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: And Fianna Fáil.

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: It is unacceptable that the Minister for Health has left before he has listened to the Opposition respond to the Private Members' business. He made his own contribution, he listened to contributions from his partners in government in Fianna Fáil but he was not present to listen to the contributions made by the Opposition in Sinn Féin and other Opposition Deputies who will speak....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Technological Universities (12 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: It is very depressing to hear the funding for other regions, although fair play to them, they deserve it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Technological Universities (12 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Unfortunately, Minister of State did not answer the questions I put to her. That is very disappointing. In fact, I was able to put more information on the record of the House as to what capital spend is being made available for the south east than the Minister of State, which is quite extraordinary. The question concerned the capital funding that will be put in place to deliver a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Technological Universities (12 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, for coming to the House for this debate. The Minister of State will appreciate that for the south east not having a university is not an ideal. The facts speak for themselves. The south east has higher levels of unemployment and lower levels of educational attainment. There is no one reason for this but it is argued by academics,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: I was going to raise the issue of the national children's hospital anyway, so I think now is the best time for us to deal with it. Specifically in respect of that letter, could the Chairman remind us what roles Mr. Quinn had? He is head of the Office of Government Procurement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Was he a director of the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: If I remember correctly from the previous meeting, he was appointed to that board by the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: The last line of his letter is very helpful because he says that he is at the committee's disposal, which brings me on to my next point. I think we need the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform before us anyway. That is the logical next step for the committee. We need the Secretary General of that Department. Given that Mr. Quinn is head of public procurement and had that dual...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: I would support that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: The minutes of the steering group meetings were given to the health committee and we should request them. We should also request the minutes of all meetings of the actual board.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: I thank the Accounting Officer for the comprehensive opening statement and briefing notes. There are no real issues with any of the accounts signed off on or the appropriation accounts. On the President's Vote, on page 3 of the appropriation accounts it is stated that there is one contract of €37,555 that has been rolled over for a number of years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Maybe very quickly then.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Was it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

David Cullinane: Perfect. I will go back over the Official Report. I thank Mr. Fraser. On page 7 of the appropriation account, the figures for Vote 28, Foreign Affairs and Trade, show a marked increase in expenditure from €241,000 to €667,000. Was that dealt with?