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- 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?
- 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. Mr. Fraser referred earlier to the core functions of the Department of the Taoiseach and, I suppose, of the Taoiseach. One of them is engaging with the formulation and implementation of Government policy. There is a focus at the moment on the relationship between different Departments, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Taoiseach. I think the national...
- 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: This is not every single thing. This is a big issue, is it not?
- 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: When did Mr. Fraser's Department and the Taoiseach become aware of the serious overspend?
- 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: Yes.
- 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 know that. It is to do with the role of the Department of the Taoiseach, which is in Mr. Fraser's own opening statement.
- 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: In November.