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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Risk would be an important element. My impression is that Mr. McCarthy will examine this at some point, but that is a matter for him.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I am just wondering what it would emerge. In the here and now, though, and given that Mr. Breslin was upset, to put it mildly, when he found out that there was an overrun, what changes is he considering making? In light of the large overrun, is any change being considered?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Does the Department need PwC to tell it? Why does it always need some external body to tell it something?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: When PwC was appointed to examine this, was any consideration given to potential conflicts of interest between it and the company involved? Would that matter have been examined to ensure that there was none, particularly in view of the fact that Mr. Breslin wants an independent analysis?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: It was explored with whom?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: What does the term "explored" mean in this instance?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Mr. Sullivan was satisfied that there was no conflict of interest.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I thank our guests.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I did not ask the question either, but any involvement could give rise to a conflict of interest, although it may not. I would also be interested in the response.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (31 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the law on the use of flashing beacons by moving vehicles; the vehicles permitted and not permitted to use flashing beacons; and the circumstances in which flashing beacons must or must not be used by moving vehicles. [4843/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (29 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms in place to avoid a hard Border in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Fleet (29 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: 497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the new Bus Éireann low floor buses allocated by the National Transport Authority to city services have a different colour livery from the rest of the Bus Éireann fleet; the engagement the NTA had with disability advocates prior to these vehicles arriving in County Waterford; if these buses are surplus fleet that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I want to raise an issue before we meet the representatives from the institutes. The HEA's opening statement refers to its draft report into Waterford Institute of Technology. This is the investigation conducted by Mr. McLoone. We raised this several times with the HEA because the report itself was referred to the Attorney General and legal advice was sought from the legal team of the HEA....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Will he be present today?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: We should not leave here today without an indication from the Department as to how it believes we should proceed. The Comptroller and Auditor General would have been across this area in the context of dealing with the Quigley report into Waterford, furnished to a previous Committee of Public Accounts. An inspector was appointed by the Minister to conduct a statutory inspection. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: We should put that to the Secretary General and ask if that can be considered now.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Just to add to what Deputy MacSharry has said in regard to the gap in the HEA's powers, that is precisely my understanding of the why the previous CEO of the authority resigned. We lost the head of the HEA because of the authority's lack of powers and its inability to do the work that we want it to do. This has an impact on our work. Apart from the Waterford issue, for which we may be able...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: The problem is that we have a great deal of communication already and this has gone over and back. We can seek more documentation - we could fill this room with it. At the end of the day, I do not believe this committee is in a position to make a determination on whether there was anything wrong. If that is the case, then we need to look at who is. Does this need to be examined? I am...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: That seems to be sensible to me because if the Comptroller and Auditor General took the view that there was an issue in the course of the audit, then he could consider the best way to proceed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: And the correspondence that comes with all of those.