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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Chapter 14 - Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies (Resumed)
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021 (Resumed)
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (Resumed) (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Yes, that is fine.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the members of the HSE for coming in, particularly Dr. Henry. It is good to see him again and engage with him. I acknowledge, as the Cathaoirleach did, the presence in the Public Gallery of Joe and Karen Hughes. It is good to have the HSE respond so promptly to the request of the committee to discuss the issue of sepsis. I am very pleased with what I have heard this afternoon from...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: That is very heartening because at the most recent engagement we had with Mr. Hughes, his impression was there was more information on sepsis in his own home than there was anywhere else. Everybody will be aware that there were interruptions during the pandemic but the clinical lead is very important because that will put an emphasis on raising the awareness of sepsis. The information on...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Chair, I suggest that we might follow up with the HSE perhaps this time next year to track progress on this. Again, like my colleagues, I thank Dr. Henry and his colleagues for giving the committee the time and talking us through the new and very welcome initiatives the HSE is taking. I commend the work of Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign and all the work it has done to date...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Dr. Henry.

Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023. Fianna Fáil supports this Bill, which is required in order to transpose Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. The...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Courts Bill 2023. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and his officials for their ongoing work on this important and technical legislation. I also acknowledge the Minister of State's presence throughout this Stage of the Bill. At the heart of this Bill is the objective of improving access to justice for all citizens by ensuring the...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Message from Select Committee (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following further Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2023: Vote 38 - Health.

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the publication of the report of the independent review group into the Defence Forces. I am grateful for the opportunity to examine its findings. This watershed report makes for stark reading and raises the most profound issues in our Defence Forces. While the report correctly acknowledges the high regard in which the Defence Forces are held, as has been acknowledged throughout...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome everybody to this meeting. I also welcome Senator Lombard who has joined our committee. He is very welcome. We thank Senator Buttimer for his contribution to the committee in the recent past. Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy Martin Browne. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility and to protect themselves...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Today's business is to engage with Ms Susan McKay, the Press Ombudsman, to discuss the 2021 annual report of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman and related matters. Ms McKay is very welcome to the committee. I thank her very much for her time. I apologise for the delay of a few minutes in getting started. I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms McKay for that comprehensive opening statement. It gave us a good overview of her role and that of the Press Council. Before I move on to questions, does the committee agree that Deputy Buckley may take over as Chair at 2 p.m.? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms McKay for her opening statement. She mentioned that the Press Council is quite complex. She also referred to the number of complaints she received that she could not deal with. Can Ms McKay tell us if I am right in saying that 31 complaints were received? She might elaborate in that regard. What kind of complaints is she receiving that she cannot deal with and that people...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Ms McKay referred to people who may not be personally affected, yet they have made a complaint because they do not like the statement or utterance of individuals, politicians or so on. The Press Ombudsman's website outlines five or six criteria whereby if someone’s complain fulfils them, the office can proceed. That is good. Ms McKay is new in post and I congratulate her on her new...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: -----and her other role. Unfortunately, I cannot stay for the rest of the meeting but I thank her for her presentation and the information she has given myself and other committee members. I look forward to engaging with her again in the next short while.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: We are going to move to Questions Nos. 17 to 22, inclusive.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: He has.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach has already answered those questions.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach has answered the questions.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach has answered and might revert to the Deputy, as he has indicated.