Results 13,981-14,000 of 26,396 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: I will raise the issue then.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: I have a related issue on the HEA which is not on correspondence but is one which I have raised before. This is the HEA report on Waterford Institute of Technology. I received correspondence personally from the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, and I was in contact with some of the officials of that trade union. A number of current staff members met the author of the report, and while I do...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: They are genuine concerns. More than 50 people were involved, some of whom have left the organisation and some of whom still work there. Some of them are going for interviews for promotion. Given that they spoke to Mr. McLoone and provided him with information, they feel vulnerable. It is something we did not raise with Dr. Love when he was here. It was one of the concerns I did not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: I have a separate issue with RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: This was a very good report. I have not seen the report itself but I have seen the media coverage and RTÉ responded to it. It states there are issues with bogus self-employment and confirms that about one quarter of RTÉ staff are on these contracts. Worryingly for RTÉ, although it is good news for the staff, it states there may be issues in respect of back pay and a cost to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: I do not think that we can rule out returning to it. Once we have a copy of the report, we may or may not return to it, depending on its contents. Let us get a copy of it first.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: There are two issues. There are protected disclosures that the committee receives and, because of the nature of the committee, protected disclosures that we receive as individual members. It would be worthwhile and useful having a session at which we would be briefed on the process and how we could protect ourselves.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: I have no difficulty with the substance of the letter. To whom is it addressed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: Is it correspondence to the Committee of Public Accounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: I am not talking about the 600-page dossier but, rather, the letter addressed to Mr. Lenihan.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: That was addressed to the Committee of Public Accounts and given to the clerk. I note that because the Chairman yesterday revealed the substance of the letter to RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: Last night, in advance of the committee having discussed it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: Before the meeting, I raised with Mr. Lenihan that the correspondence should have been dealt with by the committee before the Chairman made it public. It was not addressed to the Chairman but, rather, the clerk to the committee. That does not set a good precedent. If correspondence is sent to the clerk of the committee, it is for the committee to decide how it will deal with it. I wish to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: With respect, I do not think the Chairman can separate himself from being Chair of the committee. All members had that letter yesterday and any of us could have given it to a media outlet but we chose not to because the committee agreed, during a private session at which we dealt with the periodic reports, that we would deal with the matter today in private or public session. As a Deputy,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: The Chair may disagree but I wish to put on record that the letter was sent to the clerk of the committee and the Chairman cannot act independently rather than in his capacity as Chairman when dealing with correspondence sent to the committee. Other members may have a different view.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: Before we return the letter to the sender, the committee was to get legal advice. I am not sure whether we received it. The committee received correspondence previously that was "kept under lock and key". That was the phrase used.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: Yes. Before we do that, the vast majority of the issues are allegations of a criminal nature that should absolutely be dealt with by the Tax Appeals Commission. I fully accept that the commission is saying it cannot allow itself to be used by somebody who is under investigation - let us be honest about it - and then give privilege to the person who is under investigation. This committee...
- Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: Following the previous statements in advance of a Council meeting, the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach promised we would see real and significant progress at this summit in June on Brexit, the Irish issues associated with Brexit and the December and March agreements, which in the past were considered to be cast-iron guarantees. The benchmark set for achievement and delivery at this summit...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (27 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: We are exerting pressure on the Government so that this can, in turn, be exerted on the British Government and the EU. When the EU says that Ireland should come first, that must also mean that it should come first now. It is one thing for the EU to insist that progress be made, but progress must also be forced. Like many, I am concerned that we are heading towards October with all of the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (27 Jun 2018)
David Cullinane: The problem is that the British Government has effectively taken the backstop off the table. If we are to read into what it-----