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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: It is not on it for some reason.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: Yes. I have raised this issue half a dozen limes. When we had Dr. Love here before us, he spoke to the committee in private session about this issue and explained some of the reasons the report had been delayed. I am beginning to get very frustrated because I do not think we can tolerate a situation where an independent report has been produced on institute of technology and simply because...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: It is a first on this committee for me. Many internal reports have been done and we have always got something back but this is the first time that an examination has been done and we have not got the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: It was more than legal challenges. It seems to me that there were issues around the scope and terms of reference that were set for the person who compiled the report and it seems that mistakes were made by the HEA in establishing the terms of reference for the person who was doing the job. There may have been mistakes made where perhaps the author strayed outside of the terms of reference,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: It is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: A report is coming from the Comptroller and Auditor General but that is small piece of this jigsaw which looks at one particular company and one particular element of it. If we call a spade a spade, the HEA report was probably too broad as well and that was one of the problems. In any event, I am aggrieved because many people came to me in confidence and made protected disclosures. They...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: Yes, and I would like it sent to the Department. I would like the Department to have a role as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: Does whatever response we get then go back to the person who sent in the letter?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: Is a good indicator of the relationship the number of Christmas cards sent to the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: That issue comes up generally. I have received complaints in my constituency office, including from people in nursing homes. There is an issue that extends outside this charity.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: The secretariat was to undertake a scoping exercise on the Scally report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: If possible, can it be sent on to us in advance of next Thursday's meeting so that we can see if there is anything that needs to be added to it?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: 130. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of temporary absence arrived at by an organisation (details supplied) with the permission of his Department in the case of pharmaceutical assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: 131. To ask the Minister for Health the evidential research that was used to substantiate the definition of temporary absence for pharmaceutical assistants arrived at by an organisation (details supplied) with the permission of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39154/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the tasks a pharmaceutical assistant may not perform during their temporary absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39155/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the conflicts that arise between the definition of temporary absence arrived at by an organisation (details supplied) with the permission of his Department for use with pharmaceutical assistants and public safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39156/18]

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: The stock response from the Minister and all of the Fine Gael speakers has been to ask those of us on this side of the House how we can dare hold them to account for their failures.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: How dare we speak for children who are stuck in homeless accommodation, for families who cannot afford to buy a home and for families who are stuck paying high rents? The Minister may not like it, but Sinn Féin is the main Opposition party. Our job is to hold him to account because Fianna Fáil certainly will not do it. The housing crisis did not happen by accident. We have...

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: We have looked at the regulation of short-term letting. We produced a capital plan for housing in our alternative budget last year.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

David Cullinane: More important, the report of the all-party Committee on Housing and Homelessness, which was established at the behest of Sinn Féin, is based on the evidence of the experts who came before the committee and spent many hours talking to politicians about solutions. The Government cannot even implement a report that was agreed by committee members of all parties.