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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: It was more of a guesstimate than an estimate.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Does Mr. Quinn place the responsibility on the design team for the project going so far out of kilter in terms of the amount of money that was to be spent?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: That was down to not nailing down the design. I will move on as time is short and Deputy Cullinane has to come in. When an experience has proved to be very different from what was expected, does that make Mr. Breslin cautious about other aspects that would come forward from a board like this, given what the PwC report has said? Would that make him more cautious or even more questioning of...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: There is not a full level of trust. The Secretary General requires additional oversight.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I am not saying that about the individuals. I accept the point.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Is there particular expertise that is necessary even at this early stage?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition regarding RehabCare; the level of involvement he will take on this matter; if he has engaged with the HSE on this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20955/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (15 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities' review of the proposed scheme to develop a water supply network from the Shannon regions to the eastern areas of the State; when the review will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21067/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I raise an issue in respect of the local government funding baseline review commenced last year. My understanding is this review has reported but the report has not been published. Will the Taoiseach confirm if this report has been received and say when it will be published? Areas have been frozen in time for the last 20 years in respect of population. No account whatsoever has been taken...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (14 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to instances in which branches of the Civil Defence are unable to fulfil their role or provide service due to a lack of resources in either 2018 or to date in 2019; the funding and resource allocation by branch made for the past two years to date; his plans to increase these supports; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (14 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 26 March 2019, the status of the matter raised. [20321/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Data (14 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 433. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of complaints received by the National Transport Authority concerning decisions made by transport co-ordination unit managers in each of the years 2015 to 2018, by transport co-ordination unit; the number of such complaints upheld by transport co-ordination unit; the financial cost of settlement of such complaints by...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: What has been announced is the preferred bidder. The Minister tells us that there will be a draft contract which will run to about 1,500 pages. Can he confirm that this will be debated by the Dáil and the committee? Can he tell us who will ultimately make a decision on this?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister did not answer the question about whether we will see the contract.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Will it be debated here and in the committee?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: As this is a minority Government it will require the support of this House. If it does not get the support of this House will the Government still sign off on the contract?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Given that the figure is multiples of what was expected and there were not supposed to be any big surprises, did the Minister notify Fianna Fáil, the Government's partners in the confidence and supply arrangement? Was that discussed?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Fianna Fáil was not aware. The Minister said that the gap funding model involving a single bidder was used in the UK. Scotland broke coverage up into three or four parts to allow the maximum possible competition. We were told at the briefing yesterday that costs would be €28 million this year and somewhere around €100 million next year. We were advised that depending on...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Did the Government anticipate a cost of €3 billion?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I will share time with Deputy Eamon Ryan. We have been told on several occasions that Fine Gael is the only party which can be trusted with the economy and fiscal prudence has been preached constantly. This makes it all the more astonishing that the Government is ignoring the quite robust advice of the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I have...