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- Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)
David Cullinane: The Government must do its job and make sure that in future when these situations arise, workers are given respect and have the support of the law of the land-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)
David Cullinane: -----and are not left to the mercy of some unscrupulous employers in this State-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)
David Cullinane: -----who did not give workers the support they needed in these difficult times.
- Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)
David Cullinane: A status red severe weather warning speaks for itself. Red is the highest alert and it is a warning to workers to stay safe, not to make unnecessary journeys and not to go to work unless it is safe to do so. The problem is that during the time of the red alert far too many workers were unable to heed the warnings given by An Taoiseach and those in authority because their employers...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (6 Mar 2018)
David Cullinane: The Taoiseach will be in Waterford.
- Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: It is very important that we get this right. We all recognise that the previous national planning framework and national spatial strategy did not get it right. We had many hubs and gateways. If one looks at the south east, where I am from, Waterford was designated as a gateway. From all of the economic indicators, right across investment in public services, investment in infrastructure,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: I apologise for being a few minutes late. I was delayed in traffic. I missed the first part where we discussed the Thorn report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: It is correspondence that was noted. It was agreed to publish it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: Sorry, it was agreed not to publish it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: Can we discuss the cover letter Dr. Graham Love sent?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: It is linked to this issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: I know that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: A number of items concern me in the cover letter. Dr. Love has indicated that no further action is required because this report has been given to us. We are not going to circulate it, but it has been given to us. The difficulty is that we will have a report from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. We do not know what that report will contain. Therefore, it is not right to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: I propose we write back to Dr. Love, thank him for his letter, but point out to him that we are awaiting a report from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. We also need to ask what recommendations the HEA is making. This goes back to what we collectively have been saying for some time, namely, that the HEA is the body that should be setting down what changes should be made,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: Will the Chairman or the secretariat set out the process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: We have a report compiled by Dr. Thorn. The HEA appointed Dr. Thorn to examine this matter and compile a report, which we have received but will not publish. We also have the Deloitte report. Is it an internal audit report? Was Deloitte commissioned to do some work? Is Deloitte the internal auditor?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: Yes. I have no difficulty with Deloitte being employed to do a job, but this matter goes back to what I have said for some time. Again, Deloitte has compiled a report for a third level institute. Deloitte has been paid by the third level institute to analyse the difficulties within the institute. I would have preferred a different process. I would have preferred if the HEA based its...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: Was he aware of them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: The HEA should be do its own work and make its own decisions. It can have the recommendations from Deloitte and it will have a report from Dr. Thorn. The authority should set out what it believes should happen and not simply say that it will accept the recommendations made by Deloitte, which is a body that was employed and paid specifically by the institute. That is my personal view of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2018)
David Cullinane: We have a report from Deloitte that includes recommendations. I have no difficulty with Deloitte conducting an examination that identifies problems. In my view, it is up to the HEA to make recommendations and not Deloitte. Obviously it is up to the governing body of any university to employ independent organisations to carry out an analysis and make recommendations and they will be guided...