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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: I support writing to the two organisations. I read through it and it appears that one of the concerns being brought to our attention is that money is being spent by the CEO of IFI without the approval of the board. Obviously, that is just an allegation, so that is probably the specific question we should ask. That appears to be the substance of what is there.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the United Nations Children's Fund’s (UNICEF’s) latest report Born into War and that more than 11 million children now need humanitarian assistance; his views on an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia and other necessary measures to create a peaceful political solution to the conflict; and the way...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Israel and Palestine; if he drew the attention of the Israeli Prime Minister to Ireland’s opposition to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the apartheid regime that Israel enforces in Palestine; if he will request that the State officially recognises the state of Palestine; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the violent repression of demonstrations that are protesting the disputed recent presidential election results in Honduras; his further views on the fact that the EU election observer mission to Honduras report has still not been released and that the Organisation of American States has called for fresh elections; when the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to international plans for the potential return of 100,000 Rohingya to Myanmar and that this is occurring without a clear understanding of their legal status and concrete protections for security and protection; the steps his Department is taking to assist Rohingya refugees; and his views on the detention of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the new British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Karen Bradley, in London on 12 January 2018; if he drew her attention to the fact that the political institutions will only work if they are based on delivering equality, integrity and respect for all; and the steps his Department is taking to...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: We have heard many arguments in the Chamber in the past few days about pro and anti-repeal positions. Everyone's position should be respected. I understand fully that this is an emotional issue for many. My party has a clear position on the eighth amendment which is that it should be repealed and replaced with laws which provide for terminations in certain circumstances. I have a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (24 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 147. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all work rotas issued by Tusla are compliant with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3559/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (24 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 148. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of residential care units under the direction of Tusla, including residential care units brought under the direction of Tusla on its formation in each of the years from 2005 to 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Programme (24 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 will be on the Dáil Éireann Order Paper for Second Stage reading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (23 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for his Department's decision to limit the intake of a school (details supplied) to 13 students per annum; if this decision is in contradiction to his Department's own conclusion regarding the school as outlined in the report on the pilot surveys regarding parental preferences on primary school patronage published in December 2012;...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: The Chair says that every year.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: The Chair mentioned the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I put a series of questions in regard to JobPath to the Accounting Officer of that Department. I find it incredible that the witnesses were able to give us a headline figure of how much was spent over an 18-month period but were unable to break down or even provide a headline figure for how much was spent on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: I would like the committee to consider it. To return to an issue that arose at our last meeting, we had a situation with RTÉ and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment whereby a big chunk of money was given over but there does not seem to be any way for us to examine how that money is spent. I acknowledge that the case of RTÉ is a bit more complicated...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: There is a separate issue that needs to be addressed. It is unfortunate that I have to leave but there is a separate issue involving------

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: -----confidentiality and all sorts of reasons, legal and otherwise, being used to avoid giving information. We had a short discussion on the matter and will have to revisit it at some point because we will come up against the same brick wall over the coming 12 months and it is making our job more difficult.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: If we can, please.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

David Cullinane: I echo those points. I have raised the issue of the independence of many of these reports several times from a process perspective. I am deeply uncomfortable with it. It chimes with an item of correspondence that deals with expenditure on consultants and legal firms by third level institutions. We will talk about that, but the points are the same. We have to stop and reflect on all of...