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

David Cullinane: I will ask Mr. McCarthy a question. When he reports to us on his audit of annual accounts and finds that there may be a problem with non-compliance with procurement guidelines, we get a commentary on that. What happens afterwards?

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

David Cullinane: If there is still non-compliance-----

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

David Cullinane: He has given us information on it previously. While there may well have been progress in the public sector, a number of State bodies are still poor. The HSE is one where there is a large level-----

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

David Cullinane: -----of non-compliance. My point was more directed at organisations of that scale, with hundreds of millions, if not billions, of euro of taxpayers' money. What happens if an organisation does not change? What sanctions are there? If the Comptroller and Auditor General is raising this matter and working with management but non-compliance keeps repeating every year, what-----

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

David Cullinane: It is clear-----

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

David Cullinane: On the State balance sheet.

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

David Cullinane: The line stating that "the requirement to ensure accountability in respect of the use of public funds must be balanced with the autonomy of HEIs" is a very polite way of telling us that we do not really have the right to ask some of the questions we want to ask.

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

David Cullinane: It is similar, but one cannot even put it on the same scale because the vast majority of RTÉ's funding does come from the State. We had a discussion with some of them on these foundations, and whatever about those being foundations, here we are talking about the actual universities and institutes themselves. It is interesting that the paragraph from which I quoted comes at a time when,...

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]