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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: This says that it will be considered by the steering committee. Has it been considered?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Why not?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Why not just accept the recommendation? It is a very explicit recommendation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: What criteria would be used?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: There were no bars in other institutions that were subject to lengthy discussions at the Committee of Public Accounts and that have been linked to financial irregularities in their own organisations. It is a clear and explicit recommendation from an internal audit that this bar be closed, remain closed, and the space put to a different use. Why was this recommendation not accepted?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Obviously, it would have been more helpful to have had it at the time it was promised. However, it appears that many people have come forward. There have been 50 meetings and 20 companies are being examined so it is a quite extensive examination. Bear in mind that the completed report is something we said we would use to conduct a wider examination of intellectual property across the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: It was discussed at length but I was not at the meeting where it was discussed. I commend Deputy MacSharry on raising the issue in the first place. The reply says that no specific guidelines are in place. Could we write advising that the HEA would seek to put guidelines in place? The HEA said it shares the committee's concern about the appropriateness of signing off on the expenses....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Could I make a broader point on that? I do not think we should, nor would I advocate that we should, but Accounting Officers should and if they cannot do it then it is indicative of a bigger problem. I do not know what Department this would come under. Is it possible for us to get some guidance on what processes are in place to allow Accounting Officers to sanction people? Let us take the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: My colleague was diplomatic in responding to the Fianna Fáil contributions. I will not be as diplomatic because I believe some of them were rather cynical. It seems there was almost a competition among some of the colleagues to see who would come up with the best excuse not to support the Bill. An Teachta Ó Cuív won hands-down with his cynical remarks to the effect that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (22 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 111. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) has refused to implement Labour Court recommendation LCR 21574 recommending enhanced redundancy terms in respect of employees working for a subsidiary being made redundant; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that the company refused to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (22 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that around 40% of the clients of a company (details supplied) here are in the public sector and that the value of the company's contracts with Government Departments is approximately €139 million; if he will consider reviewing the company's public sector contracts in view of same;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times primary percutaneous coronary intervention emergency procedures were carried out at University Hospital Waterford outside the normal hours of 9 to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 207, by month and year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48792/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (21 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the national rent scheme will be introduced to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48739/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (21 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the purpose of bodies (details supplied); the reason each local authority is required to pay funds to these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48761/17]

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 Report: Motion (16 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: I thank the Chair of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for her work and acknowledge the diligence of the members of the committee in their examination of the Bill over the course of a number of months. Deputy Mary Butler mentioned my name more times in the last half hour than she has in all the time since she was elected to the Dáil.

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 Report: Motion (16 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: When I moved the Bill, I noted that I was not perfect. It might be a surprise to the Ceann Comhairle that I have imperfections. I also acknowledged that the Bill was not perfect. Any Bill sponsored by an Opposition party, which does not have the team of civil servants Ministers enjoy, will have flaws. Not only did Fine Gael disagree with the Bill, however, it lambasted it and my party for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (16 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meaning of the phrase sufficient progress in relation to phase one of the Brexit talks and Ireland; if progress has been met in the current round of talks; if Brexit talks will move to phase two in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48487/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (16 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: We are still in phase 1 of the talks on Britain leaving the European Union. Three issues are currently being addressed in those negotiations. One is Ireland and what will happen in Ireland in a post-Brexit situation. The European Union says that we cannot move on to phase 1 unless sufficient progress has been made on all three areas and we support that. What does sufficient progress mean...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (16 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: What is sufficient progress?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (16 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: There are a number of problems with that. The Taoiseach has already said that we will not exercise any veto. That is manna from heaven for those on the British side. Second, there are mixed messages from the Government about the matter. The Minister has several times told the House and me - I have been at many meetings where he has discussed this issue - that it is vital that the North of...