Results 16,461-16,480 of 26,404 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: I understand that, but I am asking whether it has been examined.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: Is this one example where the private sector got it wrong?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: It got it wrong.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: I certainly do not want to make that argument in the case of the Waterford bypass.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: Notwithstanding that, I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for his response. I will focus on roads and depreciation. It has been said there is a figure of €1 billion every year for depreciation. What correlation is there between the figure for the depreciation of roads and the cost of maintenance and upkeep of roads?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: I just have one more question. For example, if we do not improve roads and do not spend enough on maintenance, will that increase the figure for depreciation? I am being put under pressure, but I have a number of questions about roads. There are two road projects that are very close to my heart. One is the upgrading of the Waterford to Cork road, while the other is the Waterford to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: My last question is about light rail. When I ask this question I am conscious of the episode of "The Simpsons" in which a monorail was built in Springfield. I am not in that territory, but I am trying to imagine for one second the new national planning framework which looks at the concept of regional cities and refers to the building of cities and doubling populations. In that context,...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: Wrong.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: It does. The Taoiseach has not bothered to read it.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: No, it is plus €691 million.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: It is.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: The Taoiseach does not want to hear it.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (10 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person that purchases a new build with a local authority mortgage is eligible for the help-to-buy scheme if that new build matches all the criteria for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (10 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to remove the ban on the right to work of asylum seekers in view of the recent Supreme Court ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42382/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: 281. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen Clashmore health centre, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42482/17]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: I do not disagree with the proposal that witnesses come back before the committee but I will add just one caveat to it. I was away last week so I missed last week's exchanges, but it was more of the same: witnesses came in and gave their views, members asked questions and the witnesses were away on their toes. Now we are looking for them to come back again, not, I hope, in order that we...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: As a caveat to that, while I do not disagree with the Deputy's comments, we cannot act on intuition and how we feel. Our job is to evaluate, probe, ask questions, ensure fair procedure and so on. My point was that I want to have something that does all of that. We do it and then we have the conclusion, which is the views of members as a committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: I agree with all of that. We should not concentrate on people's personal or singular issues but this individual has used his experience to highlight what he says are systemic problems that could have an impact on others. I am not sure whether that is an issue for the committee or the sectoral committee. What is it proposed that the committee do? The Chairman has said the person could...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: Yes, that is perfect.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2017)
David Cullinane: That is perfect.