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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (13 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the 21% drop in local authority employment levels in each of the years 2008 to 2013 as highlighted by the recent report of the Public Sector Pay Commission; the extent to which the drop in staff has been compensated through the use of agency recruitment and outsourcing; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures her Department has taken to address the issue of tax vetting procedures in relation to the issuing of training certificates for crane drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32176/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds which will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff full time equivalents employed by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the expenditure on salaries, wages and allowances, travel and subsistence, training and development, incidental expenses, postal and telecommunications...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff full time equivalents employed by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General that were engaged in audit in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [32412/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff full time equivalents employed by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General that were engaged in reporting in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32413/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full year cost in total pay of increasing the number of staff full time equivalents employed by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General for audit and reporting duties and functions by percentages (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32414/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost in pay of increasing the number of staff full time equivalent employed by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General for the purposes of reporting in order that it matches the number of staff full time equivalent employed by the office for the purposes of audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (11 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints lodged with An Garda Síochána regarding tweets in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of cautions issued in this regard in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of prosecutions arising from the complaints, in tabular form; and if he will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: We should let the bodies involved know that in writing. There is no point in just saying it here.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: It is a public record. We should write to them formally and let them know that we are unhappy that they were not upfront with us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: I am not talking about the rent. I am talking about when it came before us. It took several weeks of correspondence to get the information, which is unacceptable.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: I wonder if there is any training from PR companies to dodge questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: Had we requested this particular information from Mr. Barrett?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: Did he just send this information?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: I just want to be clear on this. We are hoping to finalise a report. Is it the case then that any information or documentation that we get, be it from Mr. Barrett or from anyone else, cannot be tested from this point on?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: We will come back to this issue again because the report is for module one. I just want to be clear about the status of any documentation that we get at this point. Claims may be made that need to be either substantiated or examined. Is it the case that it is not possible for us to do so at this point?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: We sought a lot of correspondence from An Garda Síochána and we have now received some from Mr.Nugent. This correspondence is, unfortunately, still coming in to us now, at the 11th hour. They know that we are up against the clock and that we have to get a report out. It strikes me that An Garda Síochána is waiting until the very last minute to give us the information we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

David Cullinane: My quick observation of this correspondence that has come in about Mr. Culhane is that it contains a lot of withdrawals and retractions. This is to be welcomed on one level but cannot take away from any perceived failures in process and procedures. Retractions and withdrawals can be noted but we are dealing with what happened in real time. This needs to stated clearly. We can welcome and...