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Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to move this Bill on Second Stage. Picture the scene. It is June 2015. Clerys is broken into two companies; one is the operations company that employs the workers and the other is an assets company. The assets are transferred from the operations company 24 hours before it is liquidated. Workers are left high and...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: With respect, some of us mentioned it.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I am not sure the Deputy heard us correctly.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I wish to share time with Deputy Nolan.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Now that the statements on health are finished, I will return to public sector pay. I welcome the opportunity to have this debate today. I met the Minister and his staff in his office a number of weeks ago and we had a full and frank discussion on the draft public sector pay agreement. The trade union membership will have its say on this matter, and I fully respect the outcome. I wish all...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I have a question for the Chairman and the secretariat. Has a report ever been compiled for the committee in respect of the High Court judgment in the Kerins case?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: That needs to happen. I will not go into the details of where it was said but it was indicated to members of this committee, at a meeting with a senior politician yesterday, that we should be mindful of the Kerins judgment and our obligations in that regard. I have read the judgment and it is my understanding that the Committee of Public Accounts won the case. Perhaps I am missing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (28 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the employment legislation and standards that apply to teachers; the employment legislation and standards that apply to teachers of English as a foreign language; the differences between the employment legislation and standards that apply to these two separate groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30428/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Data (28 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a college has ever hired public relations firms with regard to whistleblowers in colleges; if so, the amount spent on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (28 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a budget for a whistleblower to defend their good name in view of the fact that they stood up to protect the college reputation and finances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiac catheterisation laboratories in public hospitals by hospital, by the service it provides and the opening times of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (28 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: 208. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to initiate a review of the provision of cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (28 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish all correspondence given to a person (details supplied) in preparation of their review of cardiac services in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30459/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“ “Committee of Public Accounts” means the committee of Dáil Éireann established under the rules and standing orders of Dáil Éireann to examine and report to Dáil Éireann on the appropriation accounts and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 2:In page 8, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(5) The Office shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014 as a public body.”. This amendment is to make sure that the office which is being established under this Bill is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014. It may well be already, but this serves to make it explicit in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: If that is the case, I accept the Minister of State's bona fides. I will withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 13:In page 11, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(4) The Office shall, at the request in writing from the Committee of Public Accounts, make available to the Committee of Public Accounts information regarding any costs or fees incurred as a result of the engagement of consultants and advisors.”. We all accept there has been a great deal of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

David Cullinane: There is a distinction being drawn by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Committee of Public Accounts that there is an Accounting Officer and an accountable officer. Is the CEO an accountable officer or an Accounting Officer?