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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Turning to substations, our guests mentioned earlier that 5 GW of renewable generation is connected to the electricity system and that during this year, between wind and solar, they expect that to increase to 5.4 GW. It may be EirGrid space but, in regard to the substations, is that the ESB's call for a development or proposals to go to EirGrid if it proposes that a new substation be built,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Our guests mentioned solar and wind energy. I am wondering whether for offshore there needs to be a connection with a new offshore scheme. I am not sure whether it is a matter of distribution or transmission, because it could be either. Whose call is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cormac Devlin: On the smart metering programme, it seems the ESB has made a lot of progress, with 1 million meters supplied to the market. By the end of 2024, it hopes to have the vast majority of its customers on smart meters, quite an ambitious target given the volume of customers it has. Current events will lend themselves to people requesting them, as we saw in our previous session. What is the ESB...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cormac Devlin: My final question relates to a very local issue but one that is local to all of us. It concerns lampposts throughout the country. Some of them are owned by the ESB, I understand, while others are owned by local authorities. Do not ask me how or why that happened but that is the case, according to a reply I received to a parliamentary question. How do we go about getting one of them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cormac Devlin: It was a curveball. I could outline a stream of these lamppost numbers, but that will be for another day.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Deputy. Before I call the Minister of State, in fairness to the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, she is generally here for the Topical Issue debate herself, as Deputy Cahill knows.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is a fair point.

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Dealing with the cost-of-living crisis is the top priority in budget 2023. The Government introduced a very significant €11 billion package on Tuesday to support households and businesses. The budget will continue to invest in public services, particularly our education, health, childcare and housing services, while increasing social protection and pension rates, supporting...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome Mr. Reid and the officials. I thank them for coming in. I am not sure if this will be his final appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts, but I thank him for the information he provided and all the engagement we have had in the past couple of years, particularly during the pandemic. At the time, he gave significant time to this committee and other Oireachtas committees,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate that, but how long did it take for that process to start and the engagement to happen? We are talking months.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald for that. In terms of the children's medication and an assessment of need for each family, has that all been done as well as liaising with each of those 240 individuals?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Does the assessment include medication?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald for this clarification. I now want to turn to the OECD report that accompanied the briefing documents. There is some very good reading in it. We had an extremely successful vaccination programme with the co-operation and support of the general public. It is stated that 70% of the population received two doses. Does Dr. Reid have an update on the second booster?...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Does this include the older cohort as well as those at risk? There has been an advertising campaign for those at risk. Mr. Reid said there has been a slower uptake. Does he have a rough percentage?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: The HSE is right to look at other facilities such as pharmacies and GPs to support the roll-out programme and make it easier for people to access it. We do not know what the winter will hold. Is there a possibility of engaging outreach services for larger employers where employees will be based? I know it was not possible during the pandemic for obvious reasons but is this being...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I ask the witnesses to forward the table. It would be very helpful to the committee. On the previous occasion we spoke about this we discussed cybersecurity. The attack was in May 2021 and in November 2021 the HSE sanctioned taking on a chief risk officer. Has this role been filled?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: The consultancy firm is liaising.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is ongoing.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: In the annual report risk No. 13 specifically highlighted the cybersecurity ICT systems and infrastructure. With regard to the spend I hear what has been said about the roles being filled but they are individuals and the leads in this area. What other issues and commitments has the HSE made to ensure its ICT capabilities are up to scratch given that on the previous occasion we engaged on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I understand. I do not want detail.