Results 18,021-18,040 of 26,408 for speaker:David Cullinane

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations from the Mental Health Commission regarding psychiatric services at UHW which have been implemented; the detail of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if dedicated space for private practices will be made available at the new national maternity hospital; if this will result in a cost for the taxpayer; if so, the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21471/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Remuneration (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the taxpayer of consultants carrying out private practices in public hospitals in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 403. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that Dungarvan community hospital is closing the Sacred Heart unit which includes the rehabilitation beds for stroke; the future of this unit and the future of the beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if beds are being closed in the Sacred Heart ward at St. Joseph's hospital in Dungarvan, County Waterford; if so, the reason therefor; when they will be reopened and the contingency plans in place to support persons and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21663/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions at St Joseph's Hospital, Dungarvan, County Waterford in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21664/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in St Joseph's Hospital, Waterford in 2016 and to date in 2017, by month and ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21665/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 463. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons interviewed for nursing posts at St Joseph's Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number which were successfully hired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21917/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation which took place between the HSE, the management and staff at St Joseph's Hospital, patients and other groups regarding recent bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (9 May 2017)

David Cullinane: 649. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the CETA deal will be brought before Dáil Éireann for discussion. [21645/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: We would need to put some structure to that meeting. There is a great deal of correspondence to be dealt with but there were key themes that we all had agreed on that need to be addressed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: Can we put forward proposals?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: Am I correct that this is correspondence from one of the whistleblowers?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: She has requested, through her solicitors, that she be allowed to appear before the committee - as a witness.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: She maintains that some of the issues may not be covered under the commission of inquiry. However, as the commission can broaden its investigations, the secretariat believes this matter can be covered by it. Is that what is being said?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: The issues as I understand them from the correspondence relate to procurement, which strictly may not get the examination they may need under the scope of a commission of investigation. The whistleblowers in this case have been very brave by coming forward. They have done the State and the victims of abuse a service. If they feel they have something to offer the committee, we should show...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: One of the issues was the funding for the service providers and strong disagreement as to the level of interaction between the HSE at a local or national level and the service providers. There is strong disagreement between the director general of the HSE and the service providers. That is a money issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: It is our committee and one should have regard to precedent but my understanding of this is this individual wants to come before the committee in public. That is what this person is requesting and that is a matter for us to decide. There are issues that will not be covered by the commission of investigation. The services provider issues, for example, relate to finance and funding and they...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: On some of the issues raised, of which Caranua was one, we have Accounting Officers appearing before the committee, members do their job in putting questions, identifying failures in processes and procedures and so forth and the Accounting Officers may agree or disagree with our views. The difficulty outlined in respect of Caranua is one example of where an issue is raised and it appears to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

David Cullinane: We receive a great deal of correspondence on foot of which I ask Departments and agencies to send us information. I am referring to cases where we identify breaches in legislation and financial controls, failures in policy and other issues. While the Accounting Officers do not have to agree with our views on these issues, what does the committee do on foot of these meetings? We do not send...