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Order of Business (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: I have asked the Taoiseach on three occasions to confirm that there will be a commission of investigation into NAMA. On two of those occasions, he stated that he would await the publication of the report of the Committee of Public Accounts. It has been published. On the last occasion, he stated that he would wait until statements were heard in the Dáil. Statements were heard in the...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: -----and to deal with the threat which he apparently made to the Chairman of the committee that he would injunct a constitutional committee on the matter?

Order of Business (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Will the Taoiseach confirm first of all that there will be a committee of investigation?

Order of Business (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Will he also confirm that the Minister for Finance will apologise to all the members of the Committee of Public Accounts for his conduct?

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the internal review at Waterford Institute of Technology, as mentioned by officials from his Department at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16024/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose of the internal review at Waterford Institute of Technology, as mentioned by officials from his Department at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16025/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to receive a copy of the internal review at Waterford Institute of Technology, as mentioned by officials from his Department at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference of the internal review at Waterford Institute of Technology, as mentioned by officials from his Department at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is appropriate that the president of Waterford Institute of Technology does not have a role in the internal review at the institute, as mentioned by officials from his Department at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (4 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the inconsistency in the evidence of the chief executive of the HSE to the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 March 2017 regarding the information released to RTE under FOI regarding when the HSE had contacted gardaí regarding the publishing of the Devine report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16154/17]

Ethical Public Investment (Tobacco) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I am pleased that the exchanges between the Deputy and the Minister of State are cordial on this occasion. I am happy to support this Bill and I commend Deputy Fleming on his initiative and on proposing the Bill. I also commend the Government and the Minister of State on not opposing it and on seeking to strengthen it on Committee Stage, which I always advocate unless there are substantial...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Yesterday, I requested that the Garda Commissioner and the Secretary General in the Department of Justice and Equality should appear before the committee to discuss the debacle of the money that may need to be repaid because of the inappropriate fines. We also have very serious issues with the Garda training college in Templemore. We do not know who the Commissioner might be by the time we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Is there agreement among the committee that we should do that in the first instance? Certainly with the training college some serious issues arise relating to governance and how accounts were managed. Does the Comptroller and Auditor General audit the Garda training college in the first instance?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Yesterday's report states that this first came into the public domain in 2008. I believe there was a further report in 2010. There were some changes, which were then reversed. At any point was the Comptroller and Auditor General aware of very serious issues? Did he ever address them in any of his reports?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Was it that Mr. McCarthy was not made aware of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: That is very serious. If that is the case, then there was an internal audit of which the Comptroller and Auditor General was not made aware.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Given that the Comptroller and Auditor General has now read the internal audit report and in light of the fact that it is obviously very serious that it indicates that assurances cannot be given that problem management and controls processes were in place, what does that mean for the Comptroller and Auditor General's work? Does it mean that will then form part of a more in-depth look at the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: That is it.