Results 421-440 of 13,958 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: 60. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours being provided in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for homecare in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37733/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (13 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: 133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the construction of the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37732/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (13 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: 301. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 10 March 2021, if Sport Ireland has commenced the recruitment process for its new CEO; if not, the reason; when it will commence; if the Public Appointments Service will have a role in the recruitment of the new CEO; if the position of the incumbent CEO will be once again extended for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: I am very conscious of the situation and the status of the ongoing inquiry. The length of time is of concern to me. These are legitimate questions and, of course, arguably, GSOC may very much be aware of them. From experience, I find that when things are reported on by the Committee of Public Accounts, that is the end of it and on we go. I am concerned that it is almost four years to the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome the witnesses. We were given evidence at the last meeting that the HEA received a protected disclosure about the Dunnes site. Can Dr. Wall confirm that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Can I put it another way? I understand Dr. Wall's difficulties and I understand there are anomalies in legislation and we will get to that shortly. Is it fair to say that, notwithstanding the limitations placed on Dr. Wall by legislation and by previous practice, he was sent information about the Dunnes site that he just was not in a position to use? Would that be fair to say?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: I let Dr. Wall finish but we are getting repetitive.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Here is how it looks to me. A protected disclosure was made in the University of Limerick, UL. Pressure was applied. Some of the protected disclosure was withdrawn. I have a kind of conspiratorial mind and I feel pressure was applied to do that. I sympathise with the limitations on the HEA but I am not happy about this. What new powers will the legislation give the HEA?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: We have the heads of a Bill but we are a long way from the Bill.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Was the HEA in any way involved in the appointment of the previous president of UL? Was it consulted on it? Was it aware of the recruitment process? Very specifically, was it aware that the selection process for short-listing was not followed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: It seems the successful candidate’s CV was never provided to the governing authority’s short-listing selection committee. I would also like the HEA, to the extent that its powers allow, as limited as they are, to examine the integrity of the current process to recruit a permanent president.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: I am just finishing and I will not come back in. There is an interim president at the moment. It is a matter of concern to me that the corporate secretary to the board reports to the chief corporate officer, who was in with us, a Mr. Flaherty, and Mr. Flaherty did not go through a recruitment process and was appointed by the interim president. I think the integrity of the recruitment...
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Why is Dr. Wall not on the precincts, by the way?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: When Dr. Wall got his invitation, was he not told he would only have qualified privilege by not being here?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: It would not have occurred to me either, but they do not let us go to the loo here without writing to us.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: It would surprise me if they did not write to Dr. Wall to tell him. Did they not advise him of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Perhaps it is my conspiratorial mind but was it tactical?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Please do not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2019 (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: If it is the choice of the witness, that further undermines our position. We know about Standing Orders and we know about the two-hour limits. I am not accusing Dr. Wall and I simply pose the question. There is now the ability to tactically decide that if one does not turn up to the precincts, one can hide behind the fact one does not have privilege, which is not acceptable to us.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Jul 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Is it 12 noon or 1 p.m. I am a bit confused?