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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I apologise that I missed some of the contributions. use I was speaking in the Dáil, so I apologise if I repeat some questions that were put previously. Deputy Kelly began by citing “Room to Improve”. Unfortunately, a different programme comes to mind here. It is one of the episodes of "Killinaskully" in which the Pat Shortt character is selling concrete frogs. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Regarding that timeline, what is the baseline date? We see it slip and slip. We are now hearing February 2025 for a substantial completion date, which is a difficult date to believe when we do not have a baseline programme. If we are pursuing the contractor for these damages after the fact, what is the baseline against? What was the expected date?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Okay, so we can expect the process after the fact, and probably a contested process after the fact, to seek-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Which will cost time and money, as all of these things do. The last time Mr. Gunning was with us, he was quite sanguine about the number of contractors on site and the substantial completion date we had been given at that time, which has slipped as of this morning. He felt that, through robust engagement with the contractors, he was seeing enough boots on the ground to make that timeline...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Regarding when Mr. Gunning was supplied this, I assume that in preparation for his appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts today, he engaged with the contractors and told them, “We will be answerable to the Oireachtas; please give us updated substantial completion dates,” or whatever it is. When did that process happen? Where my question is going with this is there...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: When was that most recent information provided to Mr. Gunning?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am stating the obvious but it becomes clear that the relationship between the development board and the contractor is not the one that we would hope for, whereby Mr. Gunning could pick up the phone to somebody and say, “How are you there, Tom? How are things going? What is the latest?” Of course, it has to be a formalised process because of the amount of money we are...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Good. That is better than what was existing in my head, so I am glad Mr. Gunning clarified it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: We can start our meeting. The question is that we defer the minutes of the private and public meetings on 22 and 23 May 2024 for agreement until the next private meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed. I wish to read some of our usual, formal notices before we start. I remind members of the constitutional requirements that members must be physically present within the confines of the place...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: Do members have any question or comments on this?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: Before I let Deputy Harkin back in, I will come in. I represent east Cork. I have the benefit of the fact that it took us nearly 15 years to get the Cork-Midleton line reinstated. That line used to go to Youghal. We had many well-attended public meetings on restoring the rail line to Youghal and, obviously, taking traffic off the N25. At the time, obviously, it came down to money and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes. That is what I was saying about the lease. People need to know that a lot of work goes on with road crossings and bridges and who will take responsibility for them. I always say to people to be very hopeful or optimistic. When there is a lease, there is a possibility that the project is open to change and progression. I will hand back to the members, starting with Deputy Harkin.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Doocey and Ms Hayes for attending this meeting. The discussion had to be had and it was very beneficial to see the different Departments and how they work and how they are maybe not joined up but the committee will consider what steps we will take to open this issue up again. I thank the witnesses, committee members and those who are in the Public Gallery today. We will suspend...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: There were three petitions for discussion this afternoon but due to commitments on behalf of other committee members, we do not have a quorum. I have agreed that we will defer those petitions until our next public meeting.

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

The following motion was moved by Deputy Bríd Smith on Wednesday, 29 May 2024:

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1: -(Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Sean Fleming)

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion on neutrality and the triple lock, which took place on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. On the question, "That the amendment be made", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Amendment put: The Dáil divided: Tá, 68; Níl, 45; Staon, 3. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Bríd Smith and Paul Murphy.

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Tá Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Mary Butler, Thomas Byrne, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jack Chambers, Niall Collins, Patrick Costello, Michael Creed, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Stephen Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming,...