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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Jul 2022)

John McGuinness: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors employed or contracted by the HSE in each of the past five years in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; his plans to develop this service for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35828/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Jul 2022)

John McGuinness: 890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the investigation into the general health of horses owned by a person (details supplied) given that the original problem was never resolved and persists; if an independent authority will be appointed to review his Department’s files on the case; if so, if the authority will be given a remit by his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (5 Jul 2022)

John McGuinness: 893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all of the reports and the results of investigations carried out by his Department on the farm of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed by an independent qualified professional with a view to comparing the circumstances pertaining now on the farm relative to the period in the past when the initial investigations were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place will be provided at a school for a student (details supplied); and if speech therapy, occupational therapy and other services will be provided for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34785/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I draw their attention, as well as that of members, to the notice on privilege and the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. Parliamentary privilege is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: Before I call Deputy Doherty, I welcome Nicholas and Krzysztof Lesniak, a father and son from Poland, and Will Mulholland, who is no doubt from Kilkenny. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy the proceedings of the committee.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: With the Minister's agreement, we will park this matter and dispose of it at the end of the meeting. He might take a couple of general questions at this point.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: On a general question, for a long time, including during the period in office of former Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, this committee has always raised the issue of the taxation agreement with Taiwan. At a time when the world is changing rapidly and other European countries are seeking a presence in Taiwan, and our colleagues in the European Union have trade offices in that country, we...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: Do the representatives of Taiwan have to take the next step, or is it Revenue or the Department's officials, to pave the way for the type of agreement the Minister has just outlined?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: I will record my dissatisfaction with that because, as I said to the Minister, going back to the time when Michael Noonan was Minister for Finance, all efforts were made to try to conclude an arrangement with Taiwan. In respect of the political position regarding China and Taiwan, I understood the arrangement the UK and other countries have was at an advanced stage between representatives of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: I appreciate that. I ask the Minister to keep us updated. At a previous meeting, I asked him about tax exemption limits for people aged 65 and over. I had not got my facts at that time and I said I would come back to the Minister on it. The gentleman who rings me, Liam, explained there is a particular cohort of people who are on the State contributory pension who may have, in his case,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister to look at it in the broader context. Will the Minister comment on the recent AIB fine? Separate to this but in the AIB family is the EBS tied agents issue. To bring the Minister up to date on the EBS issue, it went to mediation and people have been appointed. It has got very legalistic and it seems an obstacle is being placed in the way of any step forward in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: The fine imposed on AIB by the regulator was a pittance in the world of banking. Of the 41,000 tracker mortgage issues there are still 1,000 or more that are unresolved. It would appear the banks are back to a culture where they circle the wagons and protect themselves. They do not want to get to the end of the tracker mortgage issue. It is not quite finished as yet. The regulator should...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: As always, Deputy Durkan goes beyond the stated item on the agenda, and has been very helpful. No one discusses banks and the fallout from the banking system without mentioning Mr. Edmund Honohan. I attended his courts on many occasions just to hear first-hand the stories of how people were treated by the banks. I wish him well in his retirement. He is an extraordinary character and has...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (29 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of double taxation agreements with the Isle of Man and Guernsey. Under Standing Order 100(2) the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (28 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action that he is taking to provide wheelchair access at the railway stations in Carlow and Kilkenny by way of the use of the existing lifts to the platforms which are not operating currently or in any other manner; if the lifts are in the ownership of another party if he will negotiate a permanent solution for each site; if he is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (28 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: 597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS Band 1 will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will expedite the matter [33725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: 828. To ask the Minister for Health the services and supports that are available in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to parents that have a child with Down's syndrome; if he has plans to expand the services available and improve existing services; if funding is in place for the next three years to achieve the improvements and expansion necessary; the funding that was provided over the past three...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Immigration Support Services (28 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: 954. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the possibility of the closure of immigrant services (details supplied) due to the lack of funding for the support officer; if the funding required of €20,000.00 will be sanctioned as a matter of urgency given the importance of this work and the new challenges arising from the intake of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (23 Jun 2022)

John McGuinness: 453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the harbour authority at Dunmore East will fully engage with a club (details supplied) relative to the traffic management plan being proposed and in particular the access issues for the club arising from the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/22]