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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a timeline in relation to the banking and financial management shared services project being led by his Department; if he will outline the objectives and a cost benefit analysis of this shared service project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20603/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the future expansion of the banking shared service project is it intended to include local authorities, the Health Service Executive and universities in third level institutions in this project and if the will provide a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20666/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (1 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (1 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage accounts issued by local authorities; the total value of the balance on these accounts at the end of December 2012; the number and the percentage in arrears over 90 days for local authorities and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20602/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Media Pluralism (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the key points of his recent address at a seminar on media pluralism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20219/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: 328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for jobseeker's allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20331/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: 412. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions he has had with other Departments in respect of the introduction of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I have seen the details. I asked about the €13 million figure for write-offs in the accounts. These included write-offs in the case of emergency department of €2.2 million; in-patient charges of €2.1 million and private charges of €4.7 million. Are the people concerned not covered by private insurance and is it the case that they cannot afford to pay? How are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: If we go back to a national framework, that will have to be inserted because obviously there are local arrangements at local level and I would not think anybody is really happy with that. There are probably old arrangements in place.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I have one last point to make and I raised this topic with Mr. O'Brien previously. There is a write-off of bad debts in the accounts. I am not sure if the figure is €14 million or €15 million but why would the HSE be writing off money it is owed? The people who owe money include those who have not paid accident and emergency charges, among other things. How much of the debt...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: What is the figure in these accounts for the write-offs? It is hard enough to get money in. When it is in the accounts and has to be written off as uncollectible, one must ask whether it should have been in the accounts in the first place or perhaps the issue is a lack of effort made to collect the debt. People will not get away with not paying their property tax. If An Post started...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: The figure is €13.6 million for bad and doubtful debts. I ask the witnesses to outline the scenario there and while they are gathering the information, I wish to ask one final question on legal costs. There appears to be €80 million in the accounts for the State Claims Agency. This is an issue that we raise regularly. Everyone here is probably aware of the case in the courts...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: The note in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on Vote 40 refers to 917 outstanding claims against the HSE with HSE insurers and a further 2,691 outstanding claims against the HSE with the State Claims Agency. I ask the witnesses to give us an estimate for the potential liability there. On the same page as that note are the details of the write-off, to which I will return presently.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: What is it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Can Mr. Woods repeat the figure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Therefore, the HSE is estimating that to settle the claims already on hand will cost almost €1 billion. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: That is a phenomenal cost. To go back to the adverse medical events, as Mr. O'Brien calls them, regularly there is denial of responsibility at local level. When does the HSE decide that an adverse medical event is such? The HSE can only learn from such events at the time of their occurrence, rather than four years later when there is a case before the courts. I would have thought that if...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I wish to raise a point on which I would like a detailed note to be provided, because the witnesses could not possibly have the information. Somebody contacted me in regard to the security contract for the Limerick group of hospitals, involving the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital and St. John's Hospital. I am sure the contract is for €1...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: The HSE's published figures state the number of home care packages in 2011 was more than 15,000 but the number in the Revised Estimates published last week state that-----