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Engagement with Investment Funds: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: Their arrogance is such that they have decided to lecture the committee on process and proper presentation of a motion.

Engagement with Investment Funds: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: Members of the Minister of State's party are members of this committee. There was unanimous agreement on the content of the motion. It has been placed before the House in a proper manner. It calls for certainty within an unregulated market. The Minister of State has addressed these matters in an attempt to mislead the people who may be listening by telling us about what we should or...

Engagement with Investment Funds: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: I move:That Dáil Éireann: — shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach entitled, Engagement with Investment Funds, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 15th March 2018; — notes the continuing, unsuccessful efforts of the Joint Committee to engage with unregulated private investment...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: I agree with much of what Deputy Clare Daly said. Sexual abuse must be dealt with in a definite way in the context of legislation but I must reflect on the role of Tusla in many of the cases I have come across where false allegations have been made by a professional within the family home and where those allegations have been proven to be false, but yet it is almost impossible to deal with...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: I understand the importance of the Children's Health Bill 2018 but there are issues I wish to raise about the care of our children and our young population's health. The Department of Health under the Minister, Deputy Harris, has the handy knack of creating a smokescreen such as the introduction of this Bill when there are so many major issues being debated publicly around the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (27 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given for the use of the drug pembrolizumab in the case of a person (details supplied). [39235/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (25 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: We will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (25 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: Before we go to the main business of our meeting, I wish to deal with the committee's decisions on scrutiny of EU proposals for the public record. The committee has agreed that EU proposals COM (2018) 339 and COM (2018) 354 warrant further scrutiny. The committee has also agreed that EU proposals COM (2018) 338 and COM (2018) 498 do not warrant further scrutiny. Full details will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: I welcome Dr. Djankov, World Bank director, and his colleague. I invite Dr. Djankov to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank Senator Horkan. I now call Senator Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: If members are satisfied, I think we have had a good exchange on the issues raised in the report. No doubt there is plenty of further debate that can be had on the report, which is quite extensive. I thank Dr. Djankov for attending the meeting. We look forward to further engagements with the World Bank.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: 274. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to arrange a hip replacement at UHW for a person (details supplied); his views on whether there is an onus on him to insist that the HSE rectify the situation without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38371/18]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: We have received apologies from Deputies Michael McGrath and Paul Murphy. Deputies Cowen and Barry, respectively, will substitute. Deputy Ó Broin is substituting for Deputy Pearse Doherty. I remind members to turn off their mobile telephones. We hope to conclude this part of the meeting by 11.15 a.m. The first item is a consideration of motions. I to welcome the Minister of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: Does the Minister of State wish to answer the questions raised by Deputy Barry?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: Does Deputy Barry wish to make concluding remarks?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: For the information of the committee, we are due to report back to the Dáil before 25 September. I remind members that these motions have been referred to us and are joined as a single motion and are not separate ones. The committee was instructed to consider the motion so the message that must go back to the House from the committee is predetermined and states we have considered the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: No, we cannot. The message to the Dáil is simple - we have considered it. I share the same concerns that have been raised here and I would like the Minister of State to respond in detail to the submission that the committee received from Christian Aid, which asked significant questions. There may be a technical reason for all of these issues but the outcome is pretty much as Deputy...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: If my suggestion is acceptable to members then that is what we should do.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: Yes, I have it here. The questions that we asked are directly lifted from the submission.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State to consider what the members have said here this morning in consideration of this. I ask him to convey to the Government the request made by members for a Dáil debate on the issue. While we will say it to the House that we have considered the matter, we will also write to Business Committee asking for a Dáil debate. We ask him to carry our message...