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Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (12 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: I am interested in hearing about the process involved.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (12 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: Does the committee agree to the disposal of Votes 3, 5 and 6? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39886/15]

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: In light of the statistics the Minister of State put before us, which are designed to baffle and mislead, I will read a message from Margaret, who attended St. Luke’s General Hospital. She stated:I had a reason to spend a good part of yesterday [Monday, 9 November] in St Luke’s hospital in Kilkenny. There were lines and lines of people, all in need of care and attention...

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: Just for now.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill has stalled somewhere in the process. Could the Taoiseach update me on it? Various Bills on commercial rates have come before the House. Will the Taoiseach examine the Bills and the Supplementary Estimates to assist local authorities to cover their shortfall of €20 million due to the revaluations that have taken place regarding the...

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: What about the commercial rates and the €20 million shortfall?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 109. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of funding allocated by his Department to organisations not audited directly by the Comptroller and Auditor General; if he will list those organisations, and the amount of funding allocated to each in the past five years; the process in place to ensure that value for money is achieved and that the funding allocated is audited; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, relative to that person's current means, will be expedited and approved. [39100/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance if the refund of excise on petrol and diesel due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny has been made in full; the consultation that took place with stakeholders regarding the change in payment times; if such payments will be made to a post office or to a credit union account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for the delay in granting a farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will process the application for payment; and expedite an early reply. [39009/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment under the single payment scheme will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if all payments under the beef genomics scheme have been made; and if he will expedite the matter. [39567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 336. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for processing an application to the criminal injuries compensation board; how often the board meets; if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited, as it is almost four years since it was submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39565/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 343. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all of the professional reports relative to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be concluded without delay, as they are required for court; and if he will expedite the matter. [39564/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the tender process undertaken by the Health Service Executive for the procurement of rooftop helipads for Cork University Hospital and for Galway university hospital; the value of each contract; the name and business address of the successful company in each case; the status of each project; if there was consultation with interested parties before the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the funding granted over the past five years to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the provision of respite care; why this respite care service has been withdrawn; and if a parents' group can access the funds and provide the care necessary. [39563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to respond to a proposal from a local Kilkenny-based sports group regarding the use of lands owned by the executive at Lacken on the Dublin Road in County Kilkenny; if the executive will support such a sports project at this location, given the benefits of such an amenity to the health and wellbeing of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 450. To ask the Minister for Health if a hip operation and an appointment for an eye assessment will be provided at Waterford Regional Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency. [39570/15]

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: First, I compliment the Minister on the work he has been doing in the Department since his appointment. His experience and steady hand have helped in many ways to convey policy and to give people an understanding that the issues that were created and had to be addressed were being dealt with by somebody who had an experience of life and of politics that would lend itself to the proper...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 22 October 2015 agreed? Agreed. On matters arising from the minutes, last week we had a note on HL Commodity Foods which was circulated to members. The clerk is doing a background note to inform members of where the issue stands now and we will have it next week. We will now deal with correspondence from Accounting Officers and Ministers....