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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Services Staff (13 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason persons who work in a private school and are not being paid by the school or the Department are included under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013; if this anomaly will be addressed in budget 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35274/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (13 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: 103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints made against the management of the special investigations unit of his Department by staff under its supervision; if the Chief Veterinary Officer and personnel division are aware of these complaints; if each complaint was investigated; if his Department accepted the validity of each complaint; if those who...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (13 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: 104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the salary scale for the different staff grades assigned to the special investigations unit of his Department for the past ten years; the travel and subsistence expenses paid to each officer from 1980 to date in 2015; the location the officers assigned to the unit were headquartered in each case; if the travel and subsistence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: 108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend his Department's policies and correct the anomalies therein relating to the fishing rights and licensing authority which has adversely affected individual cases, such as that of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; his views on the legislation and regulations relating to this matter; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Early Childhood Care Education (13 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: 343. To ask the Minister for Health if a preschool special needs assistant will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35812/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a preschool special needs assistant will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35813/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 1 October 2015 agreed? Agreed. There are no matters arising. We will now deal with correspondence from Accounting Officers and Ministers. Correspondence has been received from the HSE on prompt payment compensation, to be noted and published. This is an ongoing issue, particularly within the health sector, and chapter 19 of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We will follow up on it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We will now deal with individual correspondence. Correspondence has been received from an anonymous source regarding funding to Mannix College, County Cork, to be noted and forwarded to Cork Education and Training Board for a note on the matter. We will now deal with documents relating to today’s committee meeting. Nos. 3C.1 to 3C.6 are the opening statements and presentations for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Is it agreed to note these accounts? Agreed. We have received further correspondence from HL Commodity Foods regarding previous comments and hearings of the Committee of Public Accounts and I will circulate it to members. I want to have it noted and published in due course. We should get a reply alongside it. Members will not have seen it, so perhaps we should also ask for the reply...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: I will ask the clerk to circulate the correspondence from Deputy Niall Collins and the attachment to it, which outlines everything - as well as the correspondence from the University of Limerick - so that members are kept informed. I will also seek an up-to-date report on the position from the Department. Our work programme is on the screen. We have agreed with Inland Fisheries Ireland...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: The report will be completed tomorrow and then circulated. The request to have a comment in it, including the possibility of some recrimination, relating to Longboat Quay was agreed at our last meeting and it will be included. If the legislation is passed and the board no longer exists then we cannot bring them in. There will be recommendations in the report but if members want to make...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Depending on time, we can conclude the report and circulate it for consultation with members and then decide on a date to bring in the CEO. We can have a session based on the accounts and on our report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes. We will check on those.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes. We will also have to schedule a hearing with the HEA on Waterford CIT and other outstanding matters, just to conclude that aspect of our work. Is there any other business?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We will circulate the list and arising from the Deputy's request we will ask NAMA to give us an explanation, as far as it knows, from each of the local authorities as to why they did not act on the offer.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: They are not accountable to us directly so I am trying to find the route to get the information. We will ask NAMA and the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We will get that through the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We will follow that up also.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Are there any further matters? The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was due to come back to the committee with rebuttals in respect of each of the matters raised by Deputy Perry.