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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

John McGuinness: These investigations can be dragged out over a period. Does Mr. Kelly think the legislation should be changed around the issues of prosecution to allow greater time to investigate so that an investigation does not run into a problem of being statute-barred?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

John McGuinness: In prosecutions of fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

John McGuinness: I know that but in the other areas of crime-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

John McGuinness: Okay. So you are okay with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

John McGuinness: Mr. Kelly mentioned that he has a significant number of statistics available on the crimes and so on. Will he give the committee as much information as he can on the statistics, the facts and the figures he has in order to give us a sense of where he is and what he has on this type of crime? He could send it on to the clerk later on. It would help us as we put together the information we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

John McGuinness: The payscales are different.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Returns (30 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the underlying deficit of approximately €4 billion being recorded on a 12-month rolling sum basis to the end of April this year, and given that this is coinciding with almost full employment in the economy, the public finances are in structural deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25987/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (30 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the actions he has taken to date arising from the report that he directed the management board of the NDFEM to prepare in 2021; the precise action taken relative to each of the recommendations made in the report; if the pay and conditions of those employed in the retained fire services will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

John McGuinness: I note that the minutes of our meeting on Wednesday, 17 May 2023 were agreed at an earlier private meeting. In today's session, we will hear from representatives of Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, BPFI, namely Ms Niamh Davenport and Mr. Richard Walsh. Both are very welcome. Witnesses who are physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

John McGuinness: I thank Ms Davenport for her comprehensive opening statement. I would like to acknowledge Eamonn Doran in the Public Gallery. A student from UCC studying politics and international affairs, Mr. Doran is welcome. I wish him well in his studies and in his future employment. I call Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

John McGuinness: The Deputy should conclude..

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

John McGuinness: That was a very informative and comprehensive session. I thank the witnesses for coming in. Sorry, Deputy Doherty has a question. I nearly had the witnesses out the door there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

John McGuinness: I thank the witnesses once again. It was a very interesting topic.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 456. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24173/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if partial capacity benefit will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied). [24196/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 731. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [24168/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Visa Applications (16 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 299. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the salary figure for visa applications relative to the hospitality sector will be reduced to €25,000 per annum to enable employers to recruit a wider range of skill sets. [22471/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 698. To ask the Minister for Health if a comprehensive assessment will be undertaken as a matter of urgency by the public health nurse of the homecare needs and supports required by a person (details supplied). [23003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 May 2023)

John McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the fuel allowance, given they were informed by her Department on 12 November 2022 that their application would be reviewed on 1 January 2023. [21159/23]