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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) has ever applied for a holiday or work visa; when that application was made; if it has been determined, the outcome of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35909/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36461/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when this payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36459/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 330. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme; the reason for the delay; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36460/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 331. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in Courtney Galway; the reason for the delay; when this case will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36462/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason special needs assistants, contracted to work 37.11 hours per fortnight plus 48 Croke Park agreement hours per annum, cannot access family income supplement even though they must work over 38 hours per fortnight; her plans to change this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36864/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36942/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the plans that exist to ease the path for persons (details supplied) on long-term disability allowance who wish to take up part-time work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36943/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received payment under the areas of natural constraints scheme; if all required documentation in relation to the application has been received; when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36865/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment under the areas of natural constraints scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if payments can be held up as a result of a satellite inspection, when an inspector from his Department walked the land in question three months ago; when payment will issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the areas of natural constraints scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will be rectified; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36867/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36944/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: On the same issue, when the Department officials were in here, they gave a very strong rebuttal of all that we had heard from various parties and we were told that we would get a step by step breakdown of how what we were told was incorrect. I raise this issue again because I have come across another case in County Galway where a family has been treated quite poorly by the special...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Agreed. Deputy McFadden has been raising the ward of court report for the last few weeks. Can we get an update on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: I welcome Mr. O'Brien and all his officials. I want to refer briefly to chapter 20 on the management of private patient income, which is a problem that has gone on for many years. It seems to be no different in 2014, and the Comptroller and Auditor General called it a routine business function. I will go to the Comptroller and Auditor General first. He looked at three hospitals - Cork,...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Can the Comptroller and Auditor General give us a brief outline of the issues those three hospitals faced on an individual basis?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Were all the same, or were there any specific differences?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: The Comptroller and Auditor General's report states that a legislative change in July 2013 caused problems in 2014. What were those changes that happened in regard to this area?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines (22 Oct 2015)

Paul Connaughton: From the way Mr. Mulvany describes it, it does not sound like a massive change. It was a legislative change but not a massive change and yet it seemed to cause a great deal of trouble.