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Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: They were all on ten minutes, bar one.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: Just to clarify, we were told that the document we got was legally privileged. Every discussion that has arisen at this committee was based on the reports published in the national media, which might have been quite similar to the document that was circulated. We anchored none of our discussions on the document that we were told was legally privileged. I must be quite clear on that. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: He is here in a voluntary capacity.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I am in no position to force an answer from anybody. However, if the witness believes he has answered and everybody on one side of the table does not believe that, we have a different opinion on it. I cannot force words out of anybody's mouth.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane can reject his answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are going to have to move on.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I want to conclude because of the late hour. I apologise for the late start, and for delay faced by the next witnesses. I am bringing this section of today's proceedings to a conclusion. I want to thank the witnesses for coming in voluntarily as a private organisation not within the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts. I thank them for all the information that they provided. It...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2016: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: We continue our discussion of the financial statements of the National Treatment Purchase Fund. As part of this meeting, we will engage with the National Treatment Purchase Fund on its 2016 financial statements and matters related to the fair deal scheme. Earlier we heard from Nursing Homes Ireland, and the matters it raised may form part of our discussion. We are joined from the National...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2016: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I apologise. I have a prior commitment for before 5 o'clock. Deputy Aylward will substantially chair the rest of the meeting, and I will read the transcript closely during the week. Deputy MacSharry will take the Chair for a few minutes until Deputy Aylward comes back.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: 357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26471/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: 361. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date to have surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26495/18]

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I am pleased that the Minister for Education and Skills is here in person to take this Topical Issue, which concerns the shortfall in the school capitation grant for primary schools. The Minister is very aware of the situation. The capitation grant used to be €200 and was cut to €170 some time ago leaving a very serious shortfall in the funding for our primary schools...

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his presence and constructive approach to this issue. I know that we have thrown a myriad of demands at him and that they cannot all be met in one budget. With regard to capitation grants, the Minister replied to a parliamentary question I asked last week by stating it was difficult to make precise comparisons between the levels of grants and the actual cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when works will commence on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27166/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications received from each county in tabular form; the average length of time taken to process these applications; the percentage of loans approved; the average length of time to issue approval; the number of loan applications refused; the average time taken to process same;...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is joined by Ms Georgina O’Mahoney, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Deering. We are going directly to our engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. With the agreement of the committee, we will stop at approximately 11.30 a.m. to allow members to be in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I ask Mr. Burgess to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Burgess. Before I call the first speaker, I want to mention one aspect of the passport situation briefly. We might come back to it later. I thank Mr. Burgess for the information on processing times, which we have received in the last day or so. I want to verify some of what Mr. Burgess has said and highlight the problem areas that exist. Am I right in saying that the only...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: I do not think Mr. Burgess said exactly that. Over 100,000 renewals have been processed so far this year. Over 90% of them have been processed within ten working days. As we all know, some renewals are processed within two or three working days. That is an excellent service. I will mention the biggest issue that people have. Traditionally, many people go through the passport express...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Fleming: We can come back to the issue later, if members want to do so. Owing to the time schedule, I ask them to stick rigidly to their 20-minute, 15-minute and ten-minute time limits. Time permitting, I will allow members back in a second time.