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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: I asked Mr. Menton if it was possible to obtain from the different Departments and agencies, through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, a record, without mentioning names, of public or protected disclosures that have been settled. Mr. Menton said that might be a possibility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: How many cases will that be? What is that 27% of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: We do not have direct authority to find out anything about the private sector. We should have direct authority in the context of general information, to find out, for example, how many protected disclosures arose in Government Departments and agencies in the course of each of the last five years, and how many of those cases were settled without going to court. Is that possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: Will Ms Morgan provide the committee with as much information as she can on that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: I will conclude my questions by dragging it all back to individual examples. The Department deals with legislation, the law, how it should be framed, the context of the wording and so on. I deal with practicalities for whistleblowers and their experiences. In most cases, whistleblowers will say that if they had known this was going to happen to them, they would never have informed their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Menton and his colleagues for being with us today. These exchanges are worthwhile. I thank the members for their contributions as well. That brings our engagement on this issue to an end.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if the roll out of the HPV vaccine will be extended to all current male secondary school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Projects (21 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (19 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: 105. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports Budget 2022 is providing for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (19 Oct 2021)

John McGuinness: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has submitted a report to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45657/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (2 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports provided for the small business sector under budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52578/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of additional support that Budget 2022 will provide for local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and percentage of appeals to An Bord Pleanála to date in 2021 that have not been decided within the prescribed 18 week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of occasions to date in 2021 that An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission in circumstances in which the relevant local authority had decided to grant permission; the number of residential units refused by An Bord Pleanála to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52207/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if independent contractors are employed or have been employed by An Bord Pleanála as inspectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52208/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent engagement he or his Department have had with a trade union (details supplied) in relation to the future of banking in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford that have now registered under the business resumption support scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54337/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 469. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the partial capacity benefit payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied). [54262/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 712. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payments due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54264/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: It seems that there is not any aspect of the health service that is not in crisis. Older people are being sent home with promised care hours and care packages that never materialise. Management is dealing with waiting lists in hospitals. Patients are again being asked to queue on trolleys. Yesterday, Deputy Lowry raised an issue I raised previously about ambulance services. Patients in...