Results 23,161-23,180 of 26,695 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the rate of partial capacity benefit payment being paid to a person (details supplied) will be increased from €101 to €144 per week given that this is the amount they were being paid before being cut off in error; and if the increased payment and arrears will be expedited. [60998/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a maximum guardianship payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if all arrears due will be expedited. [61402/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (14 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to ease the cost burden on persons and families that for health reasons are forced to buy more expensive specific types of essential foodstuffs such as gluten free products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61436/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (14 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include the cost to patients of having bloods taken for analysis on the medical card scheme or on the general practitioner contract; if the practice of charging patients and the charge itself is uniform throughout the country; if his Department has agreed the charge with general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61444/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 599. To ask the Minister for Health the transitional funding arrangement put in place by the HSE for the care of a person (details supplied); if approval for the fair deal scheme will be completed based on the information provided; if an application for a medical card will also be approved as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61457/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if appeals lodged by a person (details supplied) relative to the BPS for 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be expedited and approved; if the power line corridors highlighted on images of their farm holding submitted with the appeals will be included in their claim for benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61185/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: 768. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application before the Forest Service by persons (details supplied) submitted on 20 October 2020 is still awaiting a decision and is being delayed by the NPWS which apparently has no wildlife ranger in place to provide a report; the action he is taking to deal with the delay; and...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021) John McGuinness: I remind members of the privilege note. Members are covered if they are in the Houses. If they are joining the meeting remotely then they may not have full privilege. Today we are dealing with the Supplementary Estimates for Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances and Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service, PAS. I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021) John McGuinness: I thank the Minister and Deputy Doherty. Before we go into the formal acceptance of the Estimates and so on, I wish to draw the Minister's attention to report No. 42 from 2007 of the review body on higher remuneration in the public service and non-payment to health service senior managers, serving and retired. That report was provided to Government but there has been little or no action on...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021) John McGuinness: No, it relates to managers within the HSE or health service or whatever it was at that time in 2007. It affects payment to health service senior managers, serving and retired. The recommendation was made and, as I said, it went through the Labour Court hearing. It was upheld and both sides seem to have accepted it. Since then, what I find very disturbing about the whole thing is that...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021) John McGuinness: The Deputy can ask the question before we move to Deputy Doherty.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021) John McGuinness: I thank the Minister very much. Did Deputy Durkan wish to come in?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (24 Nov 2021)
John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances; and Vote 17 - Public Appointments...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (24 Nov 2021)
John McGuinness: I ask the Minister to send on any extra information he was asked for in due course. The select committee is adjourned until 1.30 p.m. on Thursday, 25 November 2021 when we will consider Committee Stage of the Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Would Mr. Blažek mind giving us some figures on the number of tracker mortgages, the claims that are still in process and the number the bank has concluded on? Could he perhaps give us an idea of the numbers that are currently before the courts, either by the bank or by the customers? If settlements have been reached, either through the process or through the legal system, have they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Okay. I call Deputy Matthews.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: I thank Deputy Matthews. If the witnesses could send on the details of that facility to the committee, we will make the members aware of it. The next speaker is Deputy Mairéad Farrell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: I wish to confirm that the minutes of our meeting on 24 November, 2021 were agreed at our recent private meeting. We are joined today by representatives from the Central Bank to discuss insurance. With us are Mr. Gerry Cross, director of financial regulation policy and risk, Mr. Donal Cullinane, director of insurance supervision and Dr. Mark Cassidy, director of economics and statistics...