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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: At any stage during those meetings was this issue raised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: In that, just for the information of members, there are three things. All secondments will be temporary in nature, all secondment advertisements will be sent to the Civil Service HR division and, in general, an advertised position should be circulated to all staff. It is very clear on the steps that one has to take. Let us move then to the letter of 16 March to Professor Linda Doyle,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: Okay. So Mr. Fraser is off on his ambassadorial role now to the United Kingdom. I wish him well in that. I hoped the Civil Service could have been left behind well reformed and with its members attuned to attending committee meetings but maybe we have a little more work to do on that. As I mentioned, I recognise Mr. Fraser's input to this meeting. I will leave it at that unless any other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: I can, indeed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: The issue that we are discussing today, which is the secondment. Was it ever raised at a-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: I just want to put things in context here. There is a significance in what Mr. Watt points out here, that the Secretary to the Government was told certain things. He comments on it in his report. I want to go back again to the circular which was spoken about here. The circular was issued on 23 December, 2021. It is not an old document but is a recent circular that was sent out. Would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Deputy Matthews. At our earlier meeting, the minutes of the joint meeting of 27 April were agreed. The purpose of this meeting is our detailed scrutiny of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021, which is a Private Members' Bill. I welcome Mr. Peter Boland, director of the Alliance for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 307. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will expedite a response to a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21940/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to deal with the backlog of the registration of horses with Horse Sport Ireland; the number of staff employed to carry out this process; the reason for the long delays being experienced by those phoning the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21762/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Okay. Deputy Doherty might wish to ask some questions in the meantime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: That brings us to the end of our consideration of this matter for this part of the meeting. I thank Mr. Boland for attending and I thank members and Deputy Doherty for their input.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: We are now joined from Insurance Ireland by Ms Moyagh Murdock, CEO; Mr. Florian Wimber, director of advocacy, communications and public affairs; Ms Jacqueline Thornton, director of regulation and policy development and company secretary; and Mr. Michael Horan, non-life-insurance manager. We will have an opening statement, followed by questions. I invite Ms Murdock to make her opening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: In spite of your best efforts, Deputy, I do not think there is going to be a meeting of minds here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

John McGuinness: For fear that the witnesses might think that Deputy Doherty is the only one with such views on the insurance industry in Ireland, I want to say that I have not experienced decreases for insurance cover, either for businesses that I know that have complained to me, or for individual motorists, although some have. In the main, regardless of what statistics the witnesses quote, I hear more...