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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I fully agree with the Chairman that it would be unfair of us to speculate, but not nearly as unfair as Rehab’s behaviour towards the taxpayers in recent days by refusing to tell us. The meeting is next week and there has been significant engagement and commentary by Rehab within the media. It is reasonable that it would provide finality by the end of the day in terms of who is and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: Under AOB, we agreed that we would have in representatives of St. Vincent's hospital. Could we try to have a provisional date for the next meeting for when we could discuss it? Things are getting worse there.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: That is fine, once the Chairman sets a date for it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: It would be useful for clarity if we could have a date. I thank the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: ----and the maternity hospitals.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to make funding available for specific works in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16014/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (8 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to make funding available for works in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16287/14]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 and thank the Minister for introducing it to the House. I welcome the Bill. There has been significant debate in various European countries over whether it is appropriate to merge an equality body and a human rights institution. There are two sides to the argument, but some countries...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider rectifying the substantial additional cost which motorists who tax their vehicles on a quarterly or biannual basis must pay as opposed to those who tax their car annually in view of the fact that many people find that they are not in a position to pay the full amount in one lump sum and the fact that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Permanent TSB and AIB (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I welcome Mr. Masding and his colleagues. He stated Permanent TSB is encouraging lenders with problems to engage with the bank. One way for a lender to engage is by telephoning the bank, which is recorded and which they can access. I wrote to the bank on 21 February with a complaint I had from a member of the public who felt their recorded conversation with the bank had been edited. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Permanent TSB and AIB (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I would be grateful if the bank could. The issue here is that I have a constituent alleging that one of the bank's staff members said something inappropriate to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Permanent TSB and AIB (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I was not going to name anyone but I will stick to the broader point. Due to the technical glitch, it is impossible to assert whether an issue occurred. Accordingly, the bank’s customers’ - our constituents’ - right to have an accurate recording of what was said to them has been undermined. How many Permanent TSB customers who telephone the mortgage arrears unit are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Permanent TSB and AIB (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I will send Mr. O'Sullivan the details.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (10 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU Commission on 21 March 2014 indicated in answer number E-000830/2014 that it has not seen the Farrell Grant Sparks Report on the review of overhead and indirect costs for the administration of the school transport scheme, completed in October 2009 and that it will request a copy of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (10 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department did not give the Farrell Grant Sparks report on the review of the overhead and indirect costs for the administration of the school transport scheme completed in October 2009 to the EU Commission State aid investigation C31/07; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17156/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (10 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that on the date that the FGS report was sent to the Department of Finance that they were not advised of any agreement in place to keep the contents of the report confidential; if he will provide the date it was sent and confirm whether or not the confidential agreement was in put in place for any reason convenient to his...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: Thank you very much.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: To clarify, we have scheduled the section 38 bodies for 17 July. Is it planned to seek an update from the HSE before then? According to the newspaper today, it has turned down a number of business cases that have been made by section 38 organisations. Can we find out the position from the HSE? It appears that information is being made available to the media that we might be able to see.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I thank Mr. Kerr and his team for being here today. I thank them for their frankness. We have seen witnesses in this committee room before who do not provide us with information when they possibly have it. At this stage, we can tell the difference. We are missing information because the key witnesses we wanted to see along with those in attendance are not here. The witnesses in...