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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: As some of these questions have already been put and answered in a way, I suggest that perhaps the Minister might take the questions that have been asked by Deputy Doherty and gives us a written response. That is the only way we are going to resolve this today. We have been here for two and a half hours and I am obliged to take a break, which all participants know, or conclude the meeting....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: The Minister might just conclude and please provide the information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: In conclusion to all of this, if the board or anyone else associated with this project, because they have been named here, wants to come before the committee and give further explanations, then the invitation is there for them to come, be it the company, be it the different agencies that we spoke about or whoever has been named.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: If you are both going to insult each other, this is going to go on all night. I am calling a halt to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming in. I ask him to please provide the answers to the questions. As I said, there is a standing invitation for anyone involved in this to contact the clerk and they are invited to attend and address the issues that were raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: We will send the blacks. I assume that is what the clerk will do.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Engagement with An Taoiseach (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: The topic of committee resourcing may be a matter for the Oireachtas but it brings into focus the rights of Members of the Houses and the activities of committees. It is time the balance was tilted in favour of Members because, in the current Dáil, it seems they are a secondary consideration. If we are to do our parliamentary duties in the way we should, then we need the resources, we...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: 51. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cumulative value of the investments to be made in counties Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Waterford, respectively, under the timeframe of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the estimated funding drawdown to date in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30906/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the range of assessments required in the case of a person (details supplied) will be arranged as a matter of urgency by the children's disability network 3; and if the required supports and interventions will be provided thereafter. [31769/23]

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: First, I commend both committees of the House on the manner in which they have conducted the meetings to date. I wish to support the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, Deputy Stanley, in his request today regarding those who should appear before the committee and regarding the paperwork he has requested. Moreover, the powers given to the Committee of Public Accounts need to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Senator Higgins. In today's session, the committee will meet representatives of the Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance on the topic of defective block redress. I welcome the witnesses to the meeting: Mr. Patrick Sharkey; Mr. Seán McCabe; Ms Sarah Shovlin; and Ms Donna McDade. I understand that each will make an opening statement. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the funding of €50,000.00 approx. allocated by Horse Sport Ireland for the purchase of sand for the Greenogue facility was spent in accordance with all procurement requirements and represented value for money. [34607/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jim O'Callaghan and Senator Higgins. Today, we are meeting with officials from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding changes to the public spending code. I remind members that this is our first session. Afterwards, we will meet with officials from the Central Bank. I welcome Mr. John Conlon,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: Mr. Conlon's Department is now known as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. It is quite a lengthy title and there is a lot in there. He has set out what he is expecting to be done immediately in each Department relevant to these projects. What happens when it is not done? What happens when a Department consistently overruns on its budget?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: I can provide an example. The Department of Health is the most obvious one. Horse Sport Ireland is being examined by a committee in this House today in terms of how it spends its money as an agency of a Department being operated by the State. You can go down through the rest of the Departments. All you have to do is to look at the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General every year....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: The Department has what? Sorry, I did not hear what Mr. Conlon said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: Where they fail, what does the Department do? There are obviously failures in each Department. Some can be explained, whereas others cannot, and we just do not know what is happening in the Department. What mechanism is there within the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to apply the Circular 06/2023 and any other reforms that it might have in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: The Department is the Department responsible for public expenditure and reform, and now it has the added responsibility of national development plan delivery. If a Department fails in the delivery of the national development plan, the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform fails. If a Department fails in terms of public expenditure, the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: That amounts to closing the gate when the horses are gone.