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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research Regulation (1 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current status in the programme for Government to legislate for stem cell research here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27920/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend BreastCheck to women aged between 65 and 69 years as per the commitment in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28763/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: The HSE witnesses are all very welcome. I congratulate Mr. Timmins and Ms Manahan on their respective appointments. I thank Mr. Goulding very much for being present. It is a testament to his character that he has turned up. I have never met him before. It gives me an indication of how important the CRC and its work is to him and his family. It is also important to note, in the context...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: Much of what Mr. Goulding said sounds logical. Staff costs had been saved and because of that it was decided that the CRC could afford to pay the new chief executive a little bit more; otherwise, people at a subordinate level would have earned more than him. That is fine except for the fact that there is a chain of correspondence, some of it directly from Mr. Goulding on 27 October 2011,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I appreciate that, and I will not push it much more because Mr. Goulding is a private citizen. He has come before the Committee of Public Accounts and co-operated with us. I genuinely admire and appreciate that, and the fact that Mr. Goulding has put his hands up, so to speak, in terms of errors. My view on this, and Mr. Goulding may or may not wish to comment, is that he had a board of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I thank Mr. Goulding. I have a few questions for the HSE. I regret the fact that the entire discussion about section 38 and section 39 agencies has become dominated by two organisations, the CRC and Rehab. That is not to say that I do not believe our actions were correct; I believe they were. Both organisations needed serious examination but there are many more, and we have to be very...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: Absolutely, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: In case I missed it, how many business cases and people are seeking red circling?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: Where does the process go now?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I appreciate Ms McGuinness making that available so quickly. Excuse me for being pedantic but Ms McGuinness has indicated 43 where the payments have ceased in total and 60 of the 143 business cases came with the documentation. Can I have the breakdown of the other 40?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: While these are raw data, that is fine and I thank Ms McGuinness. My final question is to Mr. Kieran Timmins and Ms Stephanie Manahan and is in respect of the CRC's own structures. I have read the curricula vitae or the biographies of the CRC's new board it sent to the committee, including that of Ms Manahan herself. It appears as though the CRC certainly has a robust, credible and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: Sure.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: The only other point, which is broader than the CRC, concerns the relationship the CRC will have with the HSE in future, as well as the understanding that there very much is a partnership here and it is not the case that if a question is asked by the HSE, it is rude or something.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: The Deputy can afford to.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (8 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who has not yet registered their septic tank owing to a specific medical situation can now register their tank and still have the option to apply for a grant for remediation-upgrade works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29030/14]

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

Simon Harris: I thank the clerk for his assistance on this. I know the Department has engaged with the Committee of Public Accounts before and I know some of it may come into the realm of policy. However, the citizen who has corresponded with me makes some legitimate points about regulation, propriety and value for money. I would appreciate getting a detailed note from the Department.

Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I propose to share time Deputy John Paul Phelan. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Court of Appeal Bill 2014 and I congratulate the Minister for getting the legislation to this stage. I also congratulate the Minister for Justice and Equality on her continuation in office. It is appropriate that, on this day, there is another justice reform being progressed by a Government that has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (15 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 339. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works is considering an application for a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31200/14]

Seanad: National Treasury Management Agency Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I thank you. I am delighted to be in Seanad on my first outing as Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014 delivers on one of the key parts of the programme for Government and of our medium-term economic strategy, which was published last December. There are four...

Seanad: National Treasury Management Agency Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I thank the Seanadóirí for their warm welcome. I accept the irony pointed out by Senator Crown and implied by Senator Byrne, but Senator Crown and I, as well as others, enjoyed robust debates and exchanges during the course of that referendum and I congratulated him on its democratic outcome, which I fully respect. I look forward to engaging with Senators. I respect them...