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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (18 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will release the medical records for a deceased person (details supplied) to the person's family. [30265/16]

Other Questions: Rural Development Plan (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the action plan for rural development and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31139/16]

Other Questions: Rural Development Plan (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: I welcome the announcement in A Programme for a Partnership Government of a new Department with the Minister at the helm that will have a renewed focus on making rural Ireland more sustainable. It is very important to mirror the action plan for jobs and have a number of key targets set out clearly with clear timelines for implementation. I would be grateful if the Minister could provide an...

Other Questions: Rural Development Plan (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: I would be grateful if the Minister would set out how much funding will be available for the action plan for rural development. I note that there has been significant investment in greenways and sustainable projects in my constituency of Longford-Westmeath. The Minister of State, Deputy Ring, will be aware of our sports capital grants. It is very important that we continue this but in a...

Other Questions: Rural Development Plan (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: I welcome the response. I think we are approaching this in the correct manner in having an action plan. Finea in County Westmeath has faced huge challenges. The huge Mr. Crumb factory is located there and cannot get sufficient broadband, which is a huge challenge for it. We need to do the things we spoke about such as a co-ordinated plan to ensure we encourage sustainable employment in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme Data (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the town and village renewal scheme; the number of applications received in respect of towns and villages in counties Longford and Westmeath; when she expects to announce successful applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31138/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the date the changes in the threshold for capital acquisitions tax will increase from €280,000 to €310,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31430/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person inherits €260,000 now, whether they will be entitled to inherit a further €50,000 without being liable for capital acquisitions tax after the date when the threshold rises from €280,000 to €310,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31233/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31242/16]

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the staff of the Department for presenting their response to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Obviously, the Department is a major spending Department. I wish to focus on a few of the areas that the Comptroller and Auditor General has drawn attention to. When one adopts a sense of materiality within the whole Department, some areas can seem more concerning than...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: There is no detail on the charge for staff time during the implementation of the system.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: Correct.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: Who was the contractor?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: So it received €2.6 million for the system.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: How does the Department assess that the system has been working to date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: Can the system furnish an aged debt listing, together with cash balances, per Intreo office, as well as a total figure? I presume the Department can obtain a detailed report showing the activity level in each office of the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: Per office.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: What about different jurisdictions because I want to move on to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Peter Burke: I am confused by the difference in cash balances throughout the different offices. From reading the report, there seems to be a difference in the calculation. Will Ms O'Donoghue comment on this? How has the difference come about? I understood it was because of a difference in cash balances in a particular Intreo office and that the cash balance was different per system. There was...