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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Sorry now, but I think the Secretary General is looking to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does Ms Stack know where I got the figures from?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I ask Ms Stack to send it to us-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: -----so I can circulate it. There is no point in just telling me. I want to be able to circulate it. As I have just said, it is better that we have a proper record circulated to everyone and then the letter is published.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does the Department have an update on that taking into account what we have just spoken about?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: At this stage we have exhausted all the questions. I thank the officials from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, and the official from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform who got off light today. They had no questions today. I regularly compliment the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and some other Departments for providing good...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant will be allocated to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46324/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 423. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications on hand for forestry felling, thinning permits and licences; the average time to process applications; the oldest application on file; the estimated amount of timber and logs covered by these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46342/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details in respect of calf exports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46347/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Data (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in respect of calves (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46349/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Applications (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 519. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications under the rural regeneration and development fund will next be approved; the number of applications received to date; if an application (details supplied) will be considered as part of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46567/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 520. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received under the town and village renewal scheme for 2020; when decisions are expected to be made on the matter; if applications (details supplied) will be considered as part of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46568/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlement to carer's benefit of a person who is working five mornings per week and is essentially in part-time employment; if the full carer's benefit is payable; if it is a pro rata carer's benefit payable; the number of years carer's benefit can be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46350/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the hours a person can work up to of 18.5 hours per week and claim carer's allowance and-or benefit will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46351/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer's benefit can be paid to a parent whose son or daughter reaches 16 years of age and will receive a disability payment in his or her own right having previously been on the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46352/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: 562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to assist persons with disabilities in wheelchairs to ensure there is a minimum standard for toilets to be 2 m wide by 2 m long for wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46326/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness. He is joined by Ms Maureen Mulligan, deputy director of audit. No apologies have been received. We are holding the minutes over until the next meeting and there are no matters arising from the minutes. The next item on the agenda is correspondence. The first category is A, briefing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Will we write to the Higher Education Authority to establish if it is a practice across all universities?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is the Irish Federation of University Teachers. We will follow this up because perhaps there is a broader issue. I suspect there is an element of this across many of the third level colleges. I call Deputy Cullinane.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay, we will send this-----