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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: For a building of this complexity and considering the requirement of evidence-based design in the commissioning, that could be a considerable period. Does Mr. Gunning have a timeframe for that, given that he cannot give a date? Is it eight weeks or six months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: When we come back in January and, perhaps, get a date for completion, we will add ten months onto that date. I wanted to get that clear. I want to get one question in before my time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, nine months. I want to get one question in before my time is up. As I just pointed out, healthcare systems require a large interaction with proprietary systems and commissioning, more so than most projects, both in building components and that evidence-based design piece where one needs medical professionals to come in and interact with things. Significant delays will be quite likely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: How can we do that when no work programme has been agreed to?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank our guests for their hard work this year. I want to return to some of the discussions that Mr. Cody had with Deputy Verona Murphy and the issue around share of single authorisation for simplified procedures, SASP. I understand that centralised clearance allows economic operators to declare goods in one EU member state and, obviously, the UK is now removing itself from that process....

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: There was a projection of €15 million for this year so the expected yield is approximately 15% higher than that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: What does Mr. Cody expect next year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. That is because the UK will be removed from those figures.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: The Revenue's website states that the centralised clearance will not be fully available until 2023.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: If we think of it as a project, what percentage is complete at this stage? How much of SASP is in place? Are we over the 50% line?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: There are, obviously, benefits to business in terms of the level of disruption that they will be experiencing in Brexit, and SASP will support them through some of that. It is also a particular insight for Government into what is happening. I would appreciate an update on that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I had another question to ask about a different area but I will stick on this for a moment. That legislation and those EU directives came in in 2016. Are other countries ahead of us in implementing them?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: The website states it will not be completed until 2023. I presume that Brexit put some kind of a rush on some of these issues. Since we are over the 50% mark, is Mr. Cody able to give us a timeline for when SASP will be fully completed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Cody.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Leave (24 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 953. To ask the Minister for Health if health and safety leave will be granted to teachers who are 28 weeks pregnant and more given that research has found those at this stage of pregnancies are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38832/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electric Vehicles (25 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants and supports available for the installation of electric vehicle charging points in school car parks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (25 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 154. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to address the effects that parental alienation have on the well-being of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the supports, guidance and information available to patients experiencing long Covid-19 symptoms; his plans to establish a dedicated centre to help those suffering from long Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38908/20]