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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: Would that be the average figure? I worked out that figure probably in the same way as the HSE has done. It might be the accountant in me. I will not go into the politics, but the point is that the recent budget provided 1 million extra home help hours. It appears this will deal with only half of those who are currently approved and are on the waiting list. Perhaps Mr. Reid could send the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: I also want to touch on the contract for ambulance services, which I believe Mr. Reid is alerted to. It is specifically on the list. The HSE sent me a letter arising from a parliamentary question I tabled on 12 November. It stated that the HSE had paid out €27 million on private ambulance services that it believes are in the framework. I understand that the framework signed in 2013...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: My reading of this, which is subject to correction, is that the framework expired last year. It appears that €5 million or €6 million per annum may not be in the framework due to the passage of time. The letter also states that payments would be made to service providers who are not party to the framework agreement. This cost is running at an average of €2.5 million...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: We flagged this issue and I would appreciate a quick response.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: Just last week.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: My letter is dated 12 November and a new tender was issued on 21 November. One week after all this happened, a new tender is issued.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is good if it is open to tender. All I wanted was to have it open, rather than rolling over contracts and using people who are not in the framework. That is fine. While it is not yet history, does Mr. Reid accept that the current arrangements are outside the framework that expired in 2018?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, that would be pointless. By my reckoning, the old one expired some 18 months ago.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: There is no disagreement. My facts are accurate.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: Perhaps Mr Reid could confirm this to the committee in writing. I am very pleased to hear that the contract is going to tender and the position will be corrected. When the committee discusses this matter again - whoever its members are next year - everything will be under a new framework some time next year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am very happy to hear this. I ask Mr. Reid to give us a note on this. I must be excused and I ask Deputy Catherine Murphy to complete the remaining business in the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 87. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons employed on an agency basis in his Department and in each agency under his aegis. [50812/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the categories of family members that can be included under the family reunification process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the categories of family members that can be included under the family reunification process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount drawn down by the end of October and November 2019 by local authority in respect of the national roads allocation 2019; if the allocations provided for will be drawn down by the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of spending in 2018 and to date in 2019 for the national roads allocations by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a verification check of a type in the recommendation in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General has been carried out independently of the assurances of Bus Éireann that the maintenance changes for school transport were being charged in accordance with the 1975 agreement; if not, if an alteration in the maintenance charges for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that will be in place in view of the fact that P60s and P45s and so on are no longer available; the arrangements that will be in place for persons to provide evidence of their income as part of the means tests in respect of SUSI grants; if there will be GDPR implications in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timescale for applications received for persons coming here from outside the EU that are seeking visa approval to work here in cases in which they have already received their work permit; the average timescale for applications concluded to date in 2019; if there has been a decrease in the processing time in recent months;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Fleming: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the financial support available for persons that require legal representation as part of the family law court process; if it is means tested; if so, the income limits that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53218/19]