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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John McGuinness: That is the point made by Deputy Donohoe.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John McGuinness: It was a transport offer provided to Dr. Port, who had to get back to Dublin.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John McGuinness: It was a great offer. It could not be missed. It is a bit like the advertisement for the lottery with the little woman in it. I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if circular 06/12 will be amended to allow for the purchase of goods and services at a local level provided that the cost of the service is equal to or better than the tender obtained and accepted by the National Procurement Service in order to give small and medium enterprises a real opportunity to sell goods and services to the State and...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a payment from the insolvency fund will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the payment will be expedited. [41686/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Appeals (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if guardians payment will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [42051/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Health if a place will be funded at the Delta Centre, County Carlow, for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response [41687/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will fund on an exceptional basis an operation for gum disease which necessitates gum and bone graft for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a review of their case [41688/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application now under appeal will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Health if a placement will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (3 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the initiative announced by the UK Business Secretary, Mr. Vince Cable, that a new business bank is to lend £1 billion to small businesses in order to ensure access to credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41671/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on figures released by the Central Bank of Ireland in August which showed that it is not lending to small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41641/12]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 27 September agreed to? Agreed. On matters arising, the note circulated to members last night outlined the options available to us to examine the issue of public sector allowances in the short timeframe between now and the budget. The proposal is that the committee should concentrate on the big allowances in terms of cost and application. It is suggested...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Deputy Mary Lou McDonald has asked that the committee be given further information from Accounting Officers. We can do this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We would have outside assistance in pulling the paperwork together and presenting it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We can do that. The purpose in setting out the timetable is to obtain these views in order that we can change or reconstruct the timetable for it to be as inclusive as possible, given the time constraints involved.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: That sounds like a good idea.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: What is the Deputy proposing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: The views expressed this morning can be taken into account in terms of how these meetings can be set up. As to how long we sit or how long it takes, it will depend on the witnesses, the volume of information and the depth of the discussions. However, bearing in mind members' remarks this morning, we can adjust the schedule and can deal with the question of being as inclusive as possible....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: There is no difficulty in sitting in that week. The purpose of this exercise this morning was to elicit members' views and because the Dáil is not scheduled to sit, we simply factored that in.