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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: There are 14 of them and the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 173. To ask the Minister for Health about the establishment of the proposed dialysis unit in County Wexford. [28804/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the proposal in relation to staffing the proposed dialysis unit in County Wexford. [28805/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to roll out the repair and lease scheme pilot projects to County Wexford; the timeframe for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29039/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 470. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the long waiting times for speech and language therapy services for children in County Wexford; the number of staff available to carry out these services in whole-time equivalents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29786/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) who is a participant in the GLAS scheme from County Wexford will be paid their premium for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29249/16]

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: A total of €1.3 billion was to be distributed in the budget in some way and I want to dispel a few myths first. There is a myth that this nation does not redistribute wealth but the income tax take for 2017 is €20.5 billion, while the social protection budget for 2017 is €20.25 billion. There are practically no jurisdictions which give out the entire tax take on income...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (12 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Wexford which have been paid for GLAS 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29904/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (12 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2015 BPS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) who has had entitlements transferred to them and land leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29912/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Dr. Osborne said the legal advice was that there was potential for a contract of indefinite duration. Mr. Kavanagh had one or he did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: So the two legal opinions were that he had a contract for indefinite duration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: The important point to tease out is that there was no advertisement. The individual had indicated he wanted to stay on and the legal opinion was-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: It was not Mr. Keeling's choice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: There was no advertisement and the individual wanted to stay. The legal advice to the board was that he had a contract of indefinite duration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I want to clarify this because it is the really important part. Although Mr. Kavanagh did not claim it, Dr. Osborne sought a legal opinion on his contract with Horse Racing Ireland. Did she ask whether he had one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Did Dr. Osborne ask whether he had one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Was Mr. Kavanagh made aware that if he wished to claim a contract of indefinite duration, he would potentially have been awarded it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: The conversation never got to that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I wish to draw attention to a letter to Mr. Keeling from Mr. Brendan Gleeson, not the actor but the assistant secretary general. Consider the last paragraph of the letter, which is dated 25 July. It is stated that, in addition, there are a number of points sanctioning the reappointment of Mr. Kavanagh. It claims that, in addition, the objective grounds for not offering the chief executive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: It is a letter dated 25 July 2016 from Mr. Brendan Gleeson, assistant secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, to Mr. Keeling. The pages are not numbered but I am referring to the last paragraph on the bottom of the page I indicated.