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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (17 Apr 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken to meet and engage with insurance companies regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers, particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if he has investigated the possibility of opening up the insurance market to new providers in order to increase competitiveness in prices charged for motor insurance which will ultimately...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the additional funding request submitted by a school (details supplied) due to an estimated increase in cost of impending works associated with EPA health and safety requirements, per planning approval subsequent to approval of original application for a replacement building; if his attention has been drawn to the fact...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I want to add my voice on this issue concerning the south east, which affects my constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny. I was horrified by the conditions in the morgue in University Hospital Waterford. This has been well known for many years. It was condemned in 2004 and the HSE was well aware of the conditions there. In 2013, money was to be made available for the renewal of the building but...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement a recruitment campaign for HEO and third secretary posts within the Civil Service in quarter 2 of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on purchasing spit hoods for the years ending 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19157/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to update the Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 1245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to update or amend the Waste Management Act 1996 during the current legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 1356. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met formally with the interim chief executive officer, CEO, of Tusla (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (8 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 1434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the fuel allowance payment by €1.50 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19160/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by stakeholders in the nursing home and healthcare industry regarding the recent changes to the work permit system and the adverse effect this may have on the recruitment of healthcare assistants within the general health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20228/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 95. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the recruitment methods of healthcare assistants for the nursing home and healthcare industry are sufficient to address the reported labour shortfall in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20229/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 103. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports regarding the storage of bodies at a hospital (details supplied); his plans to investigate the matter further; if he is satisfied that there is sufficient refrigeration capacity at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/19]

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Like my colleagues, I wish the Commissioner all the best. We have had a lot of interaction with Garda Commissioners in recent years. We all need a strong, fair, trustworthy and efficient force. It is part of everyone's daily lives so I wish the Commissioner and the force all the best in the years ahead. Many of the controversies that occurred are behind us and we can move on to having a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: That money is put into general-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: So it is money earned from the shop, etc.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: There was an awful controversy about shops there. I will not revisit the matter. My next question concerns firearms fees, which went from being very low to €400,000. Can our guests explain that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: It increased a great deal between 2017 to 2019. Why has there been such an increase? It is a major jump - four or five times what it would cost in every other year. What did it cost so much in 2019?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Can Mr. McGinley explain what a firearms fee is? Is it what it costs to buy a firearm?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Is Mr. Twomey talking about the general public?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I understand that. I am a farmer and I know about shotguns and things of that nature.