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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand. I wish to ask a simple question in the limited time available and in layman's terms. The general public look in at us from outside and have the general view that all discretionary medical cards have been subject to review.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The rest of the cohort, a far lower proportion of general medical cards, have been subject to review.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: How many of the 97,121 discretionary medical cards have been subject to review?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The job of the Committee of Public Accounts is to examine the procedures performed by the organisations that come before us. Would it give better value for money for the taxpayer and, more particularly, people who are seriously ill if more energy was directed, for instance, at the issues under general review? How many medical cards under general review are in the names of people who are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does that represent about 50%?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is still reasonable for me to ask the following question. How many discretionary medical cards have been reviewed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Please provide the information. I ask the HSE to examine the issue again regarding the cohort of persons who are seriously ill. When will its service plan be provided for the Minister for Health?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. O'Brien tell me why the deadline has been put back on at least two occasions?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The next deferral will be the second.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. O'Brien explain the reason for the deferral?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Let me speak about what has been published and the measures involved. A total net saving of €666 million was published as part of the budget, with a medical card probity saving of €113 million. I ask Mr. O'Brien to indicate his view of the figure, the average cost per medical card and the number of medical card holders that will be affected by the measure. Please give us a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy McDonald can continue, as we will keep going until after the vote. At whom is the question directed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. McLoughlin might direct his response to Deputy McDonald.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: How were they granted a medical card?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy McDonald, you might come to a conclusion because we need to suspend for half an hour.

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am delighted to contribute to this debate. I welcome the fact that Ireland will formally exit its bailout on 15 December next. We have already exited it to a substantial degree in the context of the type of options we are taking. I commend the Government and all those involved in the discussions in respect of this matter. What is the purpose of exiting the bailout? One of the key...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Regaining our sovereignty allows Ireland to make independent decisions, a privilege that was robbed from us in November 2010 when the troika came to town. I congratulate and commend the Government on the motion. Exiting the programme is a step towards restoring the country to full economic health. The fundamentals are good in terms of the cost of borrowing and the growth in jobs. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Changes to Pay and File Tax Date: Discussion with Irish Tax Institute (20 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the witnesses. What are the filing requirements of the other European countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Changes to Pay and File Tax Date: Discussion with Irish Tax Institute (20 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Typically, other countries are similar to what we have here. The return date for manual returns, 31 October, is ten months later and for online returns, it is 14 November. Is that correct?