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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (11 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 939. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with an appointment at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 1020. To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made on an appeal to be granted a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27684/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: This is nothing but a populist Bill with no credibility and it reflects the type of Darby O'Gill economics we have become used to from Sinn Féin. In the last budget, the Sinn Féin budget proposals were not costed by the Department of Finance, the first time in the history of the State an Opposition party has submitted proposals that were not costed. If this was a meaningful...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: -----and other matters but left-wing parties opposing the principle of a property tax beggars belief. In a meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform before Christmas, every economist from the left and the right spoke about the progressive nature of property tax as opposed to income tax. Even spokespersons invited before the committee by Sinn Féin agreed...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: That shows the nonsense of the proposal because the asset is being left to someone with a value. The person is not leaving behind debt but an asset that is increasing in value over the next ten years. The goal is to get Ireland into a position of recovery. We have commenced work on it. One of the significant areas of the Irish economy that needs recovery is the normalisation of the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We have a quorum and are in public session. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, and his officials. The purpose of the meeting is to resume consideration of the Construction Contracts Bill 2010 from the Seanad. The Bill was referred to the select sub-committee by Dáil Éireann on 20 June 2012. Is it agreed to conclude consideration of the Bill today? Agreed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 23 and 24 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes. Deputy McDonald can speak about both of them, if she wishes. I shall ask her to move amendment No. 24 later.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: How stands the amendment?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 25 to 27, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 27 is an alternative to amendment No. 26 and amendments Nos. 25 to 27, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The proposal moves beyond the labour part of the construction site into services. One could be talking about generators, latrines and other contractors that do not involve skills or work associated with tradesmen.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 30 and 33 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister of State, his officials and members of the select sub-committee for completing consideration of Committee Stage. We hope and expect the legislation to be completed before the summer recess. It would be remiss of me to fail to acknowledge the presence of Senator Feargal Quinn who has been in attendance in the Visitors' Gallery throughout Committee Stage as he tracks the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Message to Dáil (12 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform has completed its consideration of the Construction Contracts Bill 2010 and has made amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a determination will be made in respect of a person's appeal to be provided with a grant on foot of them providing additional information as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28658/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We will now have a discussion on the disposal of State assets, to be followed by the quarterly review of the 2013 public expenditure against profile. I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, who is accompanied by Ms. Deirdre Hanlon, Mr. John Howlin, Mr. David Moloney and Mr. Brendan Ellison. The Minister will make opening remarks to be followed by a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister. As it is proposed to discuss both the sale of State assets and budgetary management by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I propose that the first round of questions from spokespersons be limited to 15 minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed. The headline issue in this discussion is the proposed sale of Coillte. In light of the Minister's statement, will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: In the long term, therefore, once Coillte has been reconfigured or restructured, it will remain a public national resource.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister clarified that the issue under consideration was the sale of Coillte harvesting rights rather than the company's lands. He stated: "a disposal of Coillte’s harvesting rights, which comprise much of the current value in the company, would have major implications for the future viability of the remaining business, particularly given its significant capital requirements"....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Is the €3 billion target still in place?