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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: It got less from the Minister than anticipated.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: Effectively, the bulk of that €21,000,000 is the JobPath figure.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: Yes. Some savings were made on An Post and whatever.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: The Department did.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: I have one or two brief comments. On the agency services, the JobPath figure which the Minister gave was-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: What did it go up to?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: What was the original estimate then?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: In comparison to everything else that the Minister has presented here today, this is a very significant increase, about 40% more. That went among those JobPath companies to administer the scheme. Is it because they dealt with more people or did they retain people in employment for longer? It is a phased payment but it strikes me, from the point of view of doing an Estimate, that if...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: They hit the jackpot in terms of where they thought they might be and where they have ended up. It is significantly different.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: In playing that role, will members have access to that Indecon report that the Minister referred to?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: Then the Minister will come and tell us.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: That would be helpful.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: Allow Deputy Brady to make the point and I will afford the Minister an opportunity to reply.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: Could the Deputy afford the Minister time to respond to him?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending today.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (4 Dec 2018)

John Curran: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the year ended 31 December 2018: Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection .

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2018)

John Curran: I previously raised with the Taoiseach the situation of two boys in my constituency, Sam and Glen, who suffer from spinal muscular atrophy. With their parents and 20 other children around the country, they are looking for access to a drug called Spinraza. The Taoiseach indicated that it had not been approved by the HSE. In subsequent replies, he indicated that the matter was under review...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

John Curran: I shall confine my comments directly to the amendments. I am conscious that Report Stage is not a rehashing of the referendum debate or Second Stage speeches. It would be remiss of me, however, not to contribute because I, like everybody else in this House, have heard significant numbers of medical professionals, including doctors, nurses and trainee nurses and doctors, raise concerns about...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Dec 2018)

John Curran: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if an access programme will be established to the drug Spinraza for children with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (5 Dec 2018)

John Curran: 113. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline and the next steps to implement the findings of the review of hospital parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50617/18]