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Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: From the Secretary General. I telephoned.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: I welcome the witnesses. The Comptroller and Auditor General has another meeting to attend and we have had a long session this morning. It would be helpful if members would keep to a tight schedule. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones because they interfere with the sound quality of the transmission of the meeting. I advise witnesses that they are...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: I ask Mr. Elderfield to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Elderfield very much. May we publish his statement?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for retention of three special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the application will be expedited and approved based on the fact that another child has enrolled and requires an SNA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28938/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal on a claim for invalidity pension will be accepted and expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if they will be approved for supplementary allowance while the appeal is being processed. [28940/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (18 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 530. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to sanction the employment of public health/community nurses in Carlow/Kilkenny area; the reason sanction has not already given for these positions as part of an announcement made recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28936/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (18 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [28937/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 532. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the reason for the delay in dealing with this matter [28939/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (19 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the accuracy of the new digitisation process being used by his Department to measure afforestation schemes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants under forest schemes question the accuracy of these measurements, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Indebtedness (19 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned a study into the indebtedness of farmers; if he has the results of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29347/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 1 is the minutes of the meeting of 23 May 2013. Are they agreed to? Agreed. We will now deal with correspondence received since the meeting of Thursday, 23 May 2013. On correspondence received from Accounting Officers, No 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 22 May 2013, from Ms Eileen Quinlivan, acting chief executive officer of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, providing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: Does the Deputy have any other comment to make?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3A.2 is correspondence, dated 24 May 2013, from Mr. Dermot Quigley, principal officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, providing information requested on 7 March. The correspondence is to be noted and published. No. 3A.3 is correspondence, dated 24 May 2013, from Mr. Ray Mitchell, assistant national director at the HSE, providing additional information requested at...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: We can have a look at it. There is no role in regard to the correspondence which is just being noted. No. 3B.9 is correspondence, dated 27 May 2013, from Ms Anne Davis, secretary to the board of The Equality Authority, regarding correspondence from Ms Naomi Byass concerning Newbridge Educate Together school. The correspondence is to be noted and a copy forwarded to Ms Naomi Byass. No....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: Does the reply deal with it or should it be sent somewhere else? Has it been sent to the company?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.10 is correspondence, dated 29 May 2013, from Mr. Bernie Lloyd, public relations officer of the residents committee, Windmill Hill residents group, c/o Davitt Road, Wexford, regarding the Wexford courthouse project. The correspondence is to be noted. No. 3B.4 is related. The item raised relates to the actions of a local authority which falls outside the remit of the committee. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: Have we received a note from the Office of Public Works?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.11 is correspondence, dated 28 May 2013, from Mr. Myles Duffy, Bellevue Avenue, Glenageary, County Dublin, regarding Vote 30 - funding public broadcasting. The correspondence is to be noted. We raised the matter of television licence fee evasion and will forward Mr. Duffy's letter to the Department to ascertain what steps are being taken to reduce the level of evasion. We dealt with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.12 is correspondence, dated 28 May 2013, from Mr. Paul Maloney, former chief executive, Dublin Docklands Development Authority, regarding the committee’s examination of Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. The correspondence is to be noted. We will schedule a meeting with Mr. Maloney. On that point, the...