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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: 1107. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [46187/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: 1108. To ask the Minister for Health if a motorised chair or scooter will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if they have been assessed by the Health Service Executive for this type of equipment. [46192/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: My overall view on the budget and what we read in the Finance (No. 2) Bill is that the budget has driven a huge wedge between Government and the citizen. It has built on past Government decisions and creates a divisiveness between the administrators of the country and the citizen. There is a deep inequality to which previous speakers have referred that is growing beyond any doubt and that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 24 October 2013 agreed to? Agreed. We have received correspondence since our meeting on Thursday, 24 October. No. 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 24 October 2013, from Mr. Colin Bray, chief executive officer, Ordnance Survey Ireland, providing additional information requested by the committee at its meeting on 17 October. This correspondence is to be noted...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: That was noted. No. 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 18 October 2013, from Ms Geraldine Tallon, Secretary General, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, providing a note previously requested on issues raised by Mr. Michael Barrett, Lakeside Marina, Athlone. The correspondence is to be noted and a copy forwarded to Mr Barrett. No. 3B.4 is correspondence, dated 18...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: We will arrange it in the work programme. No. 3B.6 is correspondence, dated 22 October 2013, from Mr. Brendan Ryan, chief executive officer, Courts Service, providing a note previously requested on issues raised by Mr. Kevin Fitzgerald regarding Digital Audio Recordings-Courts Service. The correspondence is to be noted and a copy forwarded to Mr. Fitzgerald No. 3B.7 is correspondence,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Is any other member offering?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: The Deputy’s suggestion that the Secretary General or Accounting Officer automatically appear before the committee if information requested is not received by the committee within four weeks is reasonable and should be standard practice. On the specific question of the information sought from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, it is setting a bad example for other...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Yes, they will have ten days in which to reply.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: That would help us in our work. We will send a transcript and if there is no response, we will set aside some time next Thursday. I think it will take more than ten minutes but we will get the explanation then. Does any other member wish to raise matters? At the meeting with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I asked that we would get some assurance that people involved in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Can we write to them to remind them that this is a dated matter, we are anxious to draw a conclusion to it and we would like to see a bit more efficiency on their side in providing us with the appropriate framework to bring in the witnesses under compellability and to conclude our report?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: It is not good enough that it would drag on from year to year. The last item that is outstanding is the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, DDDA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Will we be able to conclude with the list of witnesses before the end of November so that, again, we can move to close off something that has been hanging around for years?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: If it facilitates witnesses, perhaps another day other than a Thursday can be set.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: I am sure members are quite agreeable to that in order to get through the workload but to have that amount of work dragging behind either because of CPP or dates is not satisfactory. Will we be launching the bank stabilisation report next week?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: We invited Mr. Doyle, Mr. Neary and Mr. Cardiff to appear before us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: We should inform all of them, and possibly Mr. Cardiff because he gave evidence, that this is our report, give them copies and see if they will come forward as witnesses at some future meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Would it be possible to facilitate that and bring in the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and possibly the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and have a discussion with them?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: We spoke about the engagement between the local government auditor and the Comptroller and Auditor General in improving the oversight of local expenditure, but nothing has changed since.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to comment on the matter.