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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (4 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 138. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his plans to introduce legislation to allow for three extra weeks parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (4 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 139. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider certain professions, such as teachers, that are currently on maternity leave when legislating for the additional parental leave and that they might not be able to take the extra leave once returned to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (4 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 198. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to accommodate those who require HIV testing but are unable to pay the fee currently required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (4 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 199. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce STI testing for non-emergency cases or those without general practitioner referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6065/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 200. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand PrEP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6066/21]

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank everybody for coming along. I want to return to the issue of the claims. The number of them appears to be extremely high. Can Mr. Gunning, in his professional experience, advise if 716 claims over that period is standard? Is it high or low and, if so, to what degree?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That was my interpretation of it too.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Can Mr. Gunning put a bit more colour on the range of the nature of those claims? He said they vary considerably in terms of monetary value but what about the source of them?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes, it does. Mr. Devine said earlier that while there were €300 million worth of claims, he contested that that would be the outlay involved. Does he want to speak a bit more about that?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Mr. Gunning set out the recommendations that have been implemented post the 2019 report. He said that strong additional measures had been put in, and I assume that is what he is referring to. What about the volume of claims since the implementation of that? I am not taking April 2019 as the date of implementation. Surely it takes a period of time to implement that. Can Mr. Gunning...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Can I ask as well-----

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will conclude in that case. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to safely reopen primary and secondary schools for mainstream learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for obtaining a permanent premises for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7003/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 863. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding front-line and nursing home staff who choose not to get vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Ms Murphy-Fagan for attending today's meeting and for her contribution so far. Earlier, she spoke with Deputy Carthy about the various systems and how they have evolved over time, and said that to compare the two really was not to compare apples with apples. I do not have a background in accountancy or accrual accountancy. Will Ms Murphy-Fagan explain to me the new system and its...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It does and I thank Ms Murphy-Fagan. Is there anything Ms Murphy-Fagan wants to expand on? She said comparing the systems as they evolved really does not compare apples with apples. Is there anything on which she wants to elaborate or is she happy?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Will that system provision the answers to questions if someone wants to conduct a real-time analysis of the exact number of full-time equivalent or part-time positions? Will it be possible to track that from this system as well? I recall an incident in 2011 in the Department of Health that blew my mind. It related to trying to track people in the HSE. What happened has always stuck with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will ask just two further questions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I was going to ask about cybersecurity but I might leave that for the moment. In terms of the staff blend, in 2019 Ms Murphy-Fagan had 750 staff. When this work is completed, how will the staff in her office transition? What will be the new arrangements, will their roles change or how will it work over time?