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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Yes, they might get that to me in a note. A total of 665 people are classed as high-income individuals, earning in excess of €250,000. Their total claim in tax expenditure is €150 million. I do not know where the equity is in that when one sees people like nurses or teachers being absolutely screwed, and then they look at this cohort of people being able to claim €150...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I refer back to the landlord relief. It is 100% relief for the purchase or refurbishment of a property.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: It is only on loans.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 103 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Remuneration of certain senior staff in the University of Limerick and Institute of Technology Sligo (24 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: We will do that next. We will deal with that matter in private sessin.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 103 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Remuneration of certain senior staff in the University of Limerick and Institute of Technology Sligo (24 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I refer to whistleblowers B and C who presented to us on Tuesday. I have a number of issues to put to Professor Fitzgerald but I would like to do so in private session, having consulted the whistleblowers this morning. I note from the professor's correspondence also that he wishes to discuss certain issues in private. I ask that the committee go into private session.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 103 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Remuneration of certain senior staff in the University of Limerick and Institute of Technology Sligo (24 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I thank Professor Fitzgerald for his frank contribution during private session regarding persons B and C. I will follow up with the university in the next couple of days with correspondence on what I believe may be a resolution to a number of issues facing the university with regard to them. It will beyond my remit then to do any more about it. I hope Professor Fitzgerald will be able to...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: My colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, has outlined Sinn Féin's position on the Bill. I want to pick up on some issues he did not address owing to time constraints, one of which is the contradictions in the briefing notes obtained by Sinn Féin via freedom of information requests to the Department of Finance. These are notes provided to the Minister in the lead-up to the publication...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that will be delayed or deferred across all Departments due to the cost overruns of the national children’s hospital by the date on which they were due to commence; and the date to which they have been deferred in tabular form. [4152/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (29 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the private companies and consultancies that have been paid for the tendering and procurement process of the national children's hospital; and the amount paid to these companies for the tendering and procurement process in each of the years since the process began for the hospital. [3764/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (29 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost escalation for the national children’s hospital since October 2018; the manner in which the cost overrun will be spread over the following years until the completion of the project; the way in which revenue will be found and sourced to fund the overrun; if the cost overrun will affect the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (29 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects that will be delayed or deferred across all Departments due to the cost overruns of the national children’s hospital by the date on which they were due to commence in tabular form; and the date to which they have been deferred. [4151/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (30 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made to the Ombudsman by those in direct provision regarding the actions of accommodation centres; if the Ombudsman or his Department keeps records of complaints made to the accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (30 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the scheduled date for the commencement of operations by the legal practitioners’ tribunal in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/19]

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is that from the Exchequer.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Can I clarify, it was €1.433 billion; there was €97 million for ICT; €52 million for the electronic record; €86 million for Children's Health Ireland for integration; €40 million for the Mater campus, which is an additional €275 million. That is Exchequer funding. Outside of that, there is €18 million to be provided by way of philanthropy....

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will try to get through as many questions as possible because I want to come in a second time. I would like to spend the ten minutes clarifying some of the points and figures if I can. The €50 million comes out of the budget of the Department of Health. Is that correct? Another €49 million is to come out of other Departments' budgets to make up the costs. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: As such, the total reduction in capital costs between the Department of Health and other Departments to meet the overrun of the children's hospital is in fact €99 million next year. Is that correct? It is not €50 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I ask Mr. Breslin to clarify that, because everyone is under the impression it is €50 million-----

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: -----but it is actually €50 million from the Department of Health alone. The total cost next year is €99 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I want to run through this and clarify some of the figures. The business case figure was €983 million. Of that, €637 million was accounted for by construction costs and €346 million was accounted for by non-construction costs. Is that correct?