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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (14 May 2014)

John McGuinness: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [21754/14]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: The first item on our agenda is the minutes of the meeting of 8 May. Are they agreed to? Agreed. No. 3A is correspondence from Accounting Officers and-or Ministers. No. 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 7 May 2014, from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as a follow-on from our meeting of 3 April. The correspondence is to be noted and published.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: That is fine. We will do so following the meeting. We may also send a copy of what the Deputy has said in that regard. No. 3A.2 is correspondence, dated 12 May 2014, from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, regarding the sociology department at UCC. It concerns the outcome of an investigation of certain matters relating to that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: Can we raise the matter again with the Department and ask for a speedy response?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 3A.4 is correspondence, dated 13 May 2014, from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, regarding ineffective expenditure at County Wexford VEC. Ineffective expenditure, totalling €420,500, has been incurred on premises that could not be sublet. We can raise the matter today if any member is interested in it. Otherwise, we will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.4 is correspondence, received on 9 May 2014, from Eames Solicitors regarding Ms Angela Kerins. The correspondence is to be noted and published. The committee has informed Ms Kerins of the next stage in its examination of Rehab. The request from one Dáil committee to another for application of compellability is a parliamentary procedure and there is no provision whereby those...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: Yes, we received an acknowledgement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: We have no idea. As we heard the last day, the committee is likely to seek outside legal advice on the application relevant to the examination of section 39 companies. We must await the result of that advice and the committee's meeting before we can continue. Unfortunately, therefore, there is no timeframe.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: No, the problem the last time was related to the Act. There were protocols and monitoring to be put in place for those appearing before committees. All of that has been agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and that committee is now ready to receive applications and deal with them. I expect the legal advice should not take long and that we should know, perhaps, before the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: For this House, that would be an achievement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: We can reflect that to them in writing, indicate that as far as our work is concerned both applications are urgent and ask them to give both applications priority.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: The priority is that there are only two applications.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: We will write to them in that respect. Next is correspondence from Dr. Mark Harrold re misuse of funds at St. Michael's House. This is to be noted and forwarded to the HSE for investigation and a note on the matters raised. We have already agreed that St. Michael's House will be one of the section 38 bodies that we will call in for examination. We must set dates for all of them. Within...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: Yes. It will be noted and published.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: The clerk usually acknowledges these letters. In the context of this one, he can respond-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: Next is correspondence dated from representatives of Comeraghs Against Pylons, County Waterford re waste of taxpayers' money by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and EirGrid. This is to be noted and a copy forward to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for a note on the issues raised. Again, this should be published. We are noting it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: The NAMA report will be published next Tuesday or thereabouts. That is a special report and we will deal with it on 29 May. We have to visit NAMA. Can we do so prior to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: We will follow up on that meeting. The date is 12 June for the meeting with the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding health, Health Service Executive budget management and so on. We may have to hold some extra meetings because we have to bring in all of the agencies that we have agreed to bring in and follow up on the other issues. We will set out these in the coming week and set out...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: In the course of next week we will set out the dates so that we are aware of them. Do any members wish to raise anything under any other business? No. I congratulate the members from the Committee of Public Accounts who are taking part in the banking inquiry. I wish Deputy O'Donnell and Deputy Murphy well. They have good experience of the background to the banking issue. The bank...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: I imagine the Taoiseach will be delighted with that news.