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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: Figures-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: The Department should capture these figures across the various sections as a separate heading in any future Estimate presented to the committee. We are not being presented with a clear picture of the specific allocation and priority. For example, pay and allowances are captured as one. The same should be the case with training and development if they really are being given the priority...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: It has not in some cases.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: My final two questions are on the key outputs and overall metric of the targets that are built into the Estimates. I am surprised that there has been no determination of the number of overtime hours incurred by Operation Thor, which is the codename for the operation that is intended to address the burglary crisis of recent years. The operation worked effectively in many communities and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: Can she not determine what the priority and allocation are?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: Yes. I wish to note something about the output metrics. Overall, it is important that we be careful with them. Many of these metrics, while linked to budgetary allocations, revolve around the ongoing crisis. How its resolution is managed politically and by senior management will determine whether public opinion, perception and satisfaction levels improve. A matter that relates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (13 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (13 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per theatre per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality between newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to consider and implement the changes proposed by the Public Service Pay Commission on the issue of pay inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS band school (details supplied) will have exclusive access to a full-time home school community liaison teacher; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school has had no contact from his Department since the matter was first raised, despite his response to a previous parliamentary question to the effect that departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Architects Register (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the Building Control Act; if he is considering a proposal received by a body (details supplied) in this regard; when decisions will be made following consideration of the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traffic Management (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the accuracy and effectiveness of a system (details supplied) used for predicting traffic changes for proposed developments; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by community groups and persons regarding the effectiveness of this system; the number of local authorities that use or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 939. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE decided not to reimburse persons for a drug (details supplied); when the HSE informed the company of this decision by letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the details of performance related bonus schemes in operation in the HSE; the numbers who have participated in each of the past 12 years and to date in 2017; the details of each payment; the criteria involved; the amounts paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1456. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure a pay agreement reached (details supplied) will be fully implemented as part of the planned unwinding of the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/17]

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 7. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased counting the number of private beds in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/17]

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: What is the reason the HSE has ceased counting the number of private beds in public hospitals and will the Minister make a statement on the matter? We know that since the Health (Amendment) Act 2013 the Government has brought forward a policy of quasi-private hospitals within our public hospital system, which is regressive and has contributed to the significant waiting times. Why has the...

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: Public hospitals should be for public patients and only public work should go on in public hospitals. They should not be quasi-private institutions. Patients receive private care in the public health system and this is not a progressive way to run a public health system. What we have seen with the policy is that hundreds of thousands of people, who have already paid their taxes and who...

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: The Minister needs to deal with it. It is an example of how ineffective Fine Gael has been in setting its health policy. It has introduced effective quasi-private hospitals in our public hospital system and this is regressive. The hole will only get bigger because the incentive for managers is to have increased private output in the context of our public health system, and the people who...