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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 14 November 2017, if the reports that the Legal Service Regulatory Authority forwarded to him, a section 119 report of public consultation on multidisciplinary practices and section 120 report of public consultation on certain matters relating to barristers, have been laid before...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are available to persons to appeal a generic prescription when they are instructed that they have no choice but to take a generic medication via that prescription even when they have clarified there are contraindications to taking the generic medication and that they are happy to pay additional costs (details supplied); and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 496. To ask the Minister for Health when parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the transition arrangements which were put in place in 2015; the expected timeframe set out then; if the registry is set up; if not, when it will be; if clinics ceased using anonymous egg and sperm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 520. To ask the Minister for Health if he will permit the funding of dental implants in the cases of reconstructive surgery post-oncological treatment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact implant procedures are of a critical nature in allowing a person to relearn the way to eat solid food; the options available to persons if treatment is withdrawn due to a funding restriction (details...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 586. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the use of smoky coals will still be allowed for certain types of engine for example vintage tractor engines and vintage locomotive engines; his plans to make provisions for the use of smoky coal allowable in very specific circumstances in view of his recent announcement on the matter; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 722. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Question No. 490 of 5 December 2017, if a reduced benefit will be made available to premature babies born prior to 1 October 2017 who were in neonatal care when the cut-off came into force in view of the commencement date for the additional leave and the fact that it cannot be extended to before 1 October 2017;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Applications (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time it has taken for HAP applications to be processed and approved from date of application to date of processing and payment by number, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54301/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I propose Deputy Cullinane.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to come back to that at some point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: His concerns are not just unique to one location. There is a general concern about this but obviously a decision has already been taken. The concern is about the loss of the local connection but as the decision has already been taken I do not think there is a lot we can do.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It concerns other correspondence we received from other members of the board. I assume we did the same with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Dr. Thorn is the subject of some of the correspondence and something about this does not sit comfortably with me. The people who wrote to us drew attention to a briefing that took place in advance of a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Has any correspondence between the HSE and Deloitte been received yet?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We were told it would be no problem. We have heard this about correspondence before and then the correspondence does not materialise.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We are not going to forget about this - we will raise it every week until he delivers. He has made a commitment to us and we expect him to deliver on that commitment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We understand the first. It is the same issue that arises with all the universities. We should deal with the second.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2016
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Liquidation (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I also want to register serious concern about the committee not being able to discuss this issue today. This has been on our work plan for some months. When one looks at the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, not that one would need to, the one organisation that jumps off the page is IBRC in terms of the totality of what we are dealing with here. We all know and accept that. It is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2016
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Liquidation (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I have had a fairly similar experience with regard to another matter in front of an inquiry regarding not answering questions. There is an issue with transparency. Will the Department will go back and talk to its legal advisers and perhaps the Minister about reconsidering the approach it is taking with the committee? If the Department has a good story to tell, why would it not want to tell...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2016
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Liquidation (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will move on to oversight. Mr. Carville said that it involved the equivalent of two people at the moment. It was then stated that prior to that, at the height of it, it involved ten people. I received documents from the Department under the freedom of information process. They were heavily redacted but from what I could make out of the pieces I could read - this goes back to 2014 and...