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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: What about the stake-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate that, and Mr. Flanagan is not going to be locked in to what he said on that point. I am not going to hang him on that. Has he taken into consideration the saving in acute hospital expenditure because that drug is being used?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Some €25 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Does Professor Barry want to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: And it is easy to distinguish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: It needs nine more.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: 30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason there are so many board vacancies on An Bord Pleanála; and the actions he is taking to implement the appropriate 2016 review of the organisation. [33106/17]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Wider rather than longer.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate that. It is an outstanding question from some months ago that I raised.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: How is the matter not within that committee's remit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Could the Chairman go back to his counterpart on the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and ask him to explain the latter's position.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Will the Chairman also have a word with the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine because I think it is ridiculous that the latter is not dealing with this issue?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: If we finish early we could start early.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: My first question was on the special reports. I am glad to hear the response on school transport. We have committed to bringing CIE back very soon after the summer recess.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: It may not take a full day but it is fresh in our minds. Can we do it as early as possible?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: We need to plough on today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have three points. I agree with the ruling of the Chair. It is extraordinary to be handed this letter with this request. It is no secret that this report will be published in the coming days or week. Second, the letter makes reference to the media. I have not seen anything in the media relating to any extracts from this report. We have been very clear in how we have done our work on...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Also the breath tests.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: I do not think that will work for the simple reason that the middle session will be one of the longer sessions. We have the following options: first, in the overlap area, the Chairman might allow us to question each organisation as part of the normal round of questioning.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)
Alan Kelly: Otherwise, the two organisations would have to remain for the whole day, and we are not going to do that.