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Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: It is not working for the people whom I have met.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: I have given it a chance. The committee has held hearings and I am dealing with issues that are happening right now in the HSE, the Garda Síochána and an agency that is delivering services on behalf of the Department of Health. It is shocking. Sometimes, bodies pay no attention to the regulations on procurement. They are not impressed by the legislation. They have cultures and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: That ends our hearing for today. I thank the witnesses for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of an oral hearing in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if any payment has been made to the person. [10130/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Further Education and Training Awards Council certificate for agricultural mechanic, a recognised national standard, will be accepted as a qualification under the new entrant scheme for young farmers under 40 years of age; if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will qualify under this scheme on the basis of their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Uniforms (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 296. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will facilitate a request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, a former member of the 12th Battalion Pipe Band, for a part of the uniform used in a period during the 1970s, as four members of that person's family served in the same battalion. [10134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the support professionals, who are available at St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, to assist children diagnosed with diabetes; if a paediatric diabetes nurse will be appointed in the hospital in view of the fact that three children a week are being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; the waiting list number and the time frame for treatment; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will assess the services being delivered by the L'arche Ireland community, Callan, County Kilkenny, which have been underfunded for years, with a view to putting a long-term sustainable funding model in place to provide certainty to the service users; if the immediate need for capital funding to meet Health Information and Quality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 399. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to an operation for a shoulder replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny at Waterford Regional Hospital, Kilcreene, County Kilkenny, if he will confirm the action that has been taken by the Health Service Executive and-or his Department to fill the vacancy following the departure of a surgeon (details supplied); if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the funding process and agree the plans put forward for a respite house (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the issues raised by the estate management section of the Health Service Executive will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10129/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Petroleum and Gas Exploration (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of an application for an onshore licensing option and exploration licence at Wellington Bridge in the Carrick area of County Wexford in respect of a company (details supplied) in County Carlow. [10207/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the roadworthiness testing of classic and vintage vehicles; the timeframe for his consideration of the Road Safety Authority's review findings; if the recommendations of his Department will be published and debated by Dáil Éireann before any decision is made on the recommendations that will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (10 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen Fiddown train station on the Kilkenny-Rosslare line; if he has discussed such plans with Iarnród Éireann; his views on a rail service for the south based on commercial developments at Belview Port as well as passenger and public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10148/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: The first item on the agenda is correspondence received since our meeting on Thursday, 5 March. Correspondence has been received from the HSE on its appearance before the committee. It relates to what was reported in the media on the responses to the Comptroller and Auditor General's questions. I understand the HSE has not finished its work with the Oireachtas and Mr. McCarthy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: Presumably, it will be finished before its representatives appear before us in April.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: We should put them on notice that it may take more than a morning to deal with the matters that will be before us. As we will have a considerable amount of work to get through, it is only fair to put them on notice. We have received correspondence from Mr. Alan Duffy, CEO, HSBC, on the appearance of representatives before the committee. The correspondence is to be noted.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: The Deputy's correspondence is not on the list.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: The item of correspondence circulated the last time.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: Is that stated in the correspondence?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: At the last meeting the committee agreed that it would ask HSBC to send a representative, that we would have this meeting with the Revenue Commissioners and that the HSBC representative would sit in on it. There is no information to be had from this representative because they are not aware of the issues involved. We also asked at the last meeting that a letter be sent to HSBC in the United...