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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2015)

John McGuinness: 691. To ask the Minister for Health the occupational therapist cover for the mid-Kildare region; the number of occupational therapists working in the area; the waiting list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: 114. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to New Ross Community Hospital in County Wexford towards running costs and refurbishments to meet Health Information and Quality Authority standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: 115. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full pension is not being paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if the special circumstance of the case will be reviewed and a positive result expedited. [21057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will fund information technology equipment in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the funding available in this regard. [21055/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case being made by a school (details supplied) in County Carlow to retain its current number of teachers, in view of the increased number of students expected over the next three years; if she will make an early and positive decision regarding the matter, as the local community is deeply concerned; the Government policy...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 14 May 2015 agreed? Agreed. There are no matters arising from the minutes. We will deal with correspondence sent since 14 May. Item 3A is correspondence from Accounting Officers and Ministers. Item 3A.1, correspondence dated 14 May 2015 from the HSE, is a follow-up to the meeting on 23 April 2015 and it is to be noted and published. Item 3A.2 is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: We will go through that correspondence and ask the clerk to include whatever is new in that in the report. We will then circulate a final draft arising from that, so the next step will be to publish the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes, we will deal with that now. Item 3A.4 is correspondence, dated 22 May 2015, from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, regarding compliance by UCC with public sector pay policy. That is to be noted and published. That is a short letter in which he informs us that the overpayments or additional payments being made have now ended....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Is that not what we wanted to know?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Okay. Item 3A.5 is correspondence, dated 25 May 2015, from the HSE and is a follow-up to our meeting on 23 April 2015, which is to be noted and published. This issue relates to the procurement of investigators and the use of former staff of the health services. We are due to consider a report on this shortly. Has that report been circulated?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Can we determine that it is the final draft?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: In line with that report, I wish to raise an issue that was brought to my attention by way of correspondence, although I do not have it with me. An investigation took place concerning Kilkenny. When the report arising from that investigation was sought, it was not released and neither were the details of the procurement process. Before finalising the report, we might ask that question of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes, under procurement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: I understand that, but notwithstanding that, we have to learn from that as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: We can do the final report in the week after next when we are back. We will publish it then. Item 3A.6 is correspondence, dated 27 May 2015, from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, regarding the technological university designation process. That is to be noted and published. We will have a follow-up meeting on this with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: I thought we were going to proceed. Has a date been set for a meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: Item 3A.7 is correspondence, dated 27 May 2015, from Ms Eileen Creedon, Chief State Solicitor, regarding legal costs borne by the State in prosecutions on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is to be noted and published. This correspondence is relevant to our meeting of 18 June 2015. Item 3B concerns individual correspondence. Item 3B.1 is correspondence,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: I think that it would because they were so upfront and upbeat about it this morning. It would be no harm to have them in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: We will ask them in. Item 3B.2 is correspondence, dated 14 May 2015, from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, regarding Gaelscoil Charraig na Siúire. That is to be noted and the reply forwarded to the school. Item 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 29 April 2015, from Mr. John Suttle, director of the Irish National Schools Trust,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 May 2015)

John McGuinness: I was aware that they outlined it.