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Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: If that is possible, we would be very happy with that.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Big questions were asked in that last group and it would take a long time to respond them. We will continue for another ten minutes up to 12.15 p.m., we then want Dr. Figueras to have refreshments and he would need to leave here for the airport by 1 p.m.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Sorry. Is it that one extends the cover incrementally?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: When Dr. Figueras talks about being incremental does he mean extending the different cohorts?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: He started saying benefits packages.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It is important to clarify that the Government has been in the process of extending universal general practitioner, GP, care to different cohorts but it is an entirely different matter to have a benefits package.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Apart from the 43% of people who have medical cards, the political decision was to extend free GP care to different age cohorts but not universal primary care. It is only GP care. The other services are not covered.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We know it does not work.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Thank you. If it is alright with Dr. Figueras we might pick up on some of those questions and forward them to him. We would very much appreciate written responses to them if Dr. Figueras is in a position to given them.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We will pick up on some of the issues and follow up with Dr. Figueras.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. Figueras covered a huge amount of ground and responded to the questions extremely well. We very much appreciate his time and the trouble he took to fly over here. We have really benefited from his experience.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: If it costs €600,000, it is not a starter home.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Registration (13 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider altering the current services threshold for VAT registration in order that the significant step effect for small businesses whose turnover exceeds €37,500 is eradicated. [30122/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (13 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he plans to increase funding to schoolbook rental schemes as indicated in the action plan for education 2016-2019 despite these schemes not being fully comprehensive or available in all schools and evidence from an organisation (details supplied) to suggest it would cost the State just €40 million to provide all school...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (18 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance further to box one on page C.22 of the budget book, when each of the adjustments to the fiscal space calculation became known to his Department; and the reason these were not flagged as part of the pre-budget process with the budgetary oversight committee or to opposition Deputies well in advance of the budget. [30620/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (18 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the €155 million adjustment that was made to the carryover effect of budget 2016. [30621/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (18 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the uptake of the special assignee relief programme in each of the years since its inception; and the amount of revenue foregone in each of those years. [30741/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the cost of introducing refundable tax credits. [30862/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-teacher ratios that will apply in 2017 as a result of budget 2017. [30861/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a 2015 National Development Finance Agency project (details supplied); his views on the fact that this project violates his Department's guidelines on social mix; the reason for his Department's decision to endorse this development as a public private partnership initiative...