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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1656. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current position of the work permit renewal application of a person (details supplied); when she expects a decision to be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1234/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1663. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work of the Company Law Review Group; if it has considered greater regulation of receiverships; her views on the need for stronger regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1595/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1669. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the consumer rights Bill, the general scheme of which her Department had previously published; if she is considering greater consumer protection in relation to unfair contract terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1980/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1710. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a media report (details supplied) regarding the costs associated with the relocation of unaccompanied minors from France; if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the allocation of these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1754/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims made by companies for correlative adjustments for each of the years 2005 to 2016; the number of claims for correlative adjustments conceded by the Revenue Commissioners; the total value of the tax involved in those claims; if, in respect of the total number of claims made in these years, he will provide a breakdown by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of refunds arising from correlative adjustments made in 2016 and likely to be made in 2017. [2196/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of his proposed reforms to pension and retirement policies that would see an end to the compulsory retirement age; the work that has been undertaken by his Department to date; the timeframe for the proposed introduction of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2138/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current policy direction in respect of pensions; the status of the Green Paper on pensions and the subsequent consultation process; and the way in which he will proceed in this regard. [2139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Offices and Credit Unions Merger (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 164. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the work undertaken by his Department to date on the development of public banking here as envisaged in the programme for Government; and the planned timeframe for completion of this work. [2162/17]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I remind everybody in the room to ensure that their mobile phones are either turned off or on airplane mode as they interfere with the recording system. I welcome everyone watching these proceedings that are being relayed live and I welcome the people who are seated in the public Gallery. I welcome the representatives of the Private Hospitals Association to the meeting. The association...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for those submissions. I advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: There is a wide range of questions there for the witnesses to address.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I want to clarify the role of the association. Is Mr. Nugent saying the data does not exist or has not been collected, or is he saying that he does not have access to it this morning?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Will Mr. Nugent explain the role of the association for clarification? Is it just an umbrella group or lobby group?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Is that on a hospital basis-----

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: -----or across the sector? Is that what the witness is saying? Is it a case that when agreements are reached on procuring a certain level of service, the negotiation takes place with the HSE on an individual hospital basis rather than the group or the sector?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Does Deputy Brassil want to come in on this specific point?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, I have the Deputy here.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Just to clarify that last point, Mr. Fitzgerald, you said you have noticed more doctors?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.