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- Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: There is. There is sometimes an arrogance in the responses you and Mr. McDonagh give, when all we are trying to do here, sometimes from an uninformed or poorly informed position, is to extract information on what you are doing within NAMA on an issue. I can give examples as they are available. All I am asking you to do is to acknowledge some of these and look at the way you process them....
- Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: There you go again.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: No, do not, because I had to hijack you one day. I was accused of that. There was also other correspondence and, in my opinion, we did not get a fulsome reply to it. Yes, we will leave it at that. Are you seeking to have the last word?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: There you go - you should have remembered being hijacked. I must try it again. Thank you very much for your attendance. Members, there are other issues not being dealt with today. As we said at the start of the meeting, we will deal with them next week.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (6 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a payment of jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [34291/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (6 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in correspondence sent to her regarding that person's means test, property tax, water charges and other taxes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34313/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (6 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Question No. 267 of 22 September 2015, if she will outline the issues raised by the Social Welfare Branch Managers' Association and her response to these; if the Revenue Commissioners have given their opinion, or if it has been sought; the number of times her Department has met the representatives of the association;...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (6 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: 297. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 25 June 2015, the reason for the delay in responding to employees (details supplied) of the Office of Public Works who are based in County Kilkenny in their claim of bullying; the cost of the Baker, Tilly Ryan and Glennon report; the reason it was not acted upon; his views that the Office of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (6 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: 492. To ask the Minister for Health if a payment made to the Health Service Executive by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be refunded, as the medical fees are covered by the person's medical card; if the explanation provided by the person's general practitioner that, while under the influence of medication, the person completed a form incorrectly will be accepted; if he...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: 646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 467 of 17 February 2015 regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary and the provision of a new school building, whether a site has been identified; if so, the timeframe for the provision of a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34334/15]
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: In view of what was said earlier on NAMA, the invitation stands for Deputy Wallace to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts and it would be helpful to the committee in view of a lot of the anger, frustration, secrecy and-----
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: -----arrogance around NAMA. That stands. Regarding the six cases mentioned in "Prime Time" last night, will the Minister bring forward an interim report-----
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: -----to give us an opportunity to deal with the confidence issue raised in the process? The Taoiseach raised the issue of Irish Water and discussed it earlier. Will he amend the legislation to ensure-----
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: -----Irish Water comes under the control of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: It requires legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: It requires legislation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 1 October 2015 agreed? Agreed. There are no matters arising. We will now deal with correspondence from Accounting Officers and Ministers. Correspondence has been received from the HSE on prompt payment compensation, to be noted and published. This is an ongoing issue, particularly within the health sector, and chapter 19 of the Comptroller and Auditor...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: We will follow up on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: We will now deal with individual correspondence. Correspondence has been received from an anonymous source regarding funding to Mannix College, County Cork, to be noted and forwarded to Cork Education and Training Board for a note on the matter. We will now deal with documents relating to today’s committee meeting. Nos. 3C.1 to 3C.6 are the opening statements and presentations for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)
John McGuinness: Is it agreed to note these accounts? Agreed. We have received further correspondence from HL Commodity Foods regarding previous comments and hearings of the Committee of Public Accounts and I will circulate it to members. I want to have it noted and published in due course. We should get a reply alongside it. Members will not have seen it, so perhaps we should also ask for the reply...