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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Assessment of Need provision under the Disability Act 2005; if he will outline a timeframe for extending this provision as per the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17181/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health if he has discussed the issue of Autism with his ministerial counterparts at an EU level in terms of Council of Minister meetings or informal meetings; if he will provide an overview of such discussions and any conclusions arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17184/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all reports and strategies which have been developed by his Department or any agency under his Department's remit in relation to disability services and any specific disabilities or special needs from 1997 to date; the name of the report or strategy, date of publication, action taken arising from the publication of the report; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Events (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on Gathering events organised in a county (details supplied); the amount of funding given to events in this county; if he will give details of tourism statistics for the county to date in 2013 compared to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: I agree with Deputy Donohoe but we must bear in mind that the last time the DDDA appeared before the committee, it was somewhat farcical because it felt constrained in regard to the questions it could answer because of ongoing legal action. Now the DDDA will be back in but some of the key people who we want to answer questions have left it. We will have new people in who will answer every...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: Can we ask the HSE to have responses ready to the findings of our own report, rather than telling us that it will come back with further information at a later date? I ask that the executive be ready to respond to questions arising from our public report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: The process the Chairman has outlined sounds thorough and satisfactory. He is quite right to deal with this in this manner because it is an issue of public concern. The sum of money, €250,000, is the cost of a house for many people who are looking to buy one today, and the Chairman has been honest enough to admit that he would be the first to be hopping mad if people came before the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: We will learn very little if we look in isolation at the situation that was reported about the Chairman in a newspaper. People can decide whether the sum of money was large and they can arrive at their own conclusions. It would be helpful if details of the cost of refurbishing and renovating the offices of Ministers and Ministers of State around the same period of time were made available...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (23 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application for guardian's payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when a determination is expected to be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18571/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: 397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans in place whereby individuals who are due to retire in 2014 can avail of some social welfare payment to bridge the gap between their retirement date and their 66th birthday now that the option of applying for the transition pension is no longer open to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19098/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: During the short time I have been a Deputy, I have become used to hearing the Opposition Members be critical with regard to the lack of time they are given to consider matters and to hold Ministers to account. They also complain about the power of the Executive. The very function of this meeting is to provide all Deputies with an opportunity to hold the Minister for Public Expenditure and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: How long does it take the run down the cost of a referendum commission?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: There has been talk in the past of establishing a referendum commission on a permanent basis. Has consideration been given to that?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: It is not the Minister's view?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (24 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put in place special needs educational units within existing mainstream second level schools acknowledging that new second level schools are being built with such facilities but recognising that existing second level schools are in the main lacking in such facilities and leading to large numbers of students with special needs...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: Would it be helpful to circulate the list?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: It might save us all trying to transcribe them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. To return to one of the first questions asked, to be sure I am absolutely clear, as of today or as close to today as possible, the current budgetary position of the HSE is that it is approximately €18 million below budget overall.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: That seems to be a very welcome turnaround from what we saw in January when the HSE was approximately €12 million over budget. I ask Mr. O'Brien to reassure me that the €25 million capital underspend is not just lagging behind and that we will not see an advancement. Is it a timing issue which is presenting the figures in a better light?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011 (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: The €25 million will be spent.