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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (19 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing hot meals in primary schools either through State provisions or privately provided in the interests of children's health, learning and concentration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19356/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 889. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will explore the possibility of education and training board institutions providing English language courses to international students over the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20515/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (26 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 999. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase the financial allocation to Mountain Rescue Ireland and to Galway Mountain Rescue in view of an improving budgetary situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (26 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 1018. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Driver Licensing Service plans to introduce postal provision for applicants seeking to renew their licence by post, in view of the fact that the service's website states the process will be established next year and the service was established in 2013; if there will be separate provision made for applicants who are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (27 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the works which took place at the Seanchéibh quay, in An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe, early this year; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that approximately 24 inches of sand was dredged from the quay; if a foreshore licence was required for such work; if one was sought...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (27 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the works which took place at the Seanchéibh quay, in An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe, early this year; that the works involved the construction of a concrete block pier extension; if his Department or agencies within his remit have concerns as to the heritage, aesthetic or visual impact of the works; and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of the wind farm guidelines that his Department is undertaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21066/15]

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: I thank the Chairman and welcome Ms O'Donoghue and her officials. I will go back to Deputy Deasy's line of questioning on the public services card. I found the figures interesting. There have been 1.4 million cards issued, so 62 cases is an extremely small number. The anecdotal evidence is that identity fraud and cases of multiple claims by a single claimant, with people signing on, for...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Absolutely. Does everybody who is currently in receipt of welfare payments have a public services card?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: I had the pleasure of getting a public services card with Eoin Browne in Galway a number of months ago - I will not comment on whether I will need it or not. What is the process for making sure someone does go in and get one? Is there a timeline or a target set, where someone is written to and told that if they do not sign up for a public services card when they have the opportunity to do...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Are the pictures cross-referenced with the passport service? I see that there is a link there with the people who have applied for a passport. Is that one of the checks that exists?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: I understand when they are taking the picture there is a mathematical process whereby they measure points and things.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Biometric, yes. It would be a good safety mechanism if it was cross-referenced with the passport service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Staying with the question of compliance, if there is one thing that people hate, it is abuse of the social welfare system. It breaks the social contract. It breaks the deal whereby if one cannot get by one will be helped out and if one is making one's own way one pays one's own way. The stories in the press would imply that the number of people reporting or identifying people who they...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: The figure of 28,000 in 2012 is high, as is 25,000. Is there capacity within the system to actually go through every single one of those?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Is there any way of measuring the success or accuracy of the figures? Can it be said of the 28,000 that 15% are accurate?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: It is still quite a significant number, 20% would be 5,000 per year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Compared to the public service card, and not to denigrate it, one gets 62 cases, whereas the public has reported 5,000.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: Has a value been put on it to date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013 (28 May 2015)

Derek Nolan: It is €2.5 million already.