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Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: Okay. I have no issue with either Dr. McLoughlin's answers or Mr. O'Brien's answers but the issue is that they are not in a position, through no fault of theirs, to answer some of the questions because they were not in situ, but that is the frustrating aspect of this. If we are to get to the bottom of this, having spent dozens of hours of time on it - the time of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: I thank Mr. Heffernan for that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: That is a very fair submission.

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: Regarding one other matter, has Revenue been notified of this situation or does it have an opinion on it? That might be a question for Dr. Smith considering that 27 cheques were paid to cash totalling €42,000. Obviously, in terms of cheques paid in cash, it is difficult for Revenue to track if there is a tax implication.

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: Have they come back to Mr. McCarthy?

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: I am slightly alarmed by the word "disappeared". When did they disappear or when were they last seen? Did they exist?

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: It is but one would imagine it is somewhat worrying. We will return to this point again.

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: Does the analysis that appears on page 3 of Dr. Smith's document in respect of trips by year pertain to actual trips?

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: They may not be-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: Timmy, you know you are responsible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he plans to respond to policy advice on the future of special needs education from the National Council Special Education; if an implementation group will be appointed to progress this report; if he expects parent and teachers to be involved in this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the number of special needs assistant posts in a special needs school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if there have been any additional allocations of special needs resources in view of the acute demand and circumstances; the action currently being considered to address the acute demand and altered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Application Numbers (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all new school buildings, school extensions and upgrades and investments planned for schools in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the projected timeline for completion of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30282/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing for dual enrolment to take place for children with special educational needs, in such circumstances where a child is being gradually transitioned to mainstream school or attending as much mainstream school as possible but also requires to remain in a special needs school for a period of time or for certain aspects;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the timeline for providing the new second level school which he announced for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when patronage will be decided for this school; when it is expected to open its doors to students; when a decision will be made on the precise location; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Mental Health (Anti-Discrimination) Bill 2013: First Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision, in the context of evident and persistent unfair discrimination against persons who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or who have in the past been diagnosed with a mental illness, for the protection of certain classes of persons having been diagnosed with a mental illness and to prohibit the...

Mental Health (Anti-Discrimination) Bill 2013: First Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed budget for the energy upgrade of local authority properties as recently announced as part of a local stimulus plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30997/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: 191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by local authority area of the number of meetings on an annual basis that have been held between Oireachtas Members and County/City Managers since the abolition of the dual mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31090/13]

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Simon Harris: I wish to share time with Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick.