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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: It appears the State does not propose to conduct any investigation into whether the goods it is taking possession of have been paid for. The NDFA is washing its hands of the matter and telling contractors they can go to court.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: While that may be strictly what the contract says, surely the State has a duty of care? Many of these subcontractors have a legitimate expectation that the State would carry out proper due diligence. The NDFA indicated due diligence was done on Carillion, yet the company subsequently went wallop with €7 billion in debt. It is hard to see how the company was not trading recklessly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: Is the State not being unjustly enriched by taking possession of goods that have not been paid for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: The NDFA has not yet paid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: It is, however, prepared to pay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: What engagement is taking place with the schools? School principals, boards of management, parents and teachers have all been caught in the crossfire here. There is a serious shortage of school places in Wexford town and this is creating considerable pressure. Loreto secondary school in the town has hired new teachers, added new subjects to the curriculum and enrolled additional students....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: Does Mr. Corrigan expect students and teachers to cross a protest in their home town when they go to school in September? Have contingency plans been put in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: National Development Finance Agency and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jul 2018)

James Browne: I have one last question. Can I take it from the statements so far that the State is effectively not going to use any of its leverage, or the fact that it has not paid any money for these contracts, to ensure these subcontractors receive some kind of amelioration of their situation?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the agreement entered into between his Department and the management of a former school (details supplied) at the time of the closure of the school in 1967; the agreement's position on the school's amalgamation with another school; the agreement's position on the transportation of schoolchildren from one area to the latter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36543/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the County Wexford schools with a teaching principal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36545/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Maternity Protection Entitlements (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the allowance for breastfeeding breaks for children up to two years of age will be increased in view of recent teaching union motions; the position regarding this conditional leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36580/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in County Wexford that have no internet access; the locations of same; the proposed timeline to address this dearth of access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35497/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Custody and Access (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position on legislating for equal shared parenting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 588. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to designate, define and regulate formally the title of assistant psychologists in a similar manner to physiotherapists, counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35501/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 589. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychiatrists in each local health office, LHO; the number recommended under A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35503/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 661. To ask the Minister for Health if a timeline will be provided for the consideration of an application for the drug Translarna by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35740/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on services for CAMHS by county for more than six, nine, 12, 24 and 36 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of maintaining existing levels of service in mental health services for 2019; if funds will be allocated to address gaps in existing levels of service for mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

James Browne: 705. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent services without seven over seven mental health supports; the locations of these services; the number of staff and resources required to provide seven over seven mental health supports; his plans to implement these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35848/18]