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Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the economic statements. I welcome the radical change in the budgetary process that has been brought about by Fine Gael. It is good to see that we have moved away from a disconnected annual event where we have seen a rabbit pulled out of the hat and policies being announced on the day without being stress-tested robustly. Fine Gael has adopted a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (20 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) [27105/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. I will be very brief. I ask Mr. Hernan for an update on a town bus service for Mullingar. I note west Clare, Cork, Drogheda and Athlone are mentioned in the documentation provided to the committee by the witnesses but Mullingar was specifically mentioned in Project Ireland 2040 in that regard. I also seek an update on a revised timetable for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 15. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of the music capital scheme 2017-18; the status of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26714/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Biodiversity Plan (21 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the objectives, targets and actions contained in the National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 149. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited [27137/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [27542/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27577/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (26 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 517. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if RAPID or SICAP grants are suitable for funding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27375/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the parts of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 that have been commenced; the parts that have yet to be commenced; the progress made on disability legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28102/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (27 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [28139/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been approved and are waiting for home help services and home care packages in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/18]

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the witnesses for attending. The establishment of an independent appeals office was well flagged and was one of the recommendations for our tax code, but the Comptroller and Auditor General's report presents a chaotic picture of what has happened since the office's establishment in March 2016, for example, a haphazard approach to internal controls. The commission is seeking extra...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: That is approximately €7,200 in overtime per month. Am I correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: Why would it be within the commission's remit to pay those moneys if they accrued prior to the commission's establishment?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: For work not done in the TAC.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: That was not the commissioners' duty. They were responsible for a new entity. If someone made a claim for overtime that arose in a previous structure, surely that would not be the commission's responsibility, but the responsibility of the previous structure or employment.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: Did the commission get legal advice on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: It seems strange for a new office that is trying to manage a new budget to make a payment without getting legal advice. Did the commissioners see an auditor's independent verification of the overtime that was worked? Did an auditor recommend to the commission that this money be paid?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (28 Jun 2018)

Peter Burke: It is a straightforward question.