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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for an assessment for a hip operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [43773/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (15 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: 137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [43182/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (15 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: 176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [43571/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (15 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if a cateract operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [43426/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: 439. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the urgent cases that were referred from Waterford General Hospital to Cappagh as these patients have now been told that the funding is now not available for the Cappagh iniative and they are now back on the WRH waiting lists; if he will confirm an early appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [43573/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (15 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: 440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow coeliacs obtain gluten free products on the medical card; if these coeliacs on medical cards and the elderly will be given special consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43574/13]
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Is it agreed to dispose of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s special report No. 78, matters arising out of education audits?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: We will examine most of the evidence separately at another meeting. Is it agreed to dispose of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s special report No. 78? Agreed. I thank the witnesses for attending this meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: Dr. Neavyn might check that again to see if anybody informed the president. I would like to know the procedure. Did anybody speak to Dr. Bryne in this period?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: What does Mr. Nolan think?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: What about the cascade of responsibility from the Department of Finance? Did departmental officials not look in at the Department of Education and Skills and the HEA to see where the dog was barking and what was going on?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: However, in this instance, the oversight of the Department and the HEA did not uncover anything.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform allocates the money to the Department of Education and Skills. I do not expect it to go down layers. The Department of Education and Skills allocates the money to the HEA. It is not expected to go down layers, but I would expect Mr. Nolan's Department at least to have a report from the Department of Education and Skills. I would expect that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: Essentially we were closing the gate when the horses were gone. Let us be honest; that is what happened. The Department introduced the guidelines later on, but the existing guidelines were completely ignored between two different Departments, the HEA and down in Waterford.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: Are they moving from being private entities to being subsidiaries?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: Are they coming into the State?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: What about the 160 staff?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: Is that the position now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: They were in the private sector but are they now moving across.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
John McGuinness: Will they remain that way?