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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: Deputy Burton mentioned the national development plan. Helpfully, she mentioned Waterford.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: I thank the Deputy. I have a question on the process from here on. I raise this because there is some confusion over it and the €2 billion fund that has been earmarked or ring-fenced for the major urban areas, plus some other urban areas identified in the national development plan. I do not believe it is an exaggeration to say that it was expected in Waterford - I can speak only...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: This is not in any way a criticism but the Minister will understand the nuance here.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: Let me refer to the circumstances that would obtain if we were just dealing in isolation with Government entities, such as local authorities dealing with the Minister's Department. People understand how Government works. In some cases, it works more slowly than one would like. In this case, we are dealing with investors who in some cases might have expected more clarity on the figures...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: I appreciate the Minister's response. Perhaps the chief executive of Waterford City and County Council could contact the Minister's office to start to discuss the process, at least, and outline what the council can expect with regard to what the Minister just said, specifically as it relates to Waterford. That would be helpful.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: I will paint the picture for the Minister very quickly. The chief executive in Waterford was quoted this week as saying that the council was not jumping up and down with regard to the announcements made last week. That leads to an air of uncertainty. Politically and investor-wise it is worrying when one hears something like that after what we have gone through with the process. Some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (20 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: 440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding his Department allocated to each of the six State fishery harbour centres since it assumed responsibility for them in October 2007; and the purposes of the funding in each case. [8378/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (14 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: 212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the farming organisations, industry and relevant agencies regarding the shortage of farm workers, particularly in the dairy sector; his plans to address this in terms of recruitment initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7597/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied). [7078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment under the GLAS scheme for a person (details supplied); and when payment will issue. [6239/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Programme (6 Feb 2018)

John Deasy: 565. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the concerns among operators regarding the proposed transfer of local link services provided under the rural transport scheme from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to his Department; the progress that has been made in implementing this recommendation from the 2017 report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Fáilte Ireland to include the Waterford Greenway among the greenways featured on the Wild Atlantic Way website. [4782/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of hits the Wild Atlantic Way website and the Ireland’s Ancient East website have received respectively since they were launched. [4783/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if statistics have been compiled to show the impact on visitor numbers the Ireland’s Ancient East marketing initiative has had since its launch. [4784/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if statistics have been compiled to show the impact on visitor numbers the Wild Atlantic Way marketing initiative has had since its launch. [4785/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested in the Ireland's Ancient East initiative to date in terms of overall online and offline marketing and promotion, relevant road signage and funding for specific projects in the counties under its remit. [4786/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested in the Wild Atlantic Way initiative to date in terms of overall online and offline marketing and promotion, relevant road signage and funding for specific projects in the counties under its remit. [4787/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (31 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding that has been allocated to the development of greenway walking and cycling projects over the past ten years, by project. [4788/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (23 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments under the basic payment scheme and GLAS for a person (details supplied) have not been issued; his plans to ensure that the issues are dealt with in order to allow payment to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2880/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (17 Jan 2018)

John Deasy: 102. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the freestyle libre diabetes monitoring system available under the long term illness scheme. [2162/18]