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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: I understand that fully, but I will ask the question again. Does KBC, or any bank, have a role in deciding who is employed to carry out the eviction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: Mr. Mahon is using the word "advise". Does he have any role? This is an important clarification I need to obtain, if possible. Does the bank, or any bank, have any role in deciding who is employed to carry out that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: Mr. Mahon is clearly stating that the Courts Service hires the company to evict the families. That question requires a "Yes" or "No" answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: We are playing round with words here. It is very simple. Does the Courts Service nominate or employ the firm to carry out the eviction without any interference from the bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: There is possibly some involvement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: I am not going to get a clear answer so I will not proceed further. I appreciate that this is also difficult for our guests. I understand fully that when they lend money, their right to want it back is important. With regard to specific evictions and in cases where there is a home and a farm involved, does the bank make an attempt to allow the family to remain in the home and, perhaps,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: I am not trying to badger Mr. Mahon. It is my responsibility to ask such questions. There has been much turmoil in my area. Many genuine people are upset. That is why I have to ask those questions today. The individual from KBC Bank who I dealt with was very helpful and fair. I thank Mr. Mahon for attempting to answer those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: There are ongoing legal proceedings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: Who chooses the company to carry out the work?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (16 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 98. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that every effort will be made to resolve the funding anomalies regarding the Rehab Group in view of the fact that it employs 1,500 staff nationally and provides services for over 3,000 vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (16 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 102. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Rehab Group to examine the way in which the funding gaps can be addressed in the interests of over 3,000 vulnerable service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: My question is on schools. I am confident I will get an answer since we have the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, and the former Minister in that Department, Deputy Bruton, sitting together. They will both be aware of St. Teresa's special needs school in Ballinasloe in County Galway which caters for 21 children with disabilities. The school's insurance costs have risen by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister for his reply and for the reassurances given in relation to mental health services in County Roscommon. We well remember the external report into the Roscommon mental health services in September 2017, and those services were rightly condemned right across this House and across this nation. Indeed, there is a report out today showing the concerns young people have about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: I am very happy to put on the record today that some of those who are helping and interacting with people who need their assistance and help are doing a fine job. I know of a number of cases personally where the patients concerned are extremely happy and in many cases their lives have taken a new road or twist and many of them have come out of the deep depression they were in. The loss of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 13. To ask the Minister for Health if a number of senior staff members in Roscommon community mental health services have been transferred to County Galway; the reason for these positions being vacated; his plans for the replacement of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: I want to ask the Minister about the community mental health services in County Roscommon. Specifically, I want to ask if some staff have transferred to County Galway, why those positions have been vacated and whether there are plans for the replacement of those positions. I look for ward to the Minister's reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 80. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, further to the announcement of the HSE recruitment embargo, persons who were in the recruitment process and had consequently officially notified their employers are now unemployed as a result and will have to rely on payments from the Department of Employment and Social Protection. [20658/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 27 key recommendations made by the external review into Roscommon mental health services, which signalled a service in crisis mode, that have been implemented since the publication of the report in September 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if services have been removed from a centre (details supplied) in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21168/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (15 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if services have been removed from a centre (details supplied) over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21169/19]