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- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: 249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working family payment application will be processed and paid before Christmas in the name of a person (details supplied). [62871/22]
- Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: I welcome the discussion on this Bill. I welcome the discussion about An Bord Pleanála, local authorities and the delivery of houses. If one reflects on what was said yesterday during the debate on the motion of no confidence on the Minister, one will realise that most of the problems we have stem from local authorities or the bureaucracy of the State being inefficient and not fit for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62408/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: We have received apologies from Senator Higgins. The minutes of the joint committee meeting of Wednesday, 7 December 2022 were agreed at a private meeting. I note them now in public.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: Today's meeting will be in two sessions, the first of which is to discuss report 42 of the review body on higher remuneration in the public service. We have representatives with us from the group that has been affected. I welcome them all here. We are happy to deal with this issue. We will have an opening statement and then members can address the statement and any queries they may have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: I thank Senator Byrne. In line with that proposition, I want to ask the witnesses when this started. The answers are contained in the presentation that they have made, but I want them to confirm a number of points as I go through it. What year did the Labour Court make its decision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: When was the first letter from the Secretary General in relation to non-payment? When was the first time that this arose?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: It was approved by the Government.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: Where was that sanction sent to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: When?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: Who would have got that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: I am asking because the witnesses have the correspondence. If the sanction went in 2008, do the witnesses have confirmation of the person to whom it was sent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: Who is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: Okay. Let us go on from there then. That was 2008.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: That was 2008. Who was the Secretary General then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: It was for the HSE to implement this. The Department of Finance had sanctioned it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: Yes, so that was Mr. Scanlan's job.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service: Discussion (14 Dec 2022)
John McGuinness: It stopped dead in 2008.