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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: In terms of resolving this dispute, there was a comment made at the previous meeting and again today on an aspiration. What has happened in terms of addressing that aspiration? I have had several calls and people calling to my constituency office in Athboy. People from Delvin, Crookedwood, Oldcastle and Navan call into my office asking about the future of their sport.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I would like to comment on the Leinster orbital route. We need early action and to see the route finalised, as urged by the National Transport Authority. It is regrettable that capital funding has not been provided for the provision of this route, which will be a key piece of infrastructure around many towns and counties. The fact no funding has been provided in the plan up to 2035 is most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23501/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 233. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 4 April 2017, if the 2,786 persons waiting more than 12 months for cataract surgery can avail of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23522/17]

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 54. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will liaise with IDA Ireland and Meath County Council to help to facilitate and expedite the provision of a football pitch on IDA Ireland-owned lands in the Johnstown area of Navan, County Meath for the purpose of providing facilities for this residential area of Navan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23016/17]

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 59. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the progress that has been made in securing additional investment in the IDA Ireland business park in the Johnstown area of Navan, County Meath. [23017/17]

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I am delighted to raise the IDA Ireland business park in Navan with the Minister. I know that having worked in nearby Rathfeigh some time ago, she has a good appreciation and knowledge of this part of Navan and County Meath. I want to raise two questions with her. First, what progress is being made in securing additional investment in the IDA Ireland business park in the Johnstown area of...

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: The area in question has grown exponentially since the era when the Minister lived nearby. Approximately 10,000 people are now living in 3,000 homes in this pocket of Navan. As a growing town, Navan needs substantial attention when it comes to jobs, especially considering that one of the main employers in the area, Tara Mines, is in a precarious position because it is involved in the...

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I am disappointed to hear that. I appeal again to the Minister to work on this issue with Meath County Council and my colleague in Navan, Councillor Tommy Reilly. The successes at the IDA Ireland park in the town include Generali PanEurope, Timoney Technology, Welch Allyn and Lir Chocolates. Last Christmas, the Meath County Council's director of economic services, Kevin Stewart, submitted...

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I appreciate that.

Other Questions: IDA Supports (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) who has been living here for over fifty years needs to apply for citizenship and pay the costs associated with the citizenship application process in order to get a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 468. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of inadequate parking for nurses and staff at Children's University Hospital Temple Street (details supplied); the steps he has taken along with Dublin City Council to date to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23183/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: 514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in County Meath that have not have not received 85% of their total 2016 payment under GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23182/17]

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I will keep to direct provision. It is a very challenging issue, not just for the Department and agencies but in respect of attitudes in society. We need to have a debate on it because everybody expresses outrage when they see the body of a dead child but, when people look for the provision of services, the outcry is "not here". People are outraged by images on Facebook but when faced with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: They were happy times. I doubt if the experiences of people there today are as happy. The Department is faced with a difficult situation with the concept of the facility and the experiences of people within it. It has been the subject of much commentary nationally and locally, in the Drogheda Independent, the Meath Chronicle or LMFM. The centre looks well on a sunny day at the height of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I am referring to the facility. The Comptroller and Auditor General referred to the procurement process. I am interested in how the Department sets the acceptable rates for entering into an agreement with a facility like Mosney.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I would not use the word "home". Mr. Banks is right about the front door. I know the place well.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: My question is about the facilities that the people are getting and the price that is being paid. Is it a fair price in the view of Mr. Banks? The report from the Department states that - because this is some years later - cooking facilities are now being provided for residents in Mosney.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Banks said the Department could not find another model. However, the Comptroller and Auditor General makes the point that, because there was no competitive procurement process, the risk of the best price and quality accommodation and services not being obtained was increased. That point was made in terms of the Department making that adjudication.