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Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the Defence Forces and this report. I come from Kilkenny city, where James Stephens Barracks is located and where the oldest unit in the Defence Forces, The Bloods, are stationed. I know the value of having the barracks in the constituency. I also know the loyalty and support that family members give to members of the Defence Forces in the context of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Chambers, and his official, who are attending to deal the Revised Estimates for the Central Statistics Office, CSO. He will make an opening statement and members will then be free to ask questions if they wish. I remind members to turn off their phones and advise them that, while they are entitled to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State very much. I call Deputy Mairéad Farrell.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State has given us a detailed submission regarding Vote 4. I believe we have concluded our consideration of that Vote. We can now inform the-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Reform and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones and to be conscious of the note on privilege. We are now dealing with Votes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. We dealt earlier with Vote 4, which relates to the Central Statistics Office. The process for the meeting will be that we will hear an opening statement from the Taoiseach, after which members can engage.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: Deputies Mairéad Farrell and Doherty have indicated.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: The Deputy’s time is up.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: The Deputy's time is up, and I ask him to conclude. I will move now to Deputy Tóibín.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: The Deputy is approaching his time limit.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: You said there that as Taoiseach you must act on the health portfolio. You were answering that in respect of the specific wage increase for the Secretary General. In your opening remarks and in the Estimates, you referred to Cabinet sub-committees which I was interested in. They are dealing with the disability sector and improving the lot of people with disabilities, and equality and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: I do not expect you to.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: I acknowledge that too.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: As I said, that girl lost 75% of the services she had enjoyed and in which she was progressing. Consider young Michael also. He is another case. He has been waiting for four years for a specialist bed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: He lives in Kilkenny. The HSE has engaged four years of measuring this bed. His legs and knees are now completely disfigured. It is the HSE.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: It has to be properly constructed. It is a specialist bed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: No. He has also waited for a wheelchair.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

John McGuinness: When I have asked about this, I have been told these are aids and appliances and are dealt with by somebody else. My point to the Taoiseach is that we cannot let time go by for these children. It is simply wrong. They are progressing, then there is a lack of service or a hiccup with the service or whatever it might be, and they just go backwards. It is having a devastating effect on...