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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: The vulture funds-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: That can be incorporated into any report that might get us to the point of a debate in the Dáil Chamber. If members are agreeable, we will wind up today's proceedings. I thank Mr. O'Connell for his very informative contribution and Mr. McDowell for his presence. I hope they can liaise with the clerk on any information they might want to provide to us. We support their efforts for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: We have completed our work.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Transport (3 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for 16 students from the Knockmoylan area, County Kilkenny to the nearest schools as currently there is no room for concessionary ticket holders and some parents are having hardship getting children to school; if funding will be provided for a minibus or request Bus Éireann to accommodate the children;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability benefit will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [40959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 362. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be arranged at Beaumont Hospital for a person (details supplied). [40958/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Deputy Doherty. I ask members to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, and his officials. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: The Deputy may ask the questions now. That might be better.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Not at all. It might be the best way to do it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Repeating "That the section stand part of the Bill" 64 times reminded me of being in school. Not a day passed without me getting 100 lines for doing something. I was going to say it was for doing something extraordinary.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: It stood to me. On the remarks of the Minister of State, I did not intend to raise this matter but he mentioned it. The Central Bank over-regulates credit unions. It should not be the regulator of credit unions. It should not be the agency to operate protections for consumers. That really has to be considered and judged. As far as regulation is concerned, I think the vulture funds...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: In according with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has considered its consideration of the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 and has made no amendments thereto. Under Standing Order 100(2) this shall be deemed to be the report of the select...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to an application submitted to her Department by a school (details supplied) to separate the junior and senior schools, a position brought about by the lack of Department support and engagement on a better alternative; if she will engage directly with the schools to bring about the best outcome for the school...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Qualified Child Allowance (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will backdate the award of an increase in qualified children benefit to March 2018 in the case of a person (details supplied). [39954/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will re-examine an application for guardianship payment that was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) with a view to allowing the claim; and if she will take into account that the grandparents were under extreme pressure at the time and had no assistance to deal with the issues even though Tusla was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an increased pandemic unemployment payment benefit will be paid to a person (details supplied); and the reason their claim was rerated given they have not worked since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [40418/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 705. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange a waiver of the annual registration fee of €100 for nurses and midwives as a gesture of thanks for their efforts during Covid-19. [39959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the status of applications for financial assistance under section 39 funding for an organisation (details supplied); if the HSE will engage directly with the care home to assist with the shortfall in its finances of €50,000 due to the inability of the organisation to fundraise due to Covid-19; and if he will expedite the assistance from the HSE that...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 821. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of applications for financial assistance under the Covid stability fund and Pobal for an organisation (details supplied). [40024/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

John McGuinness: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in County Kilkenny that have qualified for support under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39209/20]