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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Services Reports (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of the treatment of cataract patients throughout the HSE to determine the reason the system has failed patients; the number of patients on the waiting list; if the cost of the HSE scheme model of treatment for cataract patients has been considered by his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Home Help Service (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 595. To ask the Minister for Health if half an hour's home help per day will be provided for a person (details supplied). [41248/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 825. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of almost 20 years in acknowledging the error by his Department in not including two reference years relative to area aid in the case of a person (details supplied); the number of meetings held during this period with the representatives of an association regarding the issue; if the submissions from Teagasc...

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

John McGuinness: I ask members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones. I ask those who are using seats that are non-microphoned to speak towards a microphone from their seat and I ask everyone to unmask as they make their contributions for the purpose of the Official Report and recording. Today we are engaging with representatives of the Financial Services Union, FSU. I welcome Mr. John...

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

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. O'Connell. By way of information, at our meeting this morning we noted that Ulster Bank and the Central Bank refused an invitation to come before the committee, pointing to commercial sensitivities and so on. I do not accept that, and neither did the committee. We will write again to the Central Bank asking that it appear before the committee to hear directly from us our...

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

John McGuinness: For clarity, if a branch is to close, the bank simply informs the Central Bank two months before a closure and that is noted by the Central Bank and there is no other part of the process.

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

John McGuinness: Did Deputy Barry have another question?

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

John McGuinness: Would Mr. McDowell like to comment?

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

John McGuinness: Can I recap? Did Deputy Farrell have a question?

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

John McGuinness: We have to be perfectly clear about this before we leave the meeting. I chaired the committee for the entirety of the previous Dáil. We discussed vulture funds and their activities throughout the country at length. We discussed community banking and the issues around the pillar banks and other banks, issued some final reports and had the report on vulture funds debated in the House. ...

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

John McGuinness: -----involving 1,400 jobs and 3,000 jobs in Ulster Bank. That is before we include the workers, customers and all of the rest. Quite frankly, I saw enough of the banks for five years to understand that one simply does not believe them. Whatever they might say in regard to re-engaging, all it is is soft talk. We have to be very strong politically and demand some action on this; otherwise...

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

John McGuinness: Are we all in agreement with that, if what I have suggested is technically correct?

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.