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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 446. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate, notwithstanding the recent replies in the case of a person (details supplied), the extent to which efforts are being made to grant a full medical card given their continued needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31986/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We have received apologies from Senator Higgins. Today the committee will meet with officials from the Department of Finance on authorised push payment, APP, fraud. I welcome Mr. John Palmer, EU banking and payment policy in the banking division and Ms Sorcha Keogh, payments policy. Witnesses who are physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Conway-Walsh, it is all yours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Does anybody else wish to come in? No. Does the information published today have any impact on what Mr. Palmer was able to tell the committee this afternoon? Is it in any way contradictory? Has Mr. Palmer seen it? Has he looked it over?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: There is nothing else Mr. Palmer would like to warn us about. There might be something in there, hidden away in the top left-hand corner that the human eye cannot see at the moment but that it might be able to pick up at a later stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Will Mr. Palmer apprise the committee of the contents of it by way of letter, perhaps just to alert us as to what is in it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Does anybody else want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our witnesses. Would Ms Keogh like to make a final statement or any closing remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: That is okay. That concludes our proceedings. I thank the officials and members for their engagement. The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 5 July. This has been a very long month. Did people notice that? It seemed as if we could never get to July. I thank everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for attending and giving us this vital information. Approximately how many sufferers are there? I acknowledge this is an ongoing process. In regard to school examinations, what do the witnesses have in mind? Would it be a screening process or a normal medical examination such as that which might occur in schools? What is proposed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: It takes some time for the diagnosis to work. How might that be shortened to ensure the greatest possible number of sufferers will be identified as early as possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Which countries have the best system to deal with the issue? Do we know where sufferers would be best placed to get diagnosed and treated as quickly as possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Has consideration been given to the possible benefits of conducting a pilot scheme in a given area to examine the issue in all aspects with a view to giving the best possible advice to sufferers and perhaps expanding that thereafter to a national scheme with the full support of the Department of Health? Has any research been conducted into how beneficial that might be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Regarding education and potentially creating greater awareness of the threat, to what extent have the witnesses examined that and studied it? Can they give us comparisons, places where an educational system has been utilised through schools or whatever awareness programmes to counter this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am coming to the last question. Where is the best research available? Where can the witnesses go for it in order to alert their colleagues throughout the country?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if clarification will be provided in relation to the deduction of €304 from monthly pension pay in the case of a person (details supplied); if a review will be undertaken to establish the appropriate amount of monthly pension to be paid in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31484/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a school bus ticket will be considered in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31414/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a special educational needs organiser will be urgently assigned to the north Kildare area, with particular reference to the forthcoming school year and ensuring as much support as possible is put in place for children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31483/23]