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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (11 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 283. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22354/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate, notwithstanding the unsatisfactory reply to the previous Parliamentary Question, when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22357/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: As we have a quorum, we will begin in public session. Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy McGuinness. The minutes of our meeting on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 were agreed at our earlier private meeting. In our first session today, we will meet representatives of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. to discuss the EU fiscal rules. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Examination of EU Fiscal Rules (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Senator. I also thank our witnesses for their very informative replies to the questions and to our members also for raising the questions in the first place. I will comment on two or three of the issues raised. Short- or long-term dependency on the taxes from corporation profits is an issue that has to be measured carefully but I do not believe that we should necessarily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, Mr. Liam Sloyan, and the deputy ombudsman, Ms MaryRose McGovern. In this session we will undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill. The usual rules in respect of privilege apply. I am not going to read through them again...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Examination of EU Fiscal Rules (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I remind the Senator that we have to move to the second session as well and will have to adjourn for a short while. I want to allow her in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We can make allowances. We are tolerant here because we are a broad church.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I have one question before we close. Of the 4,000-odd complaints referred to the FSPO, what proportion were found in favour of the complainant or plaintiff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Fairly regularly, we get complaints against various financial bodies. Not all of them are referred to the FSPO. From time to time, though, the advice we get is that complaints should be. Since such complaints remain in the ether for a long time and continue as issues as far as the complainants are concerned, is there any way for the FSPO to intervene unilaterally where there appears to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I was thinking along those lines and I understand the answer. Finally, if someone in the FSPO reads in the media that a particular issue has arisen between a financial institution and a private citizen, can the FSPO inveigle its way into that debate or influence the level of debate between the two sides, given that the situation will continue in the general atmosphere as a complaint until...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Can a regulator refer something like that to the FSPO?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The regulator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: This will definitely be my last question. Has the FSPO noticed an increase or decrease in the number of complaints coming to it about investment funds or, as they are sometimes called, vulture funds where they impact on the individual in a severe way that seemingly cannot be resolved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the witnesses for attending and giving us of their time and expertise in this area. I also thank the members of the committee for their input.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thought I was first. The Deputy must have changed his mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Maybe my name was misspelled. I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentation. I have a number of questions. On confidentiality, are we satisfied that the new system, when it is in full operation, will be absolutely confidential as regards the availability of information to the constituent, patient or user of services and, equally, those in the medical profession who need to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: In the context of the protection of that information, are we satisfied that adequate provisions are in place to ensure we can deter a cyber-raid, or something similar to the most recent attack we experienced?