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Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: Mr. Griffin has filled the vacuum in this area. It is important, given his continuity in office, that this direction be verbalised. There has been a deficiency in the public conversation on this issue in that it has focused almost entirely on the setback distance. That is what has been reported on, but that should not be the case. Mr. Griffin has just clarified that there is a bigger...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: I thank Mr. Griffin for his clarification of the issue. I may not be a member of the next Committee of Public Accounts-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: I must be re-elected first. I hope there will be continuity on this issue, given what Mr. Griffin has said. Regardless of what happens following the general election, I hope he will follow through on what he has said. The argument has been slightly distorted. Issues such as sleep disturbance and associated health issues need to be taken seriously. I would not be raising this unless I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: If that is the genuinely held view in the Department, should we consider putting some of the proposals on hold until we determine those guidelines and what the potential health impacts are on individuals? Is it not important for the Department to know where it stands evidentially when it comes to health-based outcomes for individuals before it proceeds with further proposals and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: I can find one that categorically contradicts it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: I do not want to get into EMF. Mr. Griffin said where he was at and where his thinking was on this issue. It is something that has been dealt with and is complete within Government. I just think we should consider making evidentially-based decisions with regard to the impacts on people's health of the noise from wind turbines before we launch ourselves into any more of them. It is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: That is fine. I understand there is an impetus within the Department to actually get this rolled out. If I take the west of my county of Waterford, the lack of speed is killing businesses there. It is killing the growth of existing businesses and the establishment of new ones. I deal with the issue alongside the county manager a great deal. I try to get him involved and he does so...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: Did the Chairman mention Kilkenny yet?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: It does not just affect my constituency, it affects every rural constituency. Mr. Griffin knows this. I am trying to emphasise its importance. Frankly, when it comes to many of the most recent cases, I have failed to help these individuals because it is outside of my power. We end up with no real improvement in the service in many cases, which is devastating for some businesses.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System (28 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: I thank Mr. Griffin and apologise to the Chairman for being overly parochial occasionally.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Places (26 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how an applicant for third level primary teaching is determined as being a Gaeltacht applicant; and if she will provide details of the procedure involved. [2886/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: Great. Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: I will start it off anyway. All the members will be aware that we received a report from the HSE. The main reason it was sent to members is contained in the last couple of pages. The issue is an apology to what they refer to as the "service users" of the foster home in the south east, in respect of which there have been allegations of very serious sexual abuse. It also addresses the poor...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: The answer to the Deputy's question is they are being treated appallingly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: The Deputy has asked a question that probably should have been asked a long time ago but was not. I have contact with the individual in question and it is clear it has been a nightmare dealing with the HSE, on a professional level, in a number of ways. This particular individual is tough, however, and she is a person of conviction regarding what happened and what needs to be done. It has...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: We started all this as a result of the amount being spent on reports compiled by former HSE employees. Recommendations were made by the HSE and sent to the Department of Health. Where are they? Two months later, they have not seen the light of day. What is going on there? The lack of urgency about this across the board is stunning. A senior counsel is examining the terms of reference....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: Is it a meeting with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: We should do it. One issue that has not been dealt with is the set-back distance of wind turbines, which the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources deals with. We could ask about it. It is reasonable. I am flagging it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: The set-back distance is 500 m and there is a suggestion that it be extended to 700 m. The Department is preparing reports, but no decision has been made. It is a point of contention between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. A resolution is needed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jan 2016)

John Deasy: 700. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients under 18 years of age awaiting an operation for scoliosis; the time they have spent on a waiting list; the number of these patients who have been listed as urgent; if there is a definite time period in place for when these operations will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1491/16]