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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: Before Ms Muldoon answers, to go back to what Deputy Doherty was talking about earlier, and she might deal with it when replying to Senator Horkan, we were talking about fraud. My understanding of what Ms Muldoon said was that FBD processes the claims, that as it does that, it examines them for the possibilities of fraud, exaggerated cases and so on, and that that represents the 20% figure....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: We might start with Ms Muldoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: The Senator's time is almost up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: There is a vote in the Dáil and I agreed to conclude the meeting by 1.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: The witnesses have been with us since 10.30 a.m. The vote in the House is connected with the topic we are discussing. I am sorry for cutting across Senator Horkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: I thank everybody for attending. I especially thank the witnesses for being present and for their open and frank statements. I hope they will engage with the committee again.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: May I ask for information?

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: If the Minister disagrees with the regulator and comes before the House, is that the extent of his or her accountability or must he or she get the sanction of the House? Is accountability just another discussion or can the House decide to disagree with the Minister and vote on the matter? Most of the decisions taken around this issue or issues like it in respect of other legislation in the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: Earlier this morning, the Taoiseach said that his preference was for Irish people to own their own homes and that he supported that. I do not know how he can match that to his complete disregard for the 3,200 family homes that are now being sold to vulture funds by Ulster Bank and the 400 buy-to-let homes also included. These are families that tried to set out to do what the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: Not in practice and not before the courts either.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: That is rubbish.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: That is rubbish.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delays in granting local communities (details supplied) permission to provide CCTV in circumstances in which the communities have agreement with local councils to act as data controller and the equipment is housed in a local Garda station; if it his Department or the Garda Commissioner that now needs to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [28449/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 65. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is planned to address the funding challenges which are impeding the move from congregated settings in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27818/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that overcrowding of primary and secondary schools in Kilkenny city and county is ended; his plans for the provision of new schools in the county and updated facilities where needed in existing schools; if another secondary school will be provided for eastern areas (details supplied); if audits have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the full salary of a person (details supplied) will be backdated to pre-2011 pay scales. [27605/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some cancer patients (details supplied) triaged as urgent are being informed that they must wait two years for appointments; if these patients can be fast-tracked for appointments in view of the fact that their condition is urgent; if they can be treated through the NTPF; the steps he is taking to resolve the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: 375. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 14 May 2019, the progress being made to arrange an early assessment and operation at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); if an immediate assessment will be arranged; the options available to patients triaged as urgent other than waiting for 12 months; if the NTPF can be used in this...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: We are now in public session. I welcome the Minister for Finance and his officials to the meeting. We are dealing with the double taxation agreement and protocol with the Netherlands and a protocol to the Ireland-Switzerland double taxation convention. I understand that we will also deal with some matters relating to credit unions. We will proceed to the Minister's opening statement.