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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (17 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of assistant principal posts or equivalent in County Westmeath which are filled to date by employees under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21798/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (17 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to recruit additional assistant principal posts or equivalent in County Westmeath in the next five years across all heads of Departments under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (17 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21861/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21874/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure (Resumed)
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Peter Burke: I would like to thank Vicky, Stephen and Cian for attending. I think Vicky and Stephen have shown great courage in giving their testimony. It is very much appreciated. As other speakers have said, I think it is going to be of huge service to other women, and will ensure that we do get the truth. Over the course of this discussion we have got very valuable information that will help us in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (15 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the third level grants that are allocated to students (details supplied); the way in which the system operates; if means are disregarded in these cases; the frequency with which these areas are reviewed; if full grants are issued in these instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (15 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 403. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of dentists, dental nurses and surgeries in counties Longford and Westmeath offering children's dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (15 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 404. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce a new oral decay prevention strategy similar to the SOAP programme in the UK in view of the increasing number of children presenting with oral decay and the long-term money saving benefits that would ensue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21093/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the witnesses for attending. I wish to touch on a few topics very briefly. In terms of the non-performing loan classifications that were touched on, and those in the State who have split mortgages and are meeting the terms of their restructured arrangement, they look to the Central Bank as well for their protection and to act as a watchdog for their rights. Loan sales are being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: I did not get a sense of that clarity when the banks were in here. There was major disagreement between two particular banks over the classification. Why is that the case when Mr. Sibley says there is clarity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: Can Mr. Sibley see the huge fairness issue that would pertain in terms of someone who engages with the bank and meets with the terms, where potentially the loan can be cured in many cases and that it would be classified as such by a major bank in this State, is put in the same bundle as individuals who have not engaged with the bank at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: That is questionable in some cases in that the tone can change in terms of the engagement through agents. At times it can even be difficult to get basic information. We as a committee need to follow that very closely. In terms of the tracker scandal, as we approach payments of €500 million by banks, what has the Central Bank learned from this whole process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: I note those points and I know that the Central Bank has a report going to the Minister. Was the Central Bank shocked at the way banks were treating their customers through this process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: Are those in the institutions going to be held to account? Consumers who deal with banks need to see accountability in the banking system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: If the deferred tax assets in the banking institutions referred to were stripped away or a sunset clause was put in places in respect of them, how much of a shock to the banking system would that be? How material are they for the health of the banking system’s balance sheets? Has the Central Bank a measurement for this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: On risks to the economy from digital taxation, the committee gave a reasoned opinion after meeting various stakeholders in the area. We also examined the global approach. Ireland is a leading participant in the base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, mechanism to ensure that there is a global approach to taxation and that there is no erosion of sovereignty in terms of Ireland setting its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: It is very difficult because the OECD has a different definition of the digital economy from that used by the IMF, for example, and there is no individual impact assessment being carried out for member states. Is it the responsibility of the Irish Central Bank, if it sees a policy being devised in Europe that could present a real threat to our economy but where that risk is not being...

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the witnesses for appearing. Obviously it has been a very difficult two weeks for the health service. On the national screening programme, from the HSE accounts, if we look at CervicalCheck, it seems to be operating in isolation. It has its own website and its own register for all the details, the patients, etc. When I look at the accounts for the HSE, I cannot see what the costs...

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Peter Burke: Obviously, we have been made aware of the ten cases where legal action is ongoing in respect of the lab in the US. However, my concern is that identifying risks in accounts is very difficult when we cannot see the figures. The problem here is that for the different screening programmes, it is very hard for the reader to assess what is happening or to get a clear picture when we are not...