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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State and call Deputy Burton.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (28 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised (or Supplementary) Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 1 - President's Establishment; Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach; Vote 3...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pension Provisions (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 268. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the benefits that accrued to a person (details supplied); if a record of their contributions will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9265/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 304. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 30 January 2019 and the response of the HSE, the action taken to inform the person (details supplied) of the reason for the non-payment of the incremental credits they were entitled to; the dates of communication with the person to inform them of non-payment; if they were provided the opportunity to appeal the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to address the issues raised in the report Wood Supply and Demand on the Island of Ireland to 2025; the number of recommendations actioned arising from the report titled Forests, Products and People - Ireland's Forest Policy - A Renewed Vision; the number of recommendations that have not been actioned; the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full payment of a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied). [9263/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: The committee has agreed that COM (2019) 9, COM (2019) 10, COM (2018) 892 and COM (2018) 900 do not warrant further scrutiny. Full details will be published on the committee's website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I welcome Ms Justice Mary Laffoy and her colleagues to the committee. The meeting will deal with the issue of accountability in banking. Before we go into the meeting proper, I advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. However, if directed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: It is fair to say that most people in this House turn to professionals about the law because it is intricate, complex and relies on all sorts of older law to define the newer laws and vice versa. In our work on this committee, we often come face to face with the failure of that law and we wonder why and how we can improve the law that we have. The work of the commission is very important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: Does Mr. Byrne think that is, in itself, an outdated method of doing business whereby the commission is given a remit which it may feel is not wide enough to allow it to do what is necessary in the face of all of this carry-on? Can the commission suggest to the Minister, committee or whoever is proposing a body of work that another issue should be included as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I wish to make a further point about how the law works in the work of Parliament and public representatives. We should not be afraid to go there. I accept the separation of powers, but if we cannot exchange views between one another on how powers might be operated better for the people whom we represent, how can we make the law better? I do not mean exchanging views in an open public forum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: Perhaps the better step would be to protect the whistleblower to a far greater extent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I thank the witnesses for their attendance.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (21 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 217. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of conservation rangers employed in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if there are vacant positions; if so, the length of time each position has been vacant; if vacancies for conservation rangers can be filled by employees who wish to transfer from Inland Fisheries Ireland; if there is a list of those wishing to transfer;...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (21 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials. An issue has arisen in relation to today's meeting and to the business of the committee. It arises from an invitation sent by the committee. It was the unanimous view that the Secretary General should appear before the committee. We sent an invitation and set out a number of dates that would be convenient for members. There...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (21 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I am just saying that Deputy Pearse Doherty made the proposal. We are discussing that proposal now. Deputy Deasy did not agree with it. I did not want to suggest that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (21 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: It was the matter of Deputy Pearse Doherty's letter. The Deputy's proposal is that Mr. Watt would come, that we would get a date and that hopefully it would be in the next week or so. I think that is being fair to Mr. Watt. He already knows this. The Minister is an ex officiomember on the select committee. We would like to hear the Minister's views on it unless Deputy Pearse Doherty wants...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (21 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I support that. It is up to Deputies Michael McGrath and Burton as to whether they wish to contribute now or wait until after the Minister does.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (21 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I find it unacceptable that committees are being put into a predicament. For example, this letter from Mr. Watt requires me to confirm with the other chairs of the other committees. I have the greatest respect for the committees of this House and the Committee of Public Accounts, of which I was previously Chairman, and they have a role to play. This committee is the one that the Minister's...