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No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: I support the Bill and encourage the Government to reconsider its position. All of the contributions I have heard so far, by Deputy Pearse Doherty and his colleagues in Sinn Féin, as well as by Deputy Michael McGrath on this side of the House, have focused on the individual borrower, the person with the mortgage or loan that has gone wrong. I stand beside them, as Deputy Pearse Doherty...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (29 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 17 January 2019 and circular 0058/2006 from his Department, if clarification will be provided regarding the area in which SNA employment contracts state that their employment is with a specific school and names the school; if redundancy payments will issue as a result of such contracts to SNAs when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment at WUH urology department will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [4056/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (29 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund treatment for a person (details supplied) in London in view of the fact that the treatment is not available here; if the matter will be expedited in further view of the fact that alternative forms of treatment and other existing treatments here have failed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4114/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (29 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the property at a location (details supplied) is included as part of the national broadband plan; the timeframe for the delivery of broadband to this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (29 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1118 of 15 January 2019, the value or purpose of allocating credited contributions from February 2018 in respect of a claim for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); if the person's application has been refused; if the person qualifies for invalidity pension; and if not, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: We will first deal with No. 5, decision on scrutiny of EU proposals for the public record. The joint committee agreed that EU proposals COM (2018) 704, COM (2018) 708, COM (2018) 713, COM (2018) 714, COM (2018) 721, COM (2018) 725, COM (2018) 726, COM (2018) 727, COM (2018) 749 and COM (2018) 750 do not warrant further scrutiny. The committee agreed that COM (2018) 901 warrants further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: No. 6 is engagement with the Revenue Commissioners on Brexit preparedness and other matters. I welcome the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, Mr. Niall Cody, and his officials. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to the joint committee. If, however, they are directed by it to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: The Deputy is running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: Senator Conway-Walsh has agreed to let Deputy Deasy go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: I have been lenient because of the Senator's co-operation with others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: We are coming to the time where we may have to take a break. We have been here since 10 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: We will take a break at 1 p.m. Mr. Cody can deal with some of the questions when we come back, if he so wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: With the agreement of members, we will take a break and come back in half an hour. The voting will have finished at that stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: Senator Horkan wants to come in as does Senator O'Donnell. I also want to ask a few questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: It is 1 p.m. now. The best thing to do would be to break for half an hour.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: I am sorry for being late coming back. I want to recap on a few issues that were brought up. I will start with what I consider the position was when all these borders were in place. I can remember working in Aston Quay and bringing all of the customs documentation to the Custom House, having it cleared, going down to stack F to examine the goods, possibly having them inspected and then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: Mr. Harrahill said that earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: It is still the case that there could be inspectors there determining what is going on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: Trucks coming from France will have to have their cargoes sealed going across the land bridge through the UK but as happens nowadays they pick up their goods in France or Germany or wherever but they would also have pick-ups to make in the UK. They will have to stop and break their customs seal. That will take more time and paperwork. They will fill the container and come back to Ireland....