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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the medical devices provided for children with disabilities on a medical card (details supplied). [51933/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimated cost for support staff required per consultant. [52023/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff. [52024/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [52025/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [52026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [52027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Staff (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [52028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Staff (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [52029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Staff (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 402. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 50 dental surgeons. [52030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Funding (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance fleet; and the full-year cost of additional personnel required for its staffing. [52031/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 100 critical care beds. [52032/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has enough PRSI contributions to avail of a procedure. [51612/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I remind Deputies to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. This is important because such devices can cause serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. Apologies have been received from Deputy Paul Murphy and Deputy Bríd Smith is attending in substitution. In addition, Deputy Dara Calleary will substitute for Deputy Michael McGrath. Today we will consider...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I remind members that the Minister has commitments in the Dáil Chamber shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to free glasses from an optician. [51376/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of the N4 at Cloncoose, Longford in view of the fact that farm owners have had land frozen for a number of years waiting on the development to commence. [51305/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: We have a quorum and the committee is now in public session. I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. This is important as it causes serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. Apologies have been received from Senator Gerry Horkan. I propose that we have a short private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers: Chairman, Office of the Revenue Commissioners (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: We are here to discuss the taxation matters that arise from the publication of the Paradise Papers. I welcome Mr. Niall Cody, chairman, Office of the Revenue Commissioners. I wish to advise witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If they are directed by it to cease...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers: Chairman, Office of the Revenue Commissioners (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank Mr. Cody for his presentation and call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers: Chairman, Office of the Revenue Commissioners (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: In regard to corporation tax and the use of company structures to avoid paying PAYE tax, has the Revenue ever examined a company structure such as that where an engineer is a contractor for a company which is his only client in order to conclude whether the relationship is more akin to one involving a PAYE employee? When I was in practice, one would examine the sales ledger of a company to...