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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 356. To ask the Minister for Health when a place will be made available for a person (details supplied) in a community home in Kilkenny city; his views on whether persons fitting this profile should be given priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48916/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding paid to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for services in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason a sustainable long-term care plan was not put in place; the reason the family has had no support services for the past 11 years; if a long-term plan for funding will be put in place by the HSE in agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 358. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [48918/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Data (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the amount outstanding in payments due from private health insurers to public hospitals; the details of the amount due to each hospital (details supplied); if there is a system in place in each hospital to ensure that the full amount is claimed from health insurance companies and that the hospital is not under-billing; the number of bed nights that are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 555. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied). [48919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be approved; if supplementary welfare will be approved while they are waiting; if there are arrangements with the Australian authorities for the person to benefit from their seven years work in Australia which ceased due to injuries from an assault....

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: There should be more than just this example. We should get a little bit more respect from the other side of the House.

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: Does that just cover the Bill or does it cover the confidence and supply agreement as well?

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: When the banks were in trouble they came to the Minister and Government of the time and were bailed out. They obviously told lies about how they were fixed at that time. There might have been a different complexion on the matter had the Minister known everything, but the banks were saved and now, when people have to be saved, they are telling untruths by saying that this has to be done for...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Bill and commend Deputy Michael McGrath on bringing it to this stage. We had a very worthwhile debate on Committee Stage about all of the issues pertaining to the regulation of vulture funds. The provisions of the Bill will only take effect from the date of enactment but we must recognise the fact that a considerable number of loans have already been transferred to vulture...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: I take Deputy Howlin's point that it was a measure to assist the sector, and in that regard it worked. To withdraw it in one go is not how business works. The Department should have conducted an impact analysis of the increase before the Minister announced it. Not every business is coining it. Some businesses, particularly in rural areas, are in serious difficulty and the Minister is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied). [47689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (20 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: 612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be approved; if supplementary welfare will be approved while they are waiting; and if there is an arrangement with the Australian authorities for the person to benefit from their seven years work in Australia. [47890/18]

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: I would consider them to be a board and they should be directing the person who is being paid by the State to do his or her job. In many counties, mayors or chairmen are down the list in terms of recognition while paid officials make it look as if it is their domain and that they have brought about these wonderful changes. Without the representatives that the public elect, we would not...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: He was told to do that.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: This was a day when the Minister of State could have made a name for himself for ever by including Kilkenny in the consideration for city status. I heard Deputy Grealish and others discuss the significance of the corporation, as it was then, the urban council and so on. These bodies could learn from the experience of Kilkenny city, where the destruction of local government was begun in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: No. 7 is a decision we made on the scrutiny of EU proposals. Before the committee proceeds to its business, I wish to put on the record the decision taken by the committee on EU legislative proposals from 6 November. The committee agreed that EU proposals COM (2018) 652, COM (2018) 653 and COM (2018) 658 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: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: No. 8 is a discussion on the progress of the cost of insurance working group. I welcome the Minister, Deputy D'Arcy, and his officials to the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: Deputy Pearse Doherty has the floor. When he finishes, the Minister of State can come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: Senator Kieran O'Donnell.