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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: So, is it fair to say that the majority of that €13.8 million is spent on payslips going out to people every two weeks?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Does anyone know the answer to that?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if employees of public bodies qualify as e-workers for payments of up to €3.20 per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32033/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the 10% threshold for heating, electricity and broadband bills on which employees can claim tax relief when working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32034/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent reports of the demolition of Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta on the West Bank that had been funded by EU member states including Irish Aid; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31815/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no provision of general anaesthetic services for small children accessing dental health services in Dublin North City CHO9; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I wish to ask Ms Ní Sheaghdha about advanced nurse practitioners. There was brief reference to it in her opening statement but not a great deal. My question has three parts. What is the status of the 2% target of advanced nurse practitioners? We were just talking about public health nursing and how we can optimise that through postgraduate qualifications, bursaries and more local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha. Advanced nurse practitioners in a community setting, particularly in the context of long-term chronic illness, have excellent outcomes and are important. I will return to some of the discussions regarding consultant contracts, if I have enough time. One of the earlier speakers referred to the type B, public-only contracts. I was glad to hear that because I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: What would the salary scale be now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Is it €210,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I missed that number, I am sorry. Is it a salary somewhere in the region of €190,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: With respect, is Dr. Sadlier saying that the public-only contracts will not be acceptable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I am using the future tense because we are trying to implement the Sláintecare process, so I am trying to understand what this disconnect means for that process because the future of healthcare in Ireland is in the public system.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the matter of back pay for employees of an airline (details supplied) for the period March 2020 to August 2020 during which they had been prevented from claiming the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31187/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance if dry cleaning, laundry and tailoring services are included in the recently announced reduction in VAT rates from 13.5% to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31606/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rights of Way (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agreements that have been reached by her Department with an organisation regarding an extension of the right of way at the new site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30947/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31471/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the matter of back pay for employees of an airline (details supplied) for the period March 2020 to August 2020, during which they were prevented from claiming the employment wage subsidy scheme and the short-time work support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31187/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the timeframe beyond the first year of a child’s birth or adoption during which parent’s benefit is paid in order to take into account the parents whose child was born during the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31605/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (20 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 550. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to examine the regulations and legislation that apply to cannabis use for medical conditions and palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31610/20]