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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if each Minister of State in his Department has appointed a programme manager or adviser; the date of such appointment; and the remuneration and expenses allowance for each. [9528/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if each Minister of State in his Department has appointed a programme manager or adviser; the date of such appointment; and the remuneration and expenses allowance for each. [9530/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if each Minister of State in his Department has appointed a programme manager or adviser; the date of such appointment; and the remuneration and expenses allowance for each. [9536/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 238. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if each Minister of State in her Department has appointed a programme manager or adviser; the date of such appointment; and the remuneration and expenses allowance for each. [9534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 297. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if each Minister of State in his Department has appointed a programme manager or adviser; the date of such appointment; and the remuneration and expenses allowance for each. [9531/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: I commend Mr. Kissane on his detailed presentation and on answering the detailed questions that have been put to him. This long saga has been ongoing for more than eight years and has caused people great hardship. Mr. Kissane's work is important and I hope it will bear fruit. We should hold the banks to account for the issues he has raised. As he rightly stated, no one else is doing that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: It is incredible stuff. This is against the backdrop of the State bailing out the banks. There was mention of the provision in the banks' accounts for dealing with the fallout from tracker mortgage examinations. However, the banks cannot come up with definitive numbers. Mr. Kissane mentioned a very important point on all the direct debit fees taken out of what would be thousands of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Could Mr. Kissane give a brief outline of that panel and its mechanics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Does the Central Bank have to approve that panel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank Mr. Kissane for his time and his presentation.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which a legal case (details supplied) may affect wind energy guidelines here; if it may mean that local authorities are allowed to fill any legal gap in line with health values given by the WHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [8620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 440. To ask the Minister for Health if certain expenses such as travel costs and medical staff care expenses can be given to medical card holders that are resident in nursing homes, in situations in which persons must attend doctor's appointments and require HSE staff to accompany them in a taxi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8319/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (21 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if certain issues (details supplied) are being considered in the fair deal scheme review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/17]

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Is the new computer system for GLAS up and running?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Is it fully operational?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: I read before Christmas that only 52% of the budget was paid to farmers for the rural development programme. Are we ahead of that now or what is the position?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: With respect, I am not asking about the EU. I am asking about the situation in this country.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank Mr. O'Driscoll. In terms of GLAS, when will outstanding payments to farmers be resolved? Do we have a target in terms of a date when we expect the majority to be paid?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Do we have the systems in place now to identify that?