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Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: Public hospitals should be for public patients and only public work should go on in public hospitals. They should not be quasi-private institutions. Patients receive private care in the public health system and this is not a progressive way to run a public health system. What we have seen with the policy is that hundreds of thousands of people, who have already paid their taxes and who...

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: The Minister needs to deal with it. It is an example of how ineffective Fine Gael has been in setting its health policy. It has introduced effective quasi-private hospitals in our public hospital system and this is regressive. The hole will only get bigger because the incentive for managers is to have increased private output in the context of our public health system, and the people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: I again thank Deputy Brady for bringing the Bill forward. Plenty of examples come to mind. One thinks of nurses forced to retire at a particular age who are then rehired by an agency to work at the same workplace so they have a pension and might be fully employed through an agency, which costs the State twice or three times what it cost previously when they wanted to continue to work in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: How would clear actuarial or other evidence that it would significantly increase costs be assessed? Who would do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: On everything?

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Publication (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Minister for Health the status of work on the new national drugs strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on extending the cut-off for entitlement to children's allowance to allow children who turn 18 years of age who are still in secondary education to continue to receive the children's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality between newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to consider and implement the changes proposed by the Public Service Pay Commission on the issue of pay inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS band school (details supplied) will have exclusive access to a full-time home school community liaison teacher; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school has had no contact from his Department since the matter was first raised, despite his response to a previous parliamentary question to the effect that departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Architects Register (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the Building Control Act; if he is considering a proposal received by a body (details supplied) in this regard; when decisions will be made following consideration of the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traffic Management (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the accuracy and effectiveness of a system (details supplied) used for predicting traffic changes for proposed developments; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by community groups and persons regarding the effectiveness of this system; the number of local authorities that use or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 939. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE decided not to reimburse persons for a drug (details supplied); when the HSE informed the company of this decision by letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the details of performance related bonus schemes in operation in the HSE; the numbers who have participated in each of the past 12 years and to date in 2017; the details of each payment; the criteria involved; the amounts paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1456. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure a pay agreement reached (details supplied) will be fully implemented as part of the planned unwinding of the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (13 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (13 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per theatre per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/17]

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: As Deputy O'Callaghan said, it is important to look at how the future legislative framework is structured in the context of the new and different policing framework that we have. There is the Policing Authority, the Garda Inspectorate, GSOC and senior management in the force. We need to listen to what the AGSI has said about the number of bodies and agencies with which it is dealing. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy O'Loughlin and Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony for drafting the Bill. Others have mentioned the amendment process and how open the Deputies have been about bringing in different groups. The number of people who contributed on Second Stage shows how Bills can be reflective of the views of all Deputies in the House and how something positive and a framework can be established....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Tánaiste for coming into the justice committee. My first question is on salary, wages and allowances. I welcome the pay increases, particularly for new garda recruits, who are on disgraceful entry rates. It was a very regressive decision by the previous Government. What are the Minister's projections for this moving forward? With new negotiations ongoing, does the...