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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (3 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when provisions will be put in place to ensure secretaries in schools are given a pay deal that will include a proper wage, pension rights and sick pay. [40213/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (3 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason secretaries are not employed by his Department but by the individual board of management of each school. [40214/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (3 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school secretaries are being paid from the schools' ancillary grants in view of the fact that the situation could arise that two secretaries in the same town could be paid considerably different amounts depending on the amount that school can afford to pay. [40215/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (3 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the construction of the Kilmacthomas fire station will commence in view of the fact that it is due to commence in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40282/18]
- Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: I put it to the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, that there is an urgency about section 15(3) of the Mental Health Act 2001. It is unconstitutional. It is a big judgment and I believe it was a proper judgment. When one reads the judgment, it is surprising that it did not happen before. It is the correct judgment and the stay has given us time to deal with this issue. The Labour Party...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate the clarification about deficits. Following on from Deputy Cullinane's comments, we need to prioritise Dr. Love coming in here. We need to really prioritise it and put it at the top of our agenda. I found the letter saying that he was going to be very alarming. Its tone suggests that he possibly needs to talk to us. It would be a good exercise. As we saw from the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Has there been any response?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I cannot see why they cannot be together.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: He is leaving anyway.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Deputy David Cullinane has covered some of the points I was going to make. Representatives of the OPW will appear before the committee in two weeks.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: There is a response on the opening of Garda stations. It is a "Whatever you say, say nothing" type of response. We were around the houses on this issue with the Department of Justice and Equality. When its representatives were answering questions, they referred to the fact that the OPW would have a huge role to play. In advance of representatives of the OPW coming here, can we ask for all...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: The Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, has made multiple announcements on all of the work that is happening and about to happen. Let us get the facts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: It is in order that we will not go into a meeting at which they say they will come back to us. Let us ask them in advance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I can confirm that it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is a very good point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I remember that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: The correspondence is dated 3 August.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is almost two months ago.