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- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (22 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2018: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance; Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General;...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the inquiry into the care of a person (details supplied) [9108/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (20 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 29 November 2017, the process by which external members of the top level appointments committee, TLAC, are appointed; the qualifications and skill sets sought in this regard; the level of professional human resources qualifications of each member; the rationale behind the decision to have...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: 534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the disability allowance claim being paid to a person (details supplied) will be examined to ensure that the person is on full benefit; if the jobseeker's benefit to the person's partner is the maximum amount; if it covers their five children; and if the family is in receipt of children's allowance for five children....
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: 559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received by her Department from a person (details supplied) in respect of a disability allowance; and if the person's current application will be reviewed in view of medical evidence submitted. [8564/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (20 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: 585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when legislation or regulations needed to make Irish Water accountable to the Comptroller and Auditor General will be in place. [8476/18]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Those who own the mortgages should be given an opportunity to buy at the same price that will be offered to foreign vulture funds, which were invited into this country by the Government.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: It is a disgrace that they do not appear before the finance committee to be accountable and transparent to this House. They have caused loss of life in this country and their activity has resulted in the loss of SMEs. We are now going to cause people further difficulties by giving the loans to the vulture funds. Will the Government take the action that is necessary now-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: -----to ensure the loans are not sold on to vulture funds? His reply earlier to Deputy Calleary was nothing short of a disgrace.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Stop them now.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: The first obligation of Government is to keep its people safe. This Government is not keeping the people safe.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: It is throwing them to the vulture funds.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: There is only one action that will stop this. It is a matter for the Government to tell the banks we own that they are not allowed to sell the mortgages in distress until a one-to-one resolution has been worked out with each and every individual affected.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: We will begin by asking the Minister of State for his opening statement.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State. He and his officials are very welcome.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: To follow up on Deputy Murphy's question on insurance, a number of years ago the OPW completed a scheme in Kilkenny city. I had thought that scheme would have resolved the insurance issues but in the past two weeks I have discovered a number of properties along John's Quay in Kilkenny city are having difficulty in getting insurance. That was an area that was constantly flooded before the...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: Just to be clear, it is an area for the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: A significant amount of taxpayers' money was spent on the scheme and there should be no difficulty in getting insurance.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: I have a number of other questions. Recently, I submitted a matter for a Topical Issue debate to the Ceann Comhairle's office, which ended up in the office of the Minister of State. The intention was to ask the OPW whether it would take the lead role from among a number of agencies. It was to do with works that are required at Tinnahinch in Carlow and Graiguenamanagh in Kilkenny. I...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: Has the Minister of State ascertained what type of work the OPW would be responsible for at that location?