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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Sep 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 1037. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with surgery to treat scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34031/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Sep 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 1038. To ask the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis patients in each Health Service Executive Service region who are awaiting surgery; the average waiting time between GP referral and specialist examination and between then and surgery; the measures that are under consideration to improve the service plan in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34040/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (17 Sep 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 1347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to a school (details supplied) to assist in promoting a science, technology engineering and maths after school club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33822/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Sep 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 1409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to locate the proposed Educate Together second level school in Carrigaline, County Cork, where there is an existing Educate Together primary school, in line with the conclusions of her Department's forward planning section assessment report; if it is located outside Carrigaline, the way in which parity of access for Carrigaline...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 1428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it would be more appropriate to base eligibility for the school transport scheme on distance from the nearest education centre which is located on an existing bus route, rather than an education centre (details supplied) in County Cork which is inaccessible because it is not on an existing route; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 1700. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposal to set up a regional marketing fund on a public-private basis to promote increased business and tourist traffic to the south of Ireland through Cork Airport; the funding he plans to contribute to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33816/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the witnesses Mr. Murphy, Mr. Gavin, Mr. Comer, Mr. Downey and Mr. Smith for coming before us today and delivering their presentations. As part of the budget cycle we will be extrapolating information from the presentations and sending it on to the finance committee. I propose that we suspend the sitting to allow the meeting to come to an end and resume in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: As a consumer I like what Mr. Murphy is proposing, but I have concerns about it as a legislator. We can discuss the matter. It would be akin to saying that buying a car next week would be cheaper for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The question is what the cost would be to the Exchequer. We are not a car manufacturing nation. We do not make tyres either. We might make some components for cars but on a minimal basis. The car industry is not indigenous to us in the same way as it is in Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Italy, among others. I accept that it would be a cheaper product for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: A counter-argument is that although the tax returns are not being generated, a significant amount of cash is not going out of the country at the same time because the product is imported.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: From the perspective of the retailer, if one breaks it down between the tax, the car company and the retailer, where is the apportionment of cost and profit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The last time I met with the Irish Road Haulage Association and Mr. Gavin, I was chairing the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht and an issue arose about the purchase of fuel. Something similar to what we proposed was happening in Belgium or the Netherlands. What progress, if any, has been made on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: How many haulage firms are in the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Do they range from sole traders to multiples?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Comer made some comments about a land leasing scheme. Will he give us some further information on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: What is the percentage of land being leased?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I need to suspend the meeting temporarily, as there is a vote on the Order of Business in the Chamber. As soon as that is concluded, we will resume the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: We will commence session 5 of the pre-budget submissions and a roundtable discussion on agriculture and transport. I welcome Mr. Eddie Downey, president, and Mr. Pat Smith, general secretary, of the Irish Farmers Association, IFA; Mr. John Comer, president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA; Mr. Denis Murphy, managing director of Blackwater Motors and Audi Cork; and Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I must ask Mr. Downey to conclude soon.