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Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: To give another view from County Tipperary. On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to speak in favour of the motion. I thank my colleagues for tabling it. I have had many conversations with the Minister of State about disability issues. Some of his family are very good neighbours of mine and I know that he is focused on his job and how passionate he is about it. As I only have a few...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (27 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a study (details supplied) concerning the use of section 110 tax relief in the IFSC; the actions he plans to take on foot of the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13620/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (27 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is examining an amendment to the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 to allow credit unions lend to affordable housing bodies and local authorities as recommended by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13619/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the body with responsibility for the creation of surgical and medical procedure codes in private medicine have not kept them up to date and as a result have created additional costs and expenses for private medical subscribers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13911/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (27 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: 532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names and titles of the persons who made up the membership of the appeals board that made the decisions to grant funding recently on appeal for some sports capital applications; the number of times the appeals board met; the number of times his Department officials communicated with the appeals board; when and the way in which this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: I also ask that we discuss it at a future meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: I attended yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality with representatives of the Policing Authority. When issues connected with ICT contracts, tendering and procurement were raised, the head of the Policing Authority, Ms Josephine Feehily, indicated that the Committee of Public Accounts had greater capacity to deal with issues related to tendering or otherwise and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: The committee must deal with such matters. At yesterday's meeting which lasted for four hours the Policing Authority made clear that it was unable to address issues related to the expenditure of €26 million without a tendering process. This committee will have to address the matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: I am paraphrasing Ms Feehily and do not want to misrepresent her views, although they will be in the transcript of yesterday's meeting. My understanding is that while An Garda Síochána must engage in a process with the Policing Authority to appoint a clerical officer, the authority cannot do anything about Garda expenditure of €26 million without a tendering process.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: The matter was raised on two occasions at the meeting and I know the times at which it was raised.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: We will need a full session to discuss these issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: Have we received a response?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is a good idea. Most of us are aware of the case and lessons will have to be learned. There may be other issues that need to be sorted out and it is important to issue the letter. We want answers and we want to hear that there have been changes in the way the service addresses these issues, both currently and in respect of historical cases. The judgment raises serious concerns.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: This went on for an incredible length of time.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: Nine out of ten people would not have pursued this case as vehemently as the individual concerned.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: Is this related to a similar------

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: There is a serious amount of work involved in this correspondence. If one follows that link, one could go on forever.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)

Alan Kelly: Agreed.