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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: Mr. Sugarman's efforts have not gone without notice. The committee has a job of work to do.

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: I will follow on from what Deputy John Curran has said. There are internal audits and it is a wonder that those two groups of internal audit committees did not uncover at an earlier stage the 14,700 convictions that were wrong or the million breath tests that were simply not carried out. How much knowledge do members of the force have in this regard? One cannot carry out a million breath...

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: It is true. If the Minister for State looks at the headlines he will see the financial services companies are going to Frankfurt and elsewhere and we are not at the races in terms of the forceful argument and position we need to take to get something out of this for this country. I am not convinced that we are as well-prepared as we should be in terms of agriculture. I admire the...

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine's description of having friends in court and his comments on the importance of the UK market and what its approach might be are in stark contrast to some of the language being used by other European member states in respect of Britain. The Government should be encouraged to take the line that the Minister has outlined because Britain, as our...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (11 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: 346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [17585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not responded to the Dublin Dental Hospital regarding two applications for funding to cover the treatment for a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Screening Service (11 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the results of tests for Lyme disease carried out by a laboratory (details supplied) are not accepted by the Health Service Executive; if the same standard of test can be undertaken here; if so, the location in which; if tests undertaken here are restricted in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17584/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: I ask members to turn off their mobile phones. We are considering the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015, which was referred to the select committee by an order of the Dáil of 5 July 2016. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials. There are 89 amendments for consideration but, by arrangement with the committee, we must finish at 1 p.m. I refer members to the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: In view of the Bill's contents and how it covers Members of the Oireachtas, will the Minister give us background information when he is going through the various sections? The Bill dates from 2015, but its Second Stage was ordered for and read on 20 January 2016.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes, if the Minister would.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: That would be helpful to members.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: Perfect.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: I understand that in order to deal with the Bill properly we have to go through each section. If the Deputy wishes we can deal with those sections, and we do not have to finish this Bill today.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: Because of what I consider to be the importance of the Bill, I do not believe we should rush it. Opposition members did not submit amendments to the Bill and in the course of this discussion with the Minister and his officials we may well find areas of agreement but also areas of disagreement that might need to be addressed by way of amendments. I suggest we do that. I understand we have...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, 12, 13, 16 to 19, inclusive, 23, 24, 31, 34 to 36, inclusive, 42, 43, 86 and 87 are related technical amendments and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: In the main, all of these are technical amendments.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: For clarification, may I ask the Minister if the Standards in Public Office Commission will remain? There will be a person there known as the standards commissioner, who will be responsible for the implementation of the legislation. Is that right?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: What concerns me is that we are giving this person a considerable amount of power. He or she would have to be extremely well briefed on the role of councillors, for example, to take up Deputy Calleary's point, who are not familiar with completing all of these forms or the consequences of signing off on them, as we are here in this House. One is presented with all sorts of forms to complete...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

John McGuinness: I will not labour it, but I would just like to underline the concern. Is it correct that consulting with the Department means consulting with the officials?