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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: The more that is done to include local government in terms of accountability, the better. We will tease that out further with the officials when they appear before us. Deputy Shanahan said that the Comptroller and Auditor General always deals with this in hindsight. He also referred to the latter or some committee of these Houses finding something exceptional that he or it decides to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: The members were very supportive of having the Bill here and going through this process today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Yes, if anyone wishes to say or add anything, please feel free to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: No, I am not suggesting that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Not at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: To be clear, I am not suggesting that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: I did not suggest that. My advice is that we should have a strong C and AG's office and a powerful PAC that would do their work by looking at matters retrospectively, as they have been doing. I am not talking about influencing Government spending. If that strong office is put in place, many people will pay a great deal more attention. I am not in any way-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: At our private meeting earlier on, we adopted the minutes for the previous meeting of 13 December 2023. At today's meeting, we are engaging with Deputy Shanahan and his team on the detailed scrutiny of the Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023. It is a Private Members' Bill in the Deputy's name. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Deputy Shanahan; Mr. Jim Power,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: A comment was made about the development of each of the regions and political representation. Dr. Griffin made the point and said it was down to political representation. That ignores the fact the Government controls everything. You can make all the representation you like, but if you are not sitting around the Cabinet table, you are not getting a bob if the Ministers decide you are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the position of administration school principal will be retained at a school (details supplied) in Kilkenny until such time as the building works are completed.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1601/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 855. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to qualify for a non-means tested illness benefit. [56311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 939. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the category of insurance contributions made by a person (details supplied) for the period they worked in the HSE qualifies them for an invalidity pension; and if their record of contributions will be provided. [1030/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 940. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension, now under appeal (details supplied), will be expedited and approved. [1031/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 946. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a full State pension (contributory) as currently they are in receipt of a part payment; and if a record of their contributions will be provided. [1122/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 1267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issues relating to the records of cattle owned by a person (details supplied) will be resolved as a matter of urgency as all information has been provided to his Department by the herd owner. [1598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 1733. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide age-appropriate products (details supplied). [1617/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: 1857. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action he is taking to provide the same level of financial support to apprentices undertaking construction metal fabrication and engineering metal fabrication courses as both courses are similar but currently apprentices on one course are being paid €745 per week and the other is paid €545; and if he will make a statement...

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and Members very much for that. I want to agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett. I believe these bigger companies should be taxed and the money should then be reinvested into the arts of one kind or another. Some way should be found to do that because what we are experiencing online, with the input of individuals or of bigger companies, is nothing but trash. One is in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Servicers Directive: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: The minutes of the joint committee meeting of 6 December were agreed at our meeting this morning. We have apologies from Senator Maria Byrne and Deputy Matthews. In today's session, the committee will engage on the topic of the credit servicers directive. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Master of the High Court, Mr. Edmund Honohan. We are honoured to have him here and we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Servicers Directive: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: We will resume in public session. My apologies that I had to leave to attend in the Chamber, but I am thankful Deputy Conway-Walsh took over. I wanted to ask a number of questions. I acknowledge, as did others, the great work carried out by Mr. Honohan in this area and the insights he gives to people in distress of one kind or another with regard to their mortgage or loan. Whether Mr....