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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: That leads onto my second question. Basically, Mr. Cooney has indicated there is a huge cost issue. The next question I had intended to ask was on the overall cost of the Reserve Defence Forces. What is the current approximate cost in this regard and what is its cost-effectiveness?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: The current cost in 2014 is €1.3 million to the taxpayer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: Yes, that is the figure I was seeking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: As a layperson, that figure is far lower than I would have thought.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: I refer to the point made about how the reservists may be required to take up to four days in annual leave to meet simple administrative requirements and the submission then referred to using up 60% of reservists' statutory annual leave. There are two points this regard. First, from the management point of view, it obviously is a way for it to try to save some money. Is there another...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: I wish to ask a few questions later.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: She was giving out about the Government.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: Outrageous.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to return to their position on a full-time basis; if such applications are dealt with, based on the date the application was first received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43436/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: 130. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to relocate O’Casey rooms in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in view of the Mental Health Commission publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43428/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the conclusion of a Health Service Executive investigation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43435/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf, Dublin 3; the position regarding funding in 2014-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43453/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (12 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the refusal of a waiver from the assessment of spelling, grammar and punctuation in the leaving certificate examination in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [43363/14]
- Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: How much time is available to us?
- Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: I will use six or seven minutes and my colleagues can share the remainder. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Social Welfare Bill 2014. I also welcome the positive aspects of the legislation. This is an important debate as we are dealing directly with people's lives, incomes and ability to survive. We must look carefully to the future and ensure all promised...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: We saw that.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: Park it.
- Other Questions: Health Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: 93. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a resolution to the issue of patients on trolleys in major hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42747/14]
- Other Questions: Health Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: What are the Minister's plans to provide a resolution to the issue of patients on trolleys in our major hospitals? Since August, despite all the talk, and despite all the PR for the past three years, the number of patients on trolleys has increased by 19%. Nationally, that means the number has increased from 3,913 to 4,648. Will the Minister deal with this scandal of patients being on...
- Other Questions: Health Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)
Finian McGrath: The Minister referred to sustainable improvement. Currently, there are 700 people fit for discharge in our hospitals and a resolution of that issue would help to alleviate this crisis. However, the other issue is trolleys being moved up the wards to cover up and massage the figures. That is not acceptable and it is not an example of good practice. Acute hospital beds cost approximately...