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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Does Deputy Mary Lou McDonald wish to make an opening statement before we proceed to examine specific subheads?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Sure.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: We will now examine the subheads in order.  We will begin with the administrative subheads, A.1 to A.7.  Programme A deals with flood risk management.  Subheads A.1 and A.2 deal with pay and non-pay administrative costs.  Subhead A.3 covers the purchase of engineering, plant and machinery, while subhead A.4 covers hydrometric and hydrological investigation and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I am glad to hear the Minister of State's comments. This issue arose during our discussion of last year's Estimate in terms of the daft situation where the OPW was spending massive amounts of money on remedial works but the insurance companies were using a geozoning process to assess risk. People living on Cathedral Road in Cork city, which is tens, if not hundreds, of feet above sea level,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: No.1 is consideration of the Revised Estimate for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - 2014 Vote group. On 18 December 2013 the Dáil ordered the following Revised Estimate for public services to be referred to this committee for consideration: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brian...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Reviews (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I will wrap up. I will make a very short response if the Acting Chairman gives me a bit of leeway. The patient or the person caring for the patient can be made aware of the requirements of the review and if necessary can be assisted in completing the forms by hand or on-line. The Minister of State will say that many pharmacists can deal with the prescriptions. I propose that the...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Reviews (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister of State for his response and for being open to my proposal. The proposal is not a question of changing the qualifying criteria. The criteria remain exactly the same for those who qualify and those who do not. I am proposing a change in the system and its operation that provides a better quality service to the customer who holds the medical card. A difficulty arises...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Reviews (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this matter today. I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy White, for coming to the Chamber to respond to it. I wish to propose a minor alteration to the medical card review process. This modification would have no cost, would improve the notification system and would make life much easier for a substantial group of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the merits of the proposal (details supplied) regarding single parent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (28 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 408. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made in an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4033/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (28 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the 1,890 persons refused entry into the State in 2013, the number and the categories for refusal at each port of entry; the nationality of persons refused leave to land; the number and nationality of persons who subsequently applied under the Refugee Act 1996 and were permitted to remain in the State; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the step that have been taken towards implementing a harmonised rate for merchant agreements across all Departments; the potential savings to the Government and to the public from negotiating a reduced rate applicable to all Departments that accept payment by debit-credit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (23 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card reviews carried out in 2013; the number of cards cancelled as a result; the number of cards that were cancelled for failure to complete the review process in time; the number of these subsequently reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3253/14]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy may make a brief point.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister might respond to Deputy Barry Cowen in his own time. We do not have time for him to do so this afternoon as the Minister and the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and the Local Government and waiting and they must go through the same process on the Estimates. I thank the Minister, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan; the Minister of State, Deputy Dinny...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Message to Dáil (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has completed its consideration of the following Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2014: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised); and Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised).

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister and now call Deputy Cowen.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: An bhfuil an tAire Stáit críochnaithe?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I now call Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl. As the Estimates are being broken up into programmes, he Deputy can speak as he sees fit about them.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Members should switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. As a result, the proceedings are not broadcast properly. This meeting has been convened to allow the Dáil Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht to consider in detail and question the Minister on the 2014 Revised Estimates for Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and...