Results 11,041-11,060 of 26,486 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Ultimately, the CSO cannot do it because it is not within its remit to do so. Is that the position?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: That answers one question. The CSO has indicated that it is trying to eliminate the burden of red tape its questionnaires impose on the small and medium enterprise sector. This means that companies with fewer than ten employees do not receive a questionnaire. I have seen the questionnaires sent to companies and assisted some companies in completing them. The way in which questions are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: In that case, it is a lost cause.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: In the context of Mr. Dalton's point about the European Union, the issue is that one size does not fit all. Now that I know that a questionnaire is compiled by someone in Europe, I can at least understand the reason the questions are difficult to answer for many small and medium enterprises. The difficulty is twofold because, first, completing the questionnaires imposes an unfair burden on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: I was that soldier, as it were, and having filled in CSO questionnaires, I can tell the delegates that my responses were not always accurate, even if I did the best I could.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: I have three questions. First, I hope the new regulations will not mean the CSO will just become a collection agent for the Commission but will still retain its independent position domestically.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Second, the organisation places a great emphasis on the census. Will that be affected in any way?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: But that will not affect the CSO's use of the data.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Third, when the CSO collects all these data, can they be sold on or can they be made available to, say, a business?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Anyone can pick it up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: There are no further questions. I thank the officials very much. The committee has to decide on follow-up action on these proposals. Is it agreed to engage with the EU Commission to raise the CSO's concerns regarding the proposals, in particular, the methodology proposed to collect the data? Agreed.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (11 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the funding to Dublin Dental University Hospital to enable the hospital provide the urgent care needed for a person (details supplied). [29270/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements which were put in place by the SEHB and now the HSE to manage the affairs, financial and otherwise, of a person (details supplied); if a social worker was appointed in 1991; and if that arrangement can be continued. [29529/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons certain staff have been suspended with pay from St. Patricks, Kells Road, Kilkenny; if he is aware of the concerns of parents and staff relative to those in care in St. Michaels House, St. Patricks, Kells Road, Kilkenny, arising from the lack of clarity around the reasons staff have been suspended and the misinformation that exists around the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Today, we are dealing with the rising cost of motor insurance. I welcome Dr. Cyril Roux, deputy Governor, Ms Sylvia Cronin, director of insurance supervision, and Mr. Bernard Sheridan, director of consumer protection at the Central Bank of Ireland. The committee concludes its public hearings today on the rising costs of motor insurance. I have also asked Dr. Roux to comment on the recent...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: In 2011-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Perhaps Dr. Roux can tell us what the loss was in each of the years for which he has figures. Can he make his chart available to us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: Could Dr. Roux repeat that figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)
John McGuinness: The Deputy has gone over time. If anyone has a mobile phone on a desk, it is interfering with the sound and transmission quality.