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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (19 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure for both south Tipperary VEC and north Tipperary VEC in each of the years 2007 to 2013. [44341/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Expenditure (19 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that have been made by Tipperary ETB since the merger of south Tipperary VEC and north Tipperary VEC. [44342/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (19 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of all circulars sent to ETBs in relation to expenses policy since 2013. [44343/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: This is a quick-fire round. It appears that the capital programme will be eaten up by the children's hospital. Will there be provision to progress the maternity strategy, which I have spoken about numerous times? The mid-west is waiting for a couple of million euro just to keep things ticking over and cannot seem to get funding. I note the internal letter on opening up the new accident...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Freudian.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: No. These are the statistics showing the pressure that the mid-west is under compared with other areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: The profile of over 65 year olds in the area is much greater. The Minister is right about discharges, but how and to where would people be discharged? Intermediate vehicles and ambulances are not present to do the job. Of course Ennis and Nenagh hospitals have bed capacity, but they do not have the necessary transport capacity. I have been raising this issue for a considerable time....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Glad to hear that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: One would-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will try anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Can I get an answer from Mr. O'Brien on HIQA and Ennis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I understand Mr. O'Brien does not want to ventilate the issues. However, that is what this committee is about. With all due respect, Mr. O'Brien, we need a better answer than that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have not finished. I do not expect Mr. O'Brien to cross into the line of a legal case. For the information of the Chairman and public, I asked the Minister the question earlier and he has passed it on to Mr. O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien has now said he is going to send in a written answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: One second. There is scope for Mr. O'Brien to answer the question without crossing into the legal area. I presume he fully supports the local HSE in regard to its actions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not need a grin from Mr. O'Brien. I need him to support it fully in its actions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Good. The issue for me really is that this is a very important test case. The Department has issued regulations in regard to multi-occupancy rooms covering the period to 2021. There are many other regulations also. We discussed this matter here and we did so at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts for different reasons, concerning the spending of money. The point, however, is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: No I am-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: It might as well be part of Tipperary for electoral purposes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Chairman for facilitating me. I have a significant interest in this issue. I left the meeting of the PAC to attend this meeting because I want to support the process. I have been following the issue, along with my colleague, Deputy Penrose, who has also taken a big interest in this and has written about it and raised it in the Dáil. He expressed his love of the Department...