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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and expedite the carer's allowance being paid to a person (details supplied) to ensure that the maximum benefit is being paid; and if the general practitioner's letter will be considered as a matter of urgency. [28237/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance (details supplied) will be expedited and approved for the period up to the date of the death of a person. [28501/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Youth Services Provision (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 375. To ask the Minister for Health to set out details relating to a youth centre (details supplied) for each of the past five years, the number of counsellors involved in this service and the number of young persons on the books availing of the service; if the service will be expanded and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 376. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the delay in arranging a cataract operation for a person (details supplied). [28119/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28120/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 378. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [28121/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if the €28 million committed to the disability sector for change of needs and emergency services has been allocated; the amount of funding allocated to each area in the country; if the figures for the budget include this amount for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Data (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 23 September 2009, the treatment made available to a person (details suppplied) over a period of time. [28370/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 424. To ask the Minister for Health the process relative to approximately 16 applications submitted to the HSE for change of needs and emergency services funding from an organisation (details supplied); the date these applications were made and a decision was issued on each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 425. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the €3.8 million funding requirement for a centre (details supplied); his Department's strategy for funding such facilities; his plans to give some clarification on future funding for this facility to give comfort to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

John McGuinness: 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) has been approved for the national reserve and the young farmers schemes; the other financial supports available for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28117/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: Before we engage with the Minister of State, I wish to record the decisions taken by the joint committee on proposals from the European Union. On No. 8, EU scrutiny, the committee agreed that the following EU proposals warrant further scrutiny, COM 2016/23, COM 2016/25, COM 2016/26, COM 2016/300, COM 2016/312, COM 2016/313, COM 2016/314, COM 2016/450, COM 2016/551 and COM 2016/557. It was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: We will proceed to the mid-year review of the 2016 Estimates for Public Services. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Seán Canney, and his officials. Before we begin, I remind members of the longstanding parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against a person or an entity either by name...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: Will the Minister of State send on those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: Will you deal with the last question, please, Minister of State? The Senator's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: If I could intervene here Senator to allow the Minister of State to respond to some of the Senator's questions. We had agreed earlier that each member would have five minutes. I had let it go to ten minutes. Would the Minister of State like to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: Is it a short point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: I have a couple of questions. Let me put on record the Minister of State's response to me on the Arts for Peace project and I want to thank him for arranging that meeting between his officials and Arts for Peace. I understand that will take place soon. I sent some proposals in regard to mediation in respect of the project and I hope they will be considered. I am not expecting the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: I accept that, but my concern was about the quality of the reply to the parliamentary question. As a Deputy trying to do his job as a member of Parliament, to be given the reply I received is not acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

John McGuinness: The cleaning of waterways was discussed earlier. Who is responsible for the cleaning of weirs? Is it the OPW or the local authorities?