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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: Deputy Sherlock referred to services to Members of the Houses. That entire area must be examined in great detail. Information technology was mentioned and we have an excellent service here. Sometimes one is better to stay with it. It is constantly evolving and it needs investment. Members are being asked much more now with regard to their work in the House and it is extremely difficult...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: Please do not lose sight of the fact that these Houses need funding to put their Members ahead of the game. It is very important that we renew constantly the information and technology for Members. Inevitably, regardless of what is online, the Member would be on the front line. Members engage directly with constituents. It is important to remember in the entire process the Parliament and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: That is true.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: Is the Minister of State now ahead of the game?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: Imagine how I feel.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: We hope to speak to the Ministers again in early September about expenditure for 2017. It is a meeting we have already arranged with the Office of Public Works. Perhaps we could do likewise with the Minister and the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for attending.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2016: Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform; Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances; Vote 14 -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for a person (details supplied); if the same level of supports are available at weekends and holidays; and if he will provide a full range of support at weekends in the family home. [17630/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors on duty in St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, on 5 June 2016; the number of patients in the hospital on the same day; the number of persons treated in the accident and emergency department on the same day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 256. To ask the Minister for Health when the full range of services will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); the action taken by the Health Service Executive when the person was referred for early intervention in 2015 and the assessment of need was completed on 22 October 2015; the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy that has been made available to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the changes were made to the charging system for maintenance charges for school transport buses for Bus Éireann from the apportioned mileage system in the 1975 agreement to the percentage apportionment of school buses as a portion of total buses, as described in the Farrell Grant Sparks report; if this change was by mutual consent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve and expedite the appointment of an extra teacher for a school (details supplied). [16061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will approve an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer’s allowance scheme; if he will examine the medical evidence submitted; and if he will grant an oral hearing. [15898/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will restore the supplementary State transition pension payment scheme; and if he has established an interdepartmental group to examine this and other matters. [15978/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review correspondence from a person (details supplied) to determine if he can meet and provide assistance and information to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15746/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 438. To ask the Minister for Health if the panel of applicants for the position of groundsman with the Health Service Executive in Castlebar, County Mayo, established in 2015 is exhausted. [15713/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a medical device to a person (details supplied) without delay. [15897/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise and arrange an early date for surgery for a person (details supplied); and the reason the surgery was not conducted at another hospital. [15899/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (14 Jun 2016)

John McGuinness: 517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if staff in the cattle movement and monitoring system of his Department complained of intimidation, harassment and bullying (details supplied); if professional help was sought by and if he granted it to the complainants; if staff of the cattle movement and monitoring system were precluded from investigative work at export lariages,...