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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Administration (22 Mar 2016)

John McGuinness: 239. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has set down the timeframes within which the Private Security Authority must deal with applications and appeals; if so, the details of this; if she monitors the efficiency and response times of this authority; the number of applications and appeals dealt with by the authority since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (22 Mar 2016)

John McGuinness: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical device will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency. [4898/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Provision (22 Mar 2016)

John McGuinness: 387. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be approved without delay for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5196/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2016)

John McGuinness: 424. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided in University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5328/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (22 Mar 2016)

John McGuinness: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the decision to close the vocational school at Muine Bheag in County Carlow; the process which has to be followed; the stakeholders who must be consulted in such a process; if that consultation took place; her role in such a decision; if she will reverse the decision; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (22 Mar 2016)

John McGuinness: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she was consulted by Bus Éireann relative to the changes being made by the company to certain bus routes affecting children with a disability; if she will ask the company to explain its actions and its long-term plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5329/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: Today, we will deal with the HSE report to the Committee of Public Accounts on the former foster home in Waterford community care area, which was the subject of the Conal Devine report. I draw the attention of members to three pieces of correspondence; first, correspondence from the Office of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána relating to today's meeting; and, second,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: To add to that, because it is to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, it does not say much about its attitude towards reform and the importance of dealing with such issues. The third piece of correspondence is from Mr. Kieran Byrne, which we will circulate because it has just come in, formerly of Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT, responding to issues raised at the last...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: No. At the last meeting we did what we were requested to do, namely, contacted the Departments and so on, but we have had no response to date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: No. The two items were the waste-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: We got no response on that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: We have had no response to that, Deputy Costello.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: It was in contact with the Clerk just before the meeting to say it would have a draft report and that he will be in touch with the Clerk again, but presumably when the Dáil election is called we probably will not hear any more from that. It will come to the next meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: It will be in the next few days. He did give a commitment that he would give the report to the Clerk.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: I welcome the witnesses. Before we begin, I ask members, witnesses and those in the Gallery to please turn off their mobile phones because they interfere with the sound quality of the transmission of the meeting. I advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease...

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: I welcome also Ms Frances Spillane and Ms Gráinne Duffy from the Department of Health. I ask Mr. O'Brien to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: May we publish your statement, Mr. O'Brien?

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: Of course it is.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: Time.

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Report on Foster Home in Waterford Community Care Area: Discussion (2 Feb 2016)

John McGuinness: Thank you, Deputy Deasy. For the information of members, Deputy Costello has indicated, as have Deputies McDonald, Dowds and McFadden. That is the order in which members will contribute. Before I call Deputy Costello, I want to bring the meeting back to the reason we are here. It arises from poor information or misinformation, the work of the whistleblowers and their bravery in coming...