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Written Answers — Department of Health: Charities Regulation (12 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the Health Service Executive's ability to monitor section 38 agencies and organisations; if the system of oversight has been strengthened since 2014 when the executive indicated that the system of oversight for sections 38 and 39 organisations was lacking and that new procedures were needed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charities Regulation (12 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 583. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is proposing to strengthen the 2013 governance arrangements the Health Service Executive introduced with the section 38 agencies in particular in terms of strengthening the direct relationship between the executive and the boards of each of these agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21155/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (12 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the way the financial management systems of the Health Service Executive have been reformed to ensure more effective oversight of the system for funding section 38 and 39 organisations given that its funds over 1,900 voluntary agencies to a value of approximately €3.1 billion, 44 of which are funded under section 38 of the Health Act to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (12 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 581. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there the Health Service Executive employs enough qualified accountants, financial controllers and auditors to ensure an effective monitoring of the funding system to section 38 and section 39 organisations; the number of accountants, financial controllers and auditors specifically tasked with this; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (12 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 582. To ask the Minister for Health if employees of section 38 agencies are public servants, members of public service pension schemes and are directly bound by his consolidated pay scales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21154/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (12 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 791. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she received the 2015 annual report of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission by 30 June 2016 as required by section 32 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; and when it is intended to publish the report. [20535/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: Mr. McCarthy said his office experiences resource difficulties from time to time. Will this affect any of the work in which we are involved? What difficulties are there? Do they impinge on the Comptroller and Auditor General doing his job in any way? From talking to those who were members of the Committee of Public Accounts before and colleagues, I am conscious that the volume of...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: To clarify, the meeting of 15 July will deal with-----

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: I understand it is proposed that the meeting with the HSE will deal with the issue of the letter in respect of section 38 and Console and we will dig into the issue of section 38 and 39 agreements and the service level agreements between the HSE and voluntary organisations. We will also discuss top-ups in respect of St. John of God and, no doubt, other organisations.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: I agree with Deputy Madigan. Her proposal would be useful and it would close the circle on this issue. It would be helpful to fit that somewhere into our programme. It would also be timely because part of the legislation has yet to be commenced. Deputy Cassells and others made the point that as we speak here about what is one of the most talked about issues in Ireland, there is concern...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: Some of us have already been asked for it.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: When will it be circulated?

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: Is it in hard copy form?

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: Will it be distributed in hard copy and soft copy form?

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: Will the first speaker nominated have the opportunity to meet the Chairman and the clerk beforehand?

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: That is why I asked.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has plans to ensure an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome specialist is in place in any hospital here. [20112/16]

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: I am speaking on behalf of the Labour Party, which is in favour of the Bill. I am pleased that Sinn Féin has followed in my party's wake in response to our successful Private Members' motion last month in which we pledged to enhance workers' rights and committed to a number of measures in tackling precarious work and zero-hour contracts. Our motion specifically committed to ending...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (5 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish on the record of Dáil Éireann the full detail of all agreements made between the Government and all Independent Teachtaí Dála, political groupings and political parties, as he has previously stated he would. [16880/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (5 Jul 2016)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Taoiseach for his short reply. Two months ago on 6 May as the Government was being announced, I asked the Taoiseach to put on record, as he stated on numerous occasions inside and outside this House he would do, all the deals done with political parties, political groupings and each Independent Deputy. I presume the Taoiseach remembers that. It would appear from the...