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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to the recruitment of a general practitioner to service the general medical services scheme for Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, arising from the retirement of a doctor (details supplied); the number of applications received from medical card holders requesting to transfer to another general practitioner; the number of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 464. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will fund the purchase of specially made shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will expedite a positive response. [15384/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired Health Service Executive staff appointed to the investigation team relative to the Áras Attracta Home; if these persons are being paid, or are in receipt of expenses; their qualifications and involvement in other programmes operated by the executive in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15428/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and their qualifications, employed by St. Patrick's Centre at the residential facility Renua, County Kilkenny, in each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014, relative to the amount allocated in each year, 2012 €367,244, 2013 €355,236.30 and 2014 €388,306; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15442/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient property accounts opened by St. Patrick's Centre in County Kilkenny and the respite house Renua in 2014; if both of these facilities acted in accordance with legislation in respect of these accounts since 2005; if the parents of the persons concerned were informed of the accounts being opened; if the parents' permission was sought;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is being asked to pay for school transport; and if the case will be examined as the household income is illness benefit and the transport cost is causing hardship. [15290/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; the sections of the Act which have been implemented fully, and those sections which require further work and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15241/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The first item is the minutes of the meetings of 26 March and 2 April. Are the minutes agreed? Are there any matters arising from the minutes?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The sum is €12.24 million, of which €1.78 million was FÁS funding.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: We have agreed to visit the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and the Jeanie Johnstonnext Wednesday. Members should indicate whether they are interested in coming.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Perhaps Mr. McCarthy would provide members with a link to or a copy of the report. At our last meeting, we discussed the ongoing losses-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Have they been quantified formally? How much has been lost since it was last assessed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Must we establish from the DDDA the running deficit? We should do so before visiting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: That is tax forgone on investment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: No. 3A is correspondence from Accounting Officers or Ministers. No. 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 16 March 2015, from Mr. Dermot Quigley of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It is a follow-up from our meeting with the Office of Public Works and it is to be noted and published. No. 3A.2 is correspondence dated 25 March 2015 from the HSE regarding a value for money report in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Okay. For the moment we can note all of these accounts. We will move onto our work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The clerk informs me that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has said that the meeting has been arranged. I want to express some concern about that. At that meeting it was stated quite clearly that we wanted the meeting to be held as soon as possible. It was also asked that the members here be informed of that meeting. From the papers I have received to date, I received no...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I do not think it is okay, actually. That meeting was agreed. It is typical of Departments, when they come before us, to say they will do something and then go away and not do it. It is simply unacceptable, when one is dealing with people who are in business and who take risks every day to help the economy through their taxes and everything else, that they are ignored like this. I find it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I understand there may be an issue in dealing with a specific case. At the last meeting we had agreed that we would invite the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Courts Service to deal generally with how they approach cases and what information is available. I would like to see that meeting held as soon as possible. We suggested that even if we had to schedule another meeting we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes. We can move on to the agenda for next Thursday, 23 April, which is the 2013 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General, Vote 39 - Health Service Executive, and Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive. That is next week's business. There are a lot of issues in the context of that particular hearing. Members may want to set time aside next Thursday...