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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Senator Higgins. In today's session, the committee will meet representatives of the Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance on the topic of defective block redress. I welcome the witnesses to the meeting: Mr. Patrick Sharkey; Mr. Seán McCabe; Ms Sarah Shovlin; and Ms Donna McDade. I understand that each will make an opening statement. I...

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: First, I commend both committees of the House on the manner in which they have conducted the meetings to date. I wish to support the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, Deputy Stanley, in his request today regarding those who should appear before the committee and regarding the paperwork he has requested. Moreover, the powers given to the Committee of Public Accounts need to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the range of assessments required in the case of a person (details supplied) will be arranged as a matter of urgency by the children's disability network 3; and if the required supports and interventions will be provided thereafter. [31769/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: 51. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cumulative value of the investments to be made in counties Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Waterford, respectively, under the timeframe of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the estimated funding drawdown to date in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30906/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: Today we are joined by the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and his officials from the Department of Health to discuss the public sector secondment issue. Witnesses who are physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected pursuant to the constitutional statute by absolute privilege. They are reminded of the long-standing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: Allow the Minister to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: The Deputy should allow the Minister to answer the question and then we will come back to him. The Deputy should take a note of what he needs to come back on and allow the Minister or Mr. Tierney to give the answers and set out the differences. The Deputy can then-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: I will bring in Deputy Tóibín.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: I will take Deputy Durkan then. Minister, the email was sent to his Department yesterday at 2.30 p.m., for the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: On your suggestion that we might visit the hospital, you might arrange that for us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: He can come back to the clerk to the committee and we will visit. I call Deputy Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: I am cutting across the Minister, but we all accept that and it was a big loss. Apart from the money involved, the commitments given and the report, who caused that loss? This is what I think is the big question here. If this process had all been handled differently and correctly, we might not be here at all discussing Tony Holohan and this position and secondment. I suggest to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: I think that Tony Holohan was a loss to the State, but the State itself, through the Department of Health, has a lot to answer for here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: That is what happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: I have some more questions but we are all interested in what the Minister was going to say to Deputy Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: Deputy Durkan, Deputy Tóibín did not disturb -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: Will Deputy Tóibín continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Secondment: Minister for Health (22 Jun 2023)

John McGuinness: Deputy Durkan is wanted in the Dáil Chamber.