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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Burke indicated that a question had not been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Has NAMA indicated a willingness to work with Government in that context?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will deal with that. If Mr. Barry O'Brien can send that to the clerk to the committee we will ensure Deputy Healy gets it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We are discussing the service plan rather than the Child and Family Agency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. O'Brien. We have seven other speakers waiting so I will now call Senator van Turnhout, followed by Deputy Fitzpatrick and Senator-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. I ask the Deputy to list the unanswered questions, without elaboration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: If the answers are not available now, the Deputy will be furnished with them as soon as possible. We can make that commitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: One second, please, Deputy. Can Mr. O'Brien answer the question on agency costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Healy. I will call on the Minister first and then Mr. O’Brien. Seven other members have indicated that they want to speak. I will take speakers in blocks of three. I urge speakers to be precise and concise as it would help the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Could we have one speaker at a time, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I beg the indulgence of the committee to congratulate our Vice Chairman, Deputy Ciara Conway, on her wedding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you. I would now like to call on Mr. Tony O'Brien, the director general of the HSE, to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, delegates and those in the gallery to either turn off their mobile phones or put them in flight mode. I welcome the Minister for Health and his officials, Mr. Tony O'Brien and his officials, members and those in the gallery to our first meeting of 2014. I wish everybody a happy, prosperous, tranquil and gentle new year. I also hope the committee will have a good year....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Dec 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister, the Secretary General, Mr. Lohan and Mr. Savage for attending the meeting this morning. I wish the Minister and her officials, committee members, the secretariat and those behind the glass window, whom we do not see too often, a very happy Christmas. I thank the staff for their great work during the year. It has been a very long year and I sincerely thank committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Dec 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Emissaries are always welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Dec 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome to the committee the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General, and Mr. John Lohan and Mr. Alan Savage from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. This is our quarterly meeting with the Minister. The questions have already been sent to the Department and I thank the officials and the Minister for answering them in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (19 Dec 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential of formalised stakeholder engagement regarding the development of State airports; if he will consider liaising with airport management to establish such a consultative body for Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54135/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Dec 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place and the anticipated timelines for the acquisition of sites for the development of new secondary schools in Carrigaline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54611/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Remit (18 Dec 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the anticipated benefits of removing the provisions for publication schemes as provided for in section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act; if the proposed section 8 of the Freedom of Information Bill 2013 provides an alternative to this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54797/13]