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Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: I do not know. It is probably accurate though.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Impact (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the rateable valuations being applied to wind farms have been examined by him to determine the effect the increases will have on existing and proposed wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12965/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 363. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the former Army barracks in Clonmel in County Tipperary; if costs have been incurred in maintaining and securing the site since its closure; if the Minella Hotel in Clonmel in County Tipperary has been used by the Defence Forces or his Department; if so, the reasons for same; the cost involved for each event; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason special footwear is not being provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if funding will be provided without delay; if the Health Service Executive will contact the person with a view to arranging same as the person's calls are not being returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 473. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny with a consultant vascular surgeon at Waterford Regional Hospital, in view of the fact that the person was first referred by a general practitioner in 2012 as an urgent case, and in early 2014 was scheduled to attend at Whitfield Clinic but the promised appointment never...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the appropriate supports will be put in place at one of the local schools to accommodate the child; if she will examine the correspondence sent to her office outlining the case, with a view to dealing positively with the request, in view of the fact that the local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sports Facilities Provision (31 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a submission in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Carlow, regarding the provision of astroturf pitches; if the funding requested will be made available; and if she will expedite a positive response. [13159/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: The first item on the agenda is the minutes of our meeting of 5 March 2015 and 12 March 2015. Are these minutes agree? Agreed. At our last meeting there was an issue in regard to correspondence around HSBC. The clerk, who was away on other business on the day, has confirmed that he was in touch with the chief executive's office of HSBC and had called them but unfortunately they did not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: They said they were not available and that they had appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in the UK and they did not have anything further to add here. That is all they said.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: No, it is just that they were not available.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: That is what we are talking about. They would not make themselves available. They did not respond. They basically said they would not be here. No. 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 2 March 2015, from Ms Julie Sinnamon, CEO of Enterprise Ireland. It is a follow-up from the PAC meeting of 12 February 2015. That correspondence is to be noted and published. No. 3A.2 is correspondence,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: We will send the Secretary General the Official Report of the meeting and ask for an immediate response from him on that matter. On No. No. 7, in that correspondence we asked for the unit cost of producing the litre of water. In spite of the fact that it took almost half an A4 page to define no answer was given. I thought that was a simple enough question to determine the cost. As far...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: We can put it on the agenda for the next meeting. I think we should discuss No. 4, lapses in controls at Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT. The issues raised there had to do also with Carlow, Cork and Tralee. We should put it on the agenda for our next meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: I understand the report has to go to the Minister before it is available to us. We have already agreed to bring back the Department and the HEA and we can ask them to invite in Mr. Kelly to discuss his report. Then, we could perhaps bring into that discussion the report here relating to the WIT and the reports on the other institutes. We are still awaiting the report from the Department on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: We do not have a date set for that meeting. If we can find out when the report will be available after the Minister completes her examination of it, we can set an early date for that hearing. We should also write to the Minister again in regard to the report on Cork VEC to ask when it will be laid before the House. No. 3A.5 relates to correspondence dated 11 March 2015 from NAMA...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: I know that in 2008 and 2010 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform took up this matter. That Department might be a first port of call to see what progress it has made. The committee can look at what action it took to deal with it. Perhaps it might then revisit Deputy Joe Costello's proposal. Correspondence, dated Friday, 6 March 2015, has been received from Ms Eileen Creedon,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: The figure represents the cost of vessel lifts. The work to vessels is carried out by contractors, not the harbour. Having said that, on the day the committee visited, it was quite clear that the yard was not operating to its full capability. Contractors are also not being catered for in a way that one would expect to generate further business and prevent business from moving elsewhere....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: Members will have input in the report as a result of our visit that day. I ask that we would pay particular attention to it because it is probably the best example I have seen to date of poor practice and poor commercial insights or poor commercial knowledge on the part of the State.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: We will ask for that material. In reply to Deputy Deasy's question, we visited Howth and we have had a hearing with the Department. We will set out what we found and we will make recommendations arising from the input of members. As with other reports we will set out our findings followed by our recommendations. We will have a draft report in a couple of weeks with some recommendations....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: The same applies to Killybegs. If there was a collaborative effort and a willingness to co-operate, there might not be the conflicts between the Department and individuals. Perhaps the Minister should reconsider the action being taken by the Department in relation to that particular case. We should make that suggestion to the Minister, in view of his willingness, as mentioned by Deputy...