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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We have received correspondence, dated 1 August 2014, from the Local Government audit Service on a site at Sunnyside Villas, Drogheda. The correspondence is to be noted and published. We have received correspondence, dated 11 July 2014, from the Local Government Audit Service on dog pound tenders. The correspondce is to be noted and published. We have received correspondence, dated...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Next we deal with correspondence relevant to today's meeting. We have received correspondence, dated 14 November 2014, from the Courts Service enclosing briefing material. The correspondence to be noted and published. No. 3C.2 is correspondence received on 18 November 2014 from the Courts Service enclosing opening statement. The correspondence is to be noted and published. We will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We still have received no reply from the Department. The matter has continued for six months. If the Department had any respect for the committee, it would reply in detail.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We are not up to date on the merger.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment will be arranged in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, in view of the fact that both parents are not working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43843/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will approve two hours of extra home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as their medical circumstances have worsened. [44032/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Procurement (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will accept a submission from a competent international firm relative to the provision of a comprehensive financial and human resources management package; if so, if he will indicate the name of the person dealing with the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the amount of same confirmed. [44052/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the impact of prescription charges with particular reference to the financial impact the charge is having on persons on multiple types of medication, the elderly and persons on limited income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44067/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a response to a community group (details supplied) in County Kilkenny which applied to the Health Service Executive for use of the dispensary - now closed - at a location for ongoing community use. [44163/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Operations (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to pay an overdue account in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason this person has not received any further business from the HSE since this issue arose; his views that the HSE are penalising this person for their action in trying to sort out the account; if he will confirm the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if participants on the wage subsidy scheme are automatically entitled to a medical card; if, in the case of a married couple with children, the family members are included on the medical card; and if, as stated under 5.2 of Government schemes, there has been no change, the reason persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny were not granted a medical card....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the concessionary amalgamation post sanctioned for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be approved for retention beyond September 2014, similar to the sanction given in the case of a school in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43837/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal for an extra teacher in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be granted based on its intake of pupils which resulted in a total of 91 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of the proposed amalgamation of Cork Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology to date; if there is a separate budget and timeframe for the process in each institute of technology; her views on the governance structure at WIT; her further views on the level of debt at WIT; if there is a breakdown of the debt...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to date of the proposed amalgamation of Cork Institute of Technology and Tralee Institute of Technology; if there is a specific budget for this work; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44187/14]

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Would the Deputy like to fly it himself?

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: I join Deputy Eoghan Murphy's comments on how we set out the budget strategy. We debate measures after the event. For example, we are debating the Social Welfare Bill after the announcements have been made in the budget. It is true that for years, every Government and Opposition has called for reform in the House, but we never seem to get it. There is a need for reform, but this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance and carer's allowance in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [43190/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (11 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance if water chargs will be exempted from VAT. [43294/14]