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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for the home loan scheme received by South Dublin County Council; the number of applications approved; the number declined ; the number of applications that successfully drew down a loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52010/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Pharmacy Services (10 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 450. To ask the Minister for Health if no further cuts will be made to payments made to pharmacists in advance of the full unwinding of FEMPI and the negotiation of a new pharmacy contact and new pharmacy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 306. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will review the funding being made available to an organisation (details supplied) that provides preschool for children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51775/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 313. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment appointment for a hip operation in Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51128/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (10 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars clamped to date at the Luas Red Cow Park and Ride; the number of these appealed; the number of successful appeals; the number of vehicles clamped as a result of an error when entering the car registration when purchasing a parking ticket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (10 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 567. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a funding application made by an organisation (details supplied) to Tusla for capital funding; the status of the application; the timeframe for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51774/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 161. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who was referred to the HSE school age team in west Dublin for continued speech and language therapy will receive the therapy. [50671/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I welcome members to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I ask members to turn mobile phones to flight mode or off. We will deal with some housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I welcome Mr. Tim Duggan, assistant secretary, Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, who is accompanied Ms Clare Dowling. I also welcome Ms Joan Gordon, chief appeals officer, accompanied by Mr. Brian Duff. I will invite our guests to make their opening statements shortly following which members will then have an opportunity to ask a number of questions. By virtue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Duggan and invite Ms Gordon to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I thank Ms Gordon. Mr. Duggan said the Department has engaged in an intensive nationwide inspection and compliance campaign and that it has this year increased resources in scope section and set up a new unit called the employment status inspection unit. That is all positive and to be welcomed. I would like him to give the committee an understanding of the numbers of people involved. How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: What is the Department finding in these investigations with regard to people whose employment has been miscategorised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I apologise to colleagues but I have one final question. Of those 60 cases, how many resulted from the Department's investigations and inspections and how many resulted from people contacting the scope section?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: Would it be fair to assume that 30 of those 60 cases arose from employees approaching the scope section with an issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: The witnesses know where we are coming from. The Department has increased resources and has been proactive. We support and acknowledge that but we are trying to determine what it has yielded. How many of those 60 cases were discovered by the Department's inspectors or through the Department's efforts as opposed to being highlighted by individuals who came forward to complain about their status?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: Mr. Duggan knows what we are trying to get at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I ask the Department just to give us an idea. We would like to see where things are going following the establishment of the new unit, the allocation of additional staff to the scope section and so forth. I fully understand that the new unit was only set up during the summer and that training takes time but we should track what has happened year on year. It would give us a good idea of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: With much of the increased activity in the Department, along with that of the new unit which will be established, maintaining the data produced every year and highlighting the trends would be useful exercises.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: We will let Ms Gordon address that specific issue first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: The Senator should give Mr. Duggan the opportunity to conclude.