Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

Before we go back around I just have a couple of questions myself. Will the witnesses give me a breakdown on the site in Longford - perhaps they can send this on to me - in terms of costs, staffing, contact details for the IPAS centre in Longford?

A comment was made on the number of properties and the vacancy levels. It is important. Prior to me being the Chair, in the previous Dáil, this housing committee brought in a significant number of local authorities with high percentages of vacancy levels. We want to get them down but there are always going to be vacancies at 1% or 2%. Maybe the witnesses could come back and tell us where they are with regard to those figures. If they are high, I would ask the witnesses to work on them to make sure they come down in line with local authorities across the country. That would be extremely important.

It was said that between €2 million and €2.5 million has not been paid. Is the Peter McVerry Trust in a financial position to make those payments should they need to be paid, pending whatever issues are sorted out? Is the trust holding back on those payments - we had the Department of housing here - in the full knowledge the trust is working with the Department with regard to that?