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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy can go ahead and comment on No. 2477.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: The committee will meet representatives from the Department next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I will say to the Deputy that there are many legitimate complaints. The relevant witnesses will be before the committee next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: The fire certificate would be in the public interest, as would planning.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Those issues are in the public interest.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I agree. Local authorities are there to enforce planning conditions. If the statement that it does not require planning permission is based on the false information that it was previously a guesthouse, that needs to be rectified. Can we come back to that next week? We are deviating from the agenda. I take on board the Deputy's points. I do not know the exact location of the house. It...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are usually approximately 50 people in it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Let us talk to the Department about the inspection of these types of premises in general. Does the Department go in and check that these premises meet requirements, including the need for washing machines, etc.?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: This has also arisen in other facilities. Is there a clear correlation between the number of residents for which payment is being made and the numbers in the residence? This is an issue we should raise with representatives of the Department when they come before the committee. Is that okay?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will come back to that issue next week. It is agreed to note and publish item No. 2488, pending the consent of the Higher Education Authority, HEA. If the HEA does not consent to the publication of the correspondence, it is proposed to only publish the letter from UL. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will move on to category C, which is correspondence from and relating to private...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: That is what I thought.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: He seems to indicate in this letter that there is one specific NGO, but he asks about the "funding of NGOs". He did not mention a specific NGO. I think we should write back to him to ask him to clarify.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Absolutely. That goes without saying. There are thousands of NGOs, some of which do good work. There are obviously always questions about certain things, and that is fair enough, but it is not clear in this letter. Let us move on to No. 2455, which is from Deputy Verona Murphy and is dated 13 March. She forwarded correspondence seeking certain information in relation to the school...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes, that will roll over. On 16 May, we will meet with the Department of Education in relation to Vote 26. The following areas of interest have been flagged: the running costs and demand management for schools, the school building programme, school transport, the disposal of assets of religious orders, and Caranua. On 23 May we will engage with the Department of Defence in relation...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: The quartermasters will be busy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: They will obviously prepare for this. On 30 May we will meet with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in relation to the 2022 financial statements. It is proposed that we request a representative from the Department of Health to attend this meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed. Is it agreed that we engage with the OPW in relation to Vote 13 - Office of Public Works on 13...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes. Everything will move on by one week.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Go back to bed.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (9 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will extend the exemption for development levies for self-build (one-off) homes (details supplied). [13565/24]