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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51357/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: 698. To ask the Minister for Health when therapies will be reinstated for two children (details supplied) through either an organisation or the east Meath disability team in Ashbourne. [51277/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: 720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the application by a doctor (details supplied) to be added to the medical card list. [51348/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank our witnesses. Deputy Gould is not normally half as positive when they are not here. They have brought a degree of cheer to this place. May I pursue Deputy Gould's final comment? He said the council would be able to do a lot more if the Government gave it more. Is that true?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: The Department is not doing anything to restrict the council on delivery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Is there more the council needs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: In advance of today's meeting I spoke to my Fianna Fáil colleagues on both local authorities represented today. From Cork's perspective, there was particular praise, particularly from Councillor Tony Fitzgerald, who talked about the regeneration in the north-west area, in Knocknaheeny and so on. There is a question as to whether the council is doing enough to deliver on affordable...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Yes. That is right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Absolutely. It was a pity more local authorities did not look at the timeline for that legislation and do exactly what Cork City Council did. I appreciate Ms Doherty's response. From Galway's perspective, I will raise with the witnesses a number of site-specific matters before then coming back to more general points. As for the affordable housing on the Merlin Woods site, Galway City...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: To follow on from my last point, is there a reason Galway City Council did not take the lead Cork took? I would be critical of my local authority for the same thing. Galway City Council is still developing the model but the legislation was published 12 months ago. Is there a reason Galway City Council did not do what Cork did and move ahead of the legislation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: That is very welcome. Where are things with the affordable element of the Clybaun Road site?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Has that stage 1 been submitted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Excellent. Has stage 1 been submitted for Ballyburke?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: There was some delay on the Garraí Beag site. There were to be 58 social housing units there. There was a change of developer. Where are things on that site?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Is Ms Philbin in a position, in a public forum, to go into the reasons for that switch?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: That is a fair answer. Is there likely to be an increased cost to the overall delivery of the project as a result of switching tenders?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Very good. I thank Ms Philbin. I did not want to turn the Oireachtas committee into an area committee, but that information is important. We are trying to see how local authorities are implementing Housing for All. Two years ago, much of the legislation, the multi-annual plan, the budget and so on just were not there. It is impressive to see local authorities respond to that. It is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: The Dublin figures are not disproportionate then. We are getting similar figures for Dublin. Is that for both social and affordable purchase?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Do the local authorities have a significant amount of land that they are using for these projects?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: That would knock a big hole in-----