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Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The Minister of State's time is up. We must proceed to the next speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sorry Deputy Ó Broin. To be fair to the Minister of State, I cut him short so it would not be fair to allow you to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Senator Moynihan is due to speak but she is in the Chamber. I will move to the Green Party slot and hold the Labour Party slot. Senator Pauline O'Reilly and Deputy Duffy are present. They might indicate who will take the slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: As there is no speaker for the Social Democrat slot or People Before Profit-Solidarity, we will move to Right to Change, Deputy Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: We are now in our second round of questioning and both Fine Gael and Sinn Féin have had a second slot. The next slot is for Fianna Fáil. I am conscious this is a joint committee and I can indicate to the room who I have waiting, given that some members have been here for the whole meeting but have not spoken at all. The next speakers will be Deputies Ó Cuív, Flaherty,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I imagine this topic will be covered also in our second session, when we meet representatives of local authorities. As we are out of time for the slot I will go to the next speaker. The Minister of State might use some of his remaining time to answer some of those questions if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: My apologies, Minister of State-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State and I am determined-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ----- to protect the speaking time of the final three speakers. I will move on now to Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I call on Deputy O’Donoghue. I apologise to him as I should have called him in an earlier slot but I inadvertently called another member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That concludes the final slot. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending. The members of both committees look forward to continuing this conversation with the CCMA and members of the Irish Traveller movement. We will go into private session for three minutes to allow for a changeover and we will then commence the second session with our external guests.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for a State-funded national childcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48656/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: At last night's Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, speaker after speaker stood up and spoke about the need for a universal childcare system and for us to start the journey in doing that. I ask the Minister to outline to the House the steps he intends to take to put that in place both in the forthcoming budget and in the lifetime of the Government, as it will make such a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I did not expect the Minister to give away budget secrets but it is good to hear the trajectory he is on. I suppose the proof of the pudding will be in budgets in years to come because he is right in that significant investment is being made. Nevertheless, significantly more investment must be made. The EWSS in the childcare sector has given us a taste of what a significant State...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank our guests for their attendance. On the pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund, the figures available to us in advance of the meeting suggested there were four companies, totalling €237 million of the €2 billion fund. Mr. O'Kelly confirmed there are 12 companies, with a figure in the region of €800 million. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not mean this as a criticism, but why have we used only 40% of the fund? Was it a response from the market? What roadblocks were in place against companies accessing the fund?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Can Mr. Kelly clarify the €800 million and the €613 million figures?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Will the remainder of that fund remain available for other sources of finance across the portfolio?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. O'Kelly outlined that some sectors will be impacted longer than others. The four companies we have been made aware of in that regard are: Aer Lingus with a €150 million loan; DAA, with a €40 million loan; Staycity, with a €30 million loan; and Finance Ireland, with a €17 million loan. How long does Mr. Kelly expect those arrangements to remain in place? Will...