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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding prioritising the provision of a new relief road for the N80 in Mountmellick. [11271/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for increasing the services and passenger numbers on the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line. [11272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review into income thresholds for social housing eligibility will be published. [11273/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the issues arising from social housing eligibility criteria being assessed on the previous year’s income threshold. [11274/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the criteria for the new SEAI grant better energy warmer homes scheme to cover the replacement of old single glazed windows as a standalone item regardless of any previous SEAI grant drawn down on the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapists, dieticians and speech and language therapists working in Tullamore Regional Hospital in each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [11144/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dental hygienist and dental nurses working in the public health services in County Laois in each of the past four years, in tabular form. [11145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant paediatric ENT surgeons attached to Tullamore Regional Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [11146/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Apologies have been received from Deputy Sherlock. Deputies Dillon and Carroll MacNeill will be a bit late because of parliamentary duties and other engagements. I welcome everyone to the meeting. While Covid-19 restrictions are receding and it is open to members and witnesses to attend meetings in person, please continue to wear face coverings when not addressing the meeting. Members...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Dunne is very welcome. As detailed in the letter of invitation, he will have five minutes for his opening statement. I know the statement will take a bit longer than that. It has been circulated to members. I ask him to keep to within five minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Would Mr. Dunne like to conclude? He is running over time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Carthy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Carthy. Deputy Munster has gone over time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Carthy has ten minutes. We will break after that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will now break and resume in ten minutes sharp.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: No, I will let the Deputy in for a second round if time allows. He has gone way over time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I will let the Deputy come back in for a second round.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I have some questions. I wish the best of luck to Mr. Byrne in his new job. Somebody pointed out to me yesterday that he has been in the job for only four weeks. There is nothing like an appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts to get bedded in.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: It can be tough for somebody to get on top of everything when he or she has been in a job for only one month. To return to the RTB database, there is much talk, including in political circles, about how an exodus of landlords from the property market is taking place. I have examined the figures the RTB gave us. In 2005, there were 50,000 landlords, while in 2014, there were approximately...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: The number of registered tenancies has increased since 2014 and is more than three times what it was in 2005, according to the figures the RTB supplied. That shows that the idea that tenancies are being terminated because people are moving away from the market is not true. It indicates that, while there might be a smaller number of landlords because some landlords now have more properties...