Results 161-180 of 510 for speaker:Joe Neville

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: The Leas-Chathaoirleach will have to step in. I am only joking and I am using up my own time in so doing. I thank the Ministers and their teams for coming to the meeting. As a new TD, I ask lots of questions, both out of my own interest and on behalf of the public that elected me. Both of the Ministers were in the previous Government. They have both helped to guide the country. Deputy...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: It is the Limerick connection.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will update on the efforts to electrify other commuter train services in the greater Dublin region, including the Maynooth line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33947/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: I am very surprised that we have reached this juncture. Peter McVerry and the trust have done a lot of good work over the years. They have called out where there has been inaction from the Government side on homelessness. This was the trust's opportunity to stand over the work it has done over the years but, unfortunately, it has decided not to come in. That leads one to conclude that, at...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the officials for coming in this morning. I will cover a range of topics because they did likewise in their opening statement. I want to jump in. I might jump around so bear with me. Why are different county councils funded so differently? I see the expenditure per head. My own county of Kildare receives the lowest level of funding per head of population. Why is that the case...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: No, I mean Government funding for local authorities. In County Kildare, the spend per head of population is €715. That is the equivalent annual spend per person under the council budget. The equivalent spend in Dublin City Council is €1,900, which is the highest. The second highest is County Leitrim, at €1,256. I wanted to show the variances. Kildare is consistently...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Most of it comes from the Department. My colleague, Deputy McAuliffe, made the point earlier that people pay their property tax. Obviously it is capped but the more money you get, the more you lose out in other Government funding. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage consistently gives less money to Kildare County Council per head of population. As our population has...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Is that from the local government point of view?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Yes, local government funding, Local authority full funding for the council to spend in Kildare is way lower than anywhere else. The funding we get is way lower than anywhere else per head of population. Our population is increasing. Unfortunately, we are punishing the places that are able to build the houses and where the population is coming. I have seen that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: It still punished the same counties. Kildare is still the lowest, along with County Galway. That is why I also mentioned Galway. It makes no sense as to why that is the case. It is important to raise the matter here because what is happening is unfair. Certain counties are not getting the services they require. Kildare is putting the houses in place, we have seen that in the numbers,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Will more funding be put in place? If the funding was granted ten years ago, will more funding be put in place in certain cases?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Is it the same for the URDF, which also comes under the Department’s remit?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: There are some developments, such as that relating to the second bridge in Celbridge, that are open for housing. That is to unlock housing too, but there is no sign of any funding coming through from the second stream to deliver it. Do we know when further funding will be put in place for projects of that sort?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: Is is part funded under the URDF.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: So we will get more funding in place for that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: When is the next one coming? That was a few years ago. We need more.