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Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: How much?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: The cumulative transfer to the Exchequer amounted to €3.5 billion towards the end of 2022, and then NAMA transferred €500 million to the Exchequer. What was done and where is that money now?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I refer to social housing. NAMA has provided 2,600 social housing units, which is commendable. What is the plan moving forward and for the next two years?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many affordable houses has NAMA delivered, of the target of 20,000?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Some 100 affordable houses.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I refer to NAMA's operational costs. How are they run? To the end of 2022 they were just over €1.1 billion. Are there any specific measures NAMA is taking to control operational costs? In its direction towards 2025, how does NAMA intend on seeing that reduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Can Ms Hilman give us the total numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: What is the current strength of the roads policing unit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: What was the 2019 figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: We have therefore seen a decrease.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: The facts are that there are 59 fewer personnel within our roads policing unit. How does that align with the goals of improving road safety and high visibility enforcement among the public to counteract offences such as speeding and intoxicated driving? How will An Garda Síochána reverse that trend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Again, my question is about whether An Garda Síochána is committed to strengthening the road policing unit. There are 59 fewer personnel now than there were in 2019. We are seeing a trend of increasing numbers of road deaths and serious injuries. I want to hear from An Garda Síochána that there is a commitment to strengthening the road policing unit. Does Ms Hilman...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is there a plan in place to increase the strength of the roads policing unit from the next cohort of graduates from Templemore?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is it the case that An Garda Síochána has not made that decision yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I am asking about a decision on how many new personnel will be recruited into the roads policing unit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I will ask about the detail of the additional hours being allocated to the seven Garda divisions where there is a high risk of fatal collisions? In Ms Hilman's opening statement, she referred to Cork, Tipperary, Galway and my county, Mayo. How will these hours be distributed? What kind of coverage can we expect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Does Ms Hilman have a breakdown for each county?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I am referring to the number of additional hours that will be deployed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: When will that decision be made? We are in September now. In August, we had the highest number of fatalities in a month on record, with 17 fatalities. Will these additional hours include evenings and weekends? I want to get an understanding of the late nights and early mornings, which are the highest risk periods. Has An Garda Síochána factored that in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many more vehicles?