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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I am sure Irish Water has it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: For the coming year.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: It commenced on 18 October 2019.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: There will be some substantial losers here and there is no safety net, which is the point that I am trying to stress. A city manager in Dublin said he understood that such a safety net would be provided. It is clear that such a safety net is not being provided. Where does that leave Dublin City Council, Waterford City and County Council and many other councils across the country?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is a gimmick. Five months away from an election, a Minister is saying he will get the council over the hump for this year. This goes back to the substantive issue of how we are funding local government or not funding it. We give a council €2 million to get it over the hump for this year and then it will be in the same hole next year, and will have to stretch across all the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: When the CEO was here, did he not promise to forward the Indecon report to us when it was published?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: On the point raised by Deputy Kelly, the sale of the asset in Harold's Cross had stabilised the position with regard to the contingent liability but, when one looks at future years and the current trends in both revenue derived from attendances and revenue from commercial streams, the same liability will build up again very quickly. The subvention required from the Horse and Greyhound Fund...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: It has been. Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned redevelopment and provision of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48943/19]

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I pay tribute to my colleagues, Deputies Darragh O'Brien and Casey, for their work on this Bill because we need to continue to seek idea-based solutions to address our housing crisis, rather than rhetoric from the usual sources. Deputy O'Brien pointed out the number of Bills Fianna Fáil has introduced in that respect. He has continued to use this forum of our national Parliament to...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: My God, I am. We have seen this week the pantomime show of others running to the plinth to try to get as many television cameras as possible to look at them. There is no worry about housing when they are merely worried about their 30 seconds on the news tonight. In that respect the core component of home ownership needs to be addressed because we have multiple aspects to the debate on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister of State for attending. Much in the same vein as what Senator Boyhan has already stated, we in this committee are a year on from discussing an interim report that had little in it to begin with and spoke only to the factual position. Given that we were due to have this report at the end of the summer recess, if we could have clarity this morning that this process will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is perfect, Vice Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: If Senator Conway could just pipe down-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: Not yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is not a problem. On that final point, in the context of a report being adopted and agreed in 2020, is it a case that funding on an ongoing basis, in terms of that deficit that would have to be made up, will be met by central Exchequer funding or will be anticipated, because the budgets for 2020 are being agreed this week by county councillors across the country and they would not be in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (28 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a vacant psychologist post based in Kells, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49549/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (28 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant psychologist posts in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49550/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: Many contributions have been made and there are many views on what has happened here. We should come to an understanding of where we want to take this because it is a much broader issue. Deputy Connolly made a point about the processes, on which we need to agree. Pictures of Mr. Peter Finnegan have been splashed across all the newspapers in the last few days, as he is the Accounting...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: We are on the cusp of the voting block in the Dáil so I will cut to the main topic I wish to discuss and try to finish before the division bells ring. I welcome the Chairman, as always. Earlier, he stated on flat rate allowances that because the Minister had written to Mr. Cody and Mr. Cody responded, and that the Revenue was leaving the matter awaiting a further response. The...