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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Does Mr. Buckley have that figure for 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: That relates to my second question. Was that €20 million reappropriated? If not, why?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: The OPW is committing to €100 million a year for flood management and surrendered €20 million in 2020, 2021 and now 2022. For the last three years it has had a trend of an underspend of €20 million per year. It that not concerning in terms of its budgetary estimates?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: What measures will the OPW put in place in 2023 so it will not have a surplus or surrender? Have any control measures been put in place to alleviate this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: That is €60 million over the past three years that the OPW has had to surrender back to the Exchequer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: There should be reappropriation measures put in place in order for that money to be spent, either in estate management, heritage or other areas of prioritisation. It has been allocated to the Department and not been spent. That is concerning.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the all-Ireland strategic rail review to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1720/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: Counties like Galway, Mayo and Sligo are home to more than 500,000 people and linking these three counties directly via rail would make an enormous difference in terms of connectivity to the west, while connecting them to the south would go a long way towards tackling regional imbalance. We can create a strong rail link between the west and south, and that can only benefit industry,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Minister's positive comments. This week, Cabinet approval was granted for a €750 million project on the Navan rail line as part of the greater Dublin area transport plan, while the western rail corridor still sits in an unpublished rail review report. Reopening the Athenry-Claremorris line should proceed in advance of the rail review. We cannot wait for the Northern...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: I again raise the issue of the long-awaited strategic development zone, SDZ, at Ireland West Airport Knock. It has real potential and will provide for a new business and economic hub with the potential to deliver future employment for more than 4,000 people. I note that the west regional enterprise plan includes an objective to advance the development of a regional enterprise and innovation...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests and thank them for joining us today. I also thank them for their work within the relevant Departments. I will start with the Housing Agency's remit to deliver a workable pyrite remediation scheme. I am interested to hear about the agency's involvement in the roll-out of the scheme.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: It was originally estimated that over 10,000 dwellings were impacted by pyrite. Since the scheme's establishment, we have remediated over 2,500 dwellings.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: On the extension of the scheme to other local authorities, I see that Westmeath has now been brought in. I ask Mr. Jordan to provide some detail on that and to outline any future plans to extend the scheme to other local authority areas.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Jordan said that the average cost of remediation has increased from approximately €67,000 to €90,000 per unit.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: How has that affected the annual budget allocation?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: What has the Housing Agency learned from the roll-out of the scheme? Have there been any learnings from the agency's engagement with homeowners, local authorities and the contractors on the execution of the scheme?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: I will ask about the agency's staffing because the roll-out of the enhanced defective blocks remediation scheme will be enormous. What type of resources are required to work with local authorities? Is the Housing Agency taking responsibility away from local authorities in delivery for homeowners who gain approval to enter the scheme?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is it in County Mayo?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: Will the Housing Agency support homeowners in the acquisition of contractors to do remediation works?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: Will the Housing Agency review the cost analysis in respect of building inflation for the initial scheme? As was mentioned, costs for the pyrite remediation scheme have increased from €67,000 to €90,000, which is an increase of nearly 30%.