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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I imagine it is a major level of engagement. The witnesses will probably not go into the details.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need to engage to ensure this happens. The most important thing is to ensure the timeline is as short as possible and that we get a system that is fit for purpose and works.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Since February housing assistance payment, HAP, headquarters has stopped new payment plans for tenants. Those who are already in a plan and there is a break do not get another one. We are dealing with a number of situations. Councillor Kevin Meenan raised at Dundalk municipal level the case of a healthcare assistant who was on a payment plan, got ill and was in hospital for an number of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a brief follow-up question on that. We all want the Executive up and running. We all probably thought that some of what happened in the context of undermining the Irish protocol was possibly a sop to unionism. We believed that there were bigger fish to fry for the British Government and the European Union. The fear is that the British Government is willing to enter into a game of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [20081/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To follow up on what I raised on Questions on Policy or Legislation, the issue of the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme not allowing for payment plans needs to be brought to the Minister and his Department and rectified. Otherwise, people are going to be put in incredibly difficult circumstances, having to make an instant repayment of arrears. Between that and the fact they will be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (5 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If I may be so bold as to request a supplementary reply from the Minister, it is about the fact that people are being refused payment plans for going onto HAP, which is creating huge difficulty. I dealt with a woman to whom this happened the other day. She broke the agreement on the basis of being in hospital. She is dealing with eviction and the money has been sought upfront. There were...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (5 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will. It is HAP central that is saying that that is the case from February, that no one who breaks an agreement will get a new one and that no new tenant can enter into a brand new agreement. It will lead to homelessness. I appreciate the Minister of State's response. I will be on to the Department directly.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I reiterate that action must be taken on the issue that one cannot get payment plans while in a HAP tenancy. That is a definite difficulty that will lead to homelessness. Beyond that, there is an issue I brought up with the Minister previously. We have to look at the means assessment being carried out now for over a year in respect of getting onto the housing list. It is leading to people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Mr. Parlon and Mr. Sheridan. On some level, this issue has already been addressed. It was stated that there are two things we are dealing with, that is, the present running of contracts and the need for amendments. From what our guests are saying, it does not seem that there is a major difficulty there. Where two people are obviously in agreement and it is legally put together,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Ultimately, we are talking about contracts or systems that are up and running and will be used for years. If I understand the matter correctly, it is a case of sharing the possible pain that can come from the increases. Does Mr. Sheridan know what I mean? Protections will be written in, particularly from the point of view of the taxpayer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The position we are in now was put well by Mr. Parlon in that the arrangement is utterly dysfunctional and people are just going through contracts line by line to get opt-outs or trying to use variations as a means of staying in the game. The longer this goes on, the worse the situation will be. The reason we are having this conversation is that we want projects to be delivered. We all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Has the CIF got to a point with the OGP where there is an agreement in principle that a revised mechanism will be put in place? Has it got to a point where it is working on the detail on the inflation percentage? What is the CIF's position on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Who has CIF engaged with on this at governmental level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is it directly with the OGP?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: CIF has nothing back in relation to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I imagine so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What Mr. Parlon is saying is that very few contractors are going to look at any of these contracts into the future until this is fixed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Whatever about the dysfunctionality regarding who is already in play, we are talking about nothing happening until this is resolved. Can the witnesses give a breakdown and elaborate on the best-case scenario in what they are looking at? There is the NEC and FIDIC. Which is their preference? Can they give any specifics regarding what they think would work, percentage-wise and so forth, and...