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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE vacancies currently within his Department and that are normally filled by staff at the grade of administrative officer and above, as of 7 December 2023, in tabular form. [55603/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of senior pharmacists working in CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and if a senior pharmacist at this hospital is on a call within this hospital on a 24-7 basis. [55600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a grant for a HSE supplied powered mobility equipment; the maximum grant amount for PME; and the amount of funding that was available for these in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [55601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the capital works projects that will commence in 2024 at Naas General Hospital; and the nature of each of these work projects, in tabular form. [55602/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE vacancies within his Department and are normally filled by staff at the grade of administrative officer and above, as of 7 December 2023, in tabular form. [55604/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of all active new school construction projects and expansion projects in Kildare and Wicklow; the stage each project is at; and the target delivery date of each. [56122/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary school accommodation requests, that is, new rented space and prefab classrooms, she has received from schools in Wicklow and Kildare in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; if she will provide a schedule of schools that have made these requests; the number approved and delivered; and the number refused. [56123/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the remedy she has for second level schools that can offer only a limited subject choice due to a shortage in the teacher numbers and lack of appropriate learning environments. [56131/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Does the Department expect to surrender any money from the housing budget, particularly the capital budget this year?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I know, but the substantial amounts are what I am getting at. In terms of the local authority loan, we have a pretty good idea of what people are looking for because they come to us looking for things. The approval rate for applications underwritten in October was 61%. Do we know what the drawdown of that 61% is? What is the assessment of the drawdowns?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: What is the percentage drawn down?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: It has to be sustainable, and people have to be able to pay the loan back. With regard to the flow of people through homelessness, Mr. Doyle made the point that the 13,179 in October are not the same people. Some of them would be because some of people would be two or three years in homelessness. Is a record kept of the actual number and particularly the number of children? Adverse...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Could Mr. Doyle give us a note on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. Pyrite is something I keep a bit of an eye on. I cannot think of pyrite without thinking of the late Shane McEntee, who some of us worked very closely with to try to get that scheme up and running. We can see the progress that has been made over the years. There were estimates and we have a good idea of the numbers now. When does Mr. Jordan expect that scheme to conclude? If it...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: The original estimate was way in excess of 3,300.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. I thank the witnesses. I will make one further point. We talk about local authorities not directly building. We get responses in the Dáil to the effect that 10,000 homes have been delivered into the housing stock. The concern we have is that there is one line of delivery that is probably underperforming, and we must ask what blockages are there. Sometimes there can be a lot...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Is that R2268?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: On the final point in the second question regarding Mr. Lynch and a voluntary exit scheme, all we are told is that she participated in the McCann FitzGerald review. That was supposed to be published about six week's ago and has been delayed. This was one of the things we were waiting for . Can we inquire as to when that is going to be with us?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Can I just raise a matter on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: It was just those two points I wish to come in on. No. R2275 C is in relation to the various questions. I refer to point No. 4 on the front page. I raise this because it might be something that could be picked up in a recommendation. It states: As Chief Executive and an ex-officio member of the Board of RTÉ, as provided for under statute, the former DG had the authority to bind...