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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: As that is advanced to local authorities, what rate would be charged? The agency has set out an ambitious programme. Deputy Durkan will be pleased to see local authorities back providing housing. Apart from the finances, has the agency any feedback from local authorities on their capacity to deliver these units? I am not being in any way critical but this is a financial document. Has the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: To whom would the agency advance it?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: There are a number of questions for Mr. O'Leary and Mr. Cremen.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Deputy Quinlivan asked a question.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Officials from the Department of Finance will come before the committee before it concludes its work. It might be worth following some of those lines of questioning at that stage.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I ask Mr. O'Leary to address these issues, after which I will take the remaining Deputies.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Officials from the Department of Finance will address for the committee the specific point requested, so we will continue the discussion.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: We will take the remaining two members. I call Deputy Butler.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and answers to members' questions. This is a complex area. While the Housing Finance Agency has delivered on one side of the equation, the on and off-balance sheet debate is an issue that as a committee we will continue with the Department of Finance.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (26 May 2016)

John Curran: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the pay inequality imposed on teachers who qualified after 2011, given five years of unequal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 May 2016)

John Curran: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that pay inequality in the public service is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 May 2016)

John Curran: 163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will end the pay inequality to which teachers who qualified after 2011 are subject, given five years of unequal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12251/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 May 2016)

John Curran: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the public service pay commission to act on pay inequality. [12252/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (26 May 2016)

John Curran: Good morning. We are now in public session. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode depending on the device. It is not sufficient to put phones in silent mode as this will maintain the level of interference...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: Before we proceed, I ask colleagues and witnesses to either turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode. I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank Ms Murphy. A number of colleagues have indicated that they want to ask questions. I will take a couple of them together and Ms Murphy might answer them accordingly.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank the Deputy. I will allow Ms Murphy to respond. From the committee's point of view, this whole area of the off balance sheet is quite important. I remind colleagues, arising from a request from Deputy Ruth Coppinger, the Department of Finance will come in to specifically to tease out this issue further.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: The point has been made that NAMA already has a special purpose vehicle which is off balance sheet in terms of the properties it is providing.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: Would it be the special purpose vehicle rather than the approved housing body?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: I apologise to Ms Murphy, but I am going to suspend our sitting at this stage as there is a vote in the Dáil and we have no pairing arrangements. We will resume immediately after the vote.