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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Banking Sector (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the situation where elected representatives are deemed as politically exposed when trying to get loans and setting up bank accounts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to community policing and regular policing unit in Ballymun sub-district for the past five years, up to the latest date possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52227/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the Ballymun sub-district for the past five years up to the latest date possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí per person for the DMR north division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52229/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in Finglas sub-district for the past five years up to the latest date possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52230/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to community policing and regular policing in Finglas sub-district for the past five years up to the latest date possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52231/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the number of gardaí per person in each sub-district throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a visa application by a person (details supplied). [52469/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [52031/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [52032/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I want to turn to the Department's role in establishing remote policy across the Civil Service. Remarkable things were done during the Covid pandemic with regard to seeing what was possible to do through remote working. Thousands of social welfare payments were processed in a manner and from places which we would probably never have sanctioned or...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: In Mr. Moloney's experience, how is that embedding in each Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Is Mr. Moloney satisfied that each Department is putting in place blended working options for public servants?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Is there any data collection in terms of percentages?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Moloney is correct that there are trade-offs with it as well. If we are really to analyse its success, does he envisage a role for the Department, given its central role in public service and reform, in reviewing how those policies have been implemented? Does he have plans to do that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: One of the scenarios in the current sort of war-time situation is that large users of energy may be asked not to operate at peak times. Does Mr. Moloney have contingency plans in terms of civil servants being asked to work from home during potential high usage periods or any period where we are not able to match supply with demand?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I was not recommending it, but it is a suggestion that has been floated in media debate and so on. At this point, there are no contingency plans in that regard.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I will move on to the value for money elements that were touched on by Deputy Dillon. I specifically refer to the value for money process in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, particularly with regard to the value for money sought for the procurement of housing. Does Mr. Moloney believe that model is sufficiently broad to balance also the spending in the Department of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: An issue flagged many times when I was a member of Dublin City Council was that, in essence, the Department of Social Protection saved millions of euro when the rent supplement scheme started to be phased out, but that burden was transferred, often to the local authorities in many ways, which were doing long-term leasing and other schemes. That holistic approach to housing is important. In...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Moloney accepts that the value for money is clear in terms of the provision of housing when it is considered that the alternative is the procurement of hotel beds. The value for money is evident regardless of what the house costs. I am not saying we should pay any amount, but the cost of it is dwarfed by comparison with the cost the State is incurring in the context of emergency...