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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the names of the members of the marine licence vetting committee, and their qualifications, who assessed the ten-year foreshore lease 2006 to 2016 application granted to the Marine Institute for a wave energy test site in Galway Bay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foreshore Licence Applications (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 236. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has satisfied herself that the consideration and advice supplied by her Department in respect of foreshore lease application (details supplied) meets the statutory obligations with regard to the implementation of environmental EU and national laws, in view of the serious concerns regarding non-compliance with environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Regulations (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 237. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has been in contact with the Department and Minister of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government regarding concerns conveyed to her Department by the public over the past number of months regarding possible non-compliance with national and EU environmental legislation; and if she will make a statement on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is that in relation to one individual?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: How many staff are affected? It is not just this letter. We need to clarify how many staff find themselves in this position.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Can the Chair clarify that? Is the Comptroller and Auditor General is carrying out a special report on the commission of inquiry?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It will be on our work agenda.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: There is a common theme to practically everything that comes before us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Does it come back to this one?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It can be notified by the committee that we will deal with this issue also.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: At what stage will it stop becoming a theme? Let us get rid of the necessity for tendering altogether if we are not going to comply with requirements.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Are we going to be meeting five days a week?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: No; the Chairman is doing a great job.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Was there something on direct provision?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I have that in the diary for 13 April. No, I have that wrong. Is that coming up at some stage?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is direct provision-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy MacSharry raised a very important point. I am a former Galway city councillor. Unfortunately, he finished on a sentence that should perhaps alert us to something. He said, "Will Mr. McCarthy have a word in his ear?" It is an unfortunate choice of phrase because a word in a person's ear has perhaps led to a lot of our problems in Ireland. I am going to ask a number of questions...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. Let me state what they are, because I attempted to get them from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and it was extremely difficult. As of 30 September 2016, there were 4,720 households. Let me repeat that because I have lost the witness's attention. There were 4,720-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Good. There were 4,720 households, not people, on the waiting list. That means that somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people are on the waiting list for a home in Galway city. To give a very practical example of that, I know one particular applicant who is waiting since 2002. In that space of time - 15 years - the city council has never been in a position to offer him a house. I have...