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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 654. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to specifically outline the areas where the community engagement team "is already working closely with local community leaders, community groups and stakeholders"; the community leaders, community groups and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to outline the areas where the Citywest hotel complex already enjoys good relationships and operational partnerships in the community with State services and community representatives, including elected...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to outline how "community engagement will focus on providing direct public information"; to clarify if this will include leaflet drops; whether this would involve meetings and workshops; if so, within what...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 657. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, how the Department will be "proactively engaging with people" and "creating a space for safe and sound dialogue" in relation to its planned purchase of the Citywest hotel complex; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, and noting his comments about "creating a space for safe and sound dialogue", whether such dialogue will allow for operational changes should the views of local residents be clearly articulated in a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 659. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to outline the process whereby the decision to purchase the Citywest hotel complex was made; when negotiations commenced; how often this matter discussed at Cabinet; the weighting that was given to value for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 660. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline why explicit requests from the local community for a meeting with the Minister, prior to any decision being made to purchase the Citywest hotel complex, were ignored, given that groups living and working in the area would have an excellent and relevant knowledge of the site, its suitability and other relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 661. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether any impact assessment on the local community or IPAS/Ukrainian residents was carried out prior to the decision to purchase the Citywest hotel complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34412/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 662. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, and noting his comments that there "are no immediate plans to increase the capacity" at the Citywest Hotel site, to outline the earliest period whereby such a decision could be reviewed; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 663. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what guarantees are in place to ensure that the gym and leisure centre remain open at the Citywest hotel complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34414/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 664. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, and his statement that "The Department has given a strong commitment to support amenities and local services in the area", what additional funding, aside from the approximately €148 million purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 665. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, how he proposes to "minimise" the impact of the Citywest hotel complex on local GP and healthcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, and his statement that "new spaces for international protection applicants will be achieved by using the existing capacity currently being used by Ukrainians", the additional supports that will be put in for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 667. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, and his statement that "new spaces for international protection applicants will be achieved by using the existing capacity currently being used by Ukrainians", the additional security measures that will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 668. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be in place to deter misinformation being spread in relation to the Citywest hotel complex through regular updates and factual responses that provide adequate and meaningful information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34419/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I will continue with the consultancy issue seeing as we are on that thread. The Arts Council had a botched IT project that involved consultants and wasted at least €5.3 million. Anecdotally, we have a lot of examples where public sector companies spend a lot of money on consultants and it is usually not very efficient - it is usually a case of “How long is a piece of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: For those performance criteria, could the Department give me examples of targets that companies must reach within a two- to five-year period with the types of grants that already exist, as opposed to under the new legislation which makes it easier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Great, thank you. Looking at the limited timeslot, I want to move on to something else. Many questions have been raised about data storage companies coming into Ireland and the amount of energy they use, etc. My personal view is that unless they can produce a comparative amount of renewable energy, they should not be allowed into the country. In that context and in light of the EU's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Very briefly, in five seconds, would a company investing in wave technology, for example, be able to get grants to further develop that technology through this system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Okay, thank you.