Results 321-340 of 6,820 for speaker:Neasa Hourigan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the legal issues that have arisen following a court case in respect of primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health if phenolic foam insulation materials of Euroclass B, s1, d0 will be used in the ventilated façade of the national children’s hospital. [39258/20]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to return to the pyrite remediation scheme. The Comptroller and Auditor General has estimated that the total cost of remediation will be €210 million by 2023. What do we expect to recoup from the various parties involved, either as a percentage or an absolute sum?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: That is less than 1%.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Of €210 million?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I believe we have had this conversation during the programme for Government. To my mind, over the past decade there has been a real and noticeable relaxation of building regulations. I have particular concerns, as Mr. O'Connor well knows, about the recent decisions on fire prevention in build-to-rent schemes, for example. We take a risk-based approach to certification in the construction...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Can I stop Ms Neary there? I have very limited time. We are all aware of the pyrite issue, but my question is on what our recourse is when the building control body has been misled by a certification provided by a private manufacturer. Has the Department ever pursued a case against a manufacturer? How often does the Department independently certify or test products?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: It has no active role in ensuring the certification process.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: My time is about to run out. When it comes to the Safe as Houses Oireachtas report, has the Department taken on board that it would set up a new building standards and consumer protection agency which would undertake certification, particularly on social housing, and that would bar from tenders contractors with a record of breaching building regulations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes, I am aware.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Has the Department begun work on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: What stage is that work at?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: When can we expect to see the fruits of that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there any schedule for completion?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I would like some information about when we can see that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (1 Dec 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the review of the sustainable mobility policy launched in November 2019 is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration he is giving to changing the qualifying criteria for electric AM category vehicle licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39930/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional ASD places made available in Dublin 1, 7 and 9 respectively, in the 2020-21 academic year. [39781/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Dec 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure schools are complying with section 62(7)(n) of the Education Act 1998 obliging schools to publish an admission policy outlining arrangements for students who do not want to attend religious instruction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40371/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reopen the Irish Refugee Protection Programme Humanitarian Admission Programme 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40250/20]