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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am happy to hear so many clear audited opinions. The Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority is a new body and the State relies heavily on approved housing bodies, AHBs, to carry out functions that might be more correctly performed by the State. As AHBs are not full State bodies, we should bring in the regulatory authority to work through that and how it will operate, including what...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Deputy Murphy is not here. I am aware that she had a particular interest in Benefacts, on which I supported her. I note we are not publishing the correspondence but I can refer to it. Both Deputy Murphy and I were trying to understand why Benefacts was being brought to a close in real terms because we were not funding it any longer and we sought more information about why that might be. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That gap will end up costing us money if we are to resource that system. I understand the point about Pobal. I understand it more now that we have seen this correspondence insofar as the Department believes there is a gap in oversight or a gap in the scope of sufficient control. I do not have any serious evidence here to argue with it over that but it is not immediately obvious to me that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I absolutely agree. A point to note is that there is not a lot of discussion around the impact of land use on the plan, which is a major part of it. When much of this was agreed in the past few months, there was a suggestion the land use aspect would come about in the next 18 months. There definitely is a lack of information. We should, as a committee, be expecting a bit more detail.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Doherty. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risks of contracting Covid-19. We will go into private session briefly to deal with some housekeeping matters.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: We will now begin our post-budget examination sessions. I welcome to the meeting as part of the committee's post-budget examination Dr. Karina Doorley and Mr. Mark Regan of the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, Dr. Seán Healy and Ms Colette Bennett of Social Justice Ireland and Professor Stephen Kinsella of the University of Limerick . I thank them for their attendance. ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Not yet. They are there now.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Professor Kinsella and will open up the meeting on the usual rota. Fine Gael is first and then Sinn Féin. Deputy Durkan is first. Is he there?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Thanks Deputy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Deputy Durkan. He has raised a number of issues there.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I will invite our witnesses -----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: No, that is okay Deputy Durkan. Your contributions are always valued.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I might bring Fr. Healy into the conversation then. There were a lot of issues raised there, if any contributors want to comment.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It will have to be brief because you are at the end of your time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Professor Kinsella wish to come in?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It is interesting to bring up Dell. Many in Limerick are still shell-shocked because Dell left at the time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It is.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Deputy Canney have any follow-up remarks?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Deputy. We will come back to things like the Christmas bonus. Many people's Christmases rely on that payment and while I do not want to use emotive language like cruel, it certainly seems unkind that the State enters into such uncertainty around it. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is next.