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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Joan Burton: On the housing issue, what proportion of the €14 billion in savings within the credit union movement could be invested in mortgages of ten, 15 or 20 years or loaned to approved housing bodies? Is there a target set by the group as to what it might like to realise, if the legislative structure was right, that could be done within the next, say, three years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Joan Burton: I have one other question which Mr. Corr has in part already commented on, which is helpful. As Minister, I was involved in the development of the It Makes Sense loan, which is very popular. It was piloted in Finglas Credit Union. The demand for it has been good but relatively few credit unions are providing it. I accept that as credit unions are small scale structures administrative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Joan Burton: They would not take up the scheme without that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Joan Burton: I appreciate that this is a small area in terms of the totality of the credit unions' operations but socially it is important in terms of helping people move out of, very often, debt ridden situations, the alternative being the commercial moneylenders. If the association wants to come back to us with a summary of some of the possibilities and recommendations, I would be very open to some...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (7 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to enhance the oversight of major construction contracts in order to prevent costs escalating and to safeguard taxpayer funds in view of cost overruns to date in respect of major public construction contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5802/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Staff (7 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Brexit preparations under way in his Department in the event of a hard Brexit; the number and grade of staff assigned to Brexit issues; the qualifications held by the staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (7 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has carried out a review of the cause of the recent collapse of public private partnership contracts; if he has reconsidered the approach to such contracts to ensure the appropriate protection of subcontractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5804/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (7 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure detailed oversight of public contracts for building works in view of the recent closure of publicly built schools; if he has had contact with the Departments affected including the Department of Education and Skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5803/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Outdoor Events Licensing (7 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the Office of Public Works to host large scale concerts and events in the Phoenix Park during 2019; his plans to ensure that local residents have adequate access during such events to and from their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5805/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: Following the last election, there were three, at least, career civil servants who were in the Department of the Taoiseach and formerly had been working in the office of the Tánaiste in the context of the Department of the Taoiseach. They were allocated to assisting in a Civil Service manner. The Taoiseach referred to them on several occasions and to the work they were doing in terms...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. [4209/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 21. To ask the Taoiseach the visits he has planned abroad. [6708/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: As the witching hour approaches in terms of the approaching Brexit deadline, has the Taoiseach discussed with the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council the arrangements that will be put in place with regard to Irish hauliers, for example, coming to French ports? From the French media, I understand that they will have an EU queue, into which I assume...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: Whether hauliers or private motorists, people are looking for clarity in regard to these issues. Clearly, if an agreement is reached, these issues are not as difficult.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the role he has in the provision and contribution of services for persons experiencing deafness; the commitments he will give to ensure the continuation of services to a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6825/19]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister of State is very welcome here. There are a couple of things I would like to be enlightened on, if possible. I understand the Cabinet meeting is probably finished and I would like to know, in the context of the revision of the Estimates which is being undertaken, what, if anything, the OPW has been asked to bear. In terms of any potential reductions, where has the OPW agreed to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: Given the well regarded national and international expertise of the OPW in the management of a wide variety of projects, is the Minister of State telling us that this repository of knowledge of Government projects has not been asked for any advice? None of the commissioners is sitting on the multiple hospital boards that are overseeing the children's hospital project. I am aware that the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: Can I ask the Minister of State-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: That is the rate for 2019, but we have been reading that the rate of inflation is multiples of that figure for the children's hospital project. Going back to the expertise of the Office of Public Works, the projects listed by the Minister of State in the papers are complex, wide-ranging and based all around the country, including Dublin. Is he not surprised by the rate of inflation about...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Joan Burton: Major mechanical and electrical work is being undertaken in Leinster House. Is Mr. Buckley saying that level of inflation is being experienced in respect of the works in Leinster House? What level of inflation has the OPW provided for in respect of the Leinster House works?