Results 21-40 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: We might get clarification on that for Deputy McGrath after the meeting. It is not really relevant to the Estimates.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: With the agreement of members, we will move on to programmes D and E on local government and community. Are there any questions for the Minister?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: I have one supplementary question with regard to local government funding and the budget times for local authorities. Information is given to local authorities at the very last minute when they are trying to finalise budgets for central funding. Is there a mechanism to do that at an earlier stage rather than at the last minute, which has been the protocol in recent years?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: When local authorities are calculating their budgets, there are certain allocations of money which they may have to keep or give back. They do not know the proportion of this money or how much they are going to have to self-finance. Is there an early mechanism that could come into play?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: That is a debate for another day.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: I understand Deputy Casey wants to seek some clarification.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: I agree with that point, especially as it relates to budgets and development plans.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: Are there any other questions?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: Most of those issues were raised already. When one is elected to the Oireachtas, one sees the level of support that is available to Members, even with the service provided by the Library. As a local politician, one does not have that support and one is on one's own. Councillors fund their own support. They come in for harsh criticism and they have to make crucial decisions. Training...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: That is on page 33.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: That completes our consideration of the Estimates for the Department for Housing, Planning and Local Government. The clerk will convey this message to the Dáil in accordance with the Standing Orders. Is that agreed?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: I was going to ask the Minister about the Water Bill and timeframes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016) Maria Bailey: Out of urgency, if there is a mechanism to do so, is Deputy Barry Cowen's proposal agreed to? Agreed. I thank the Minister and all of the officials in his Department for the immense amount of work put into prepearing the Estimates. I also thank the clerks for the amount of time and effort that go into preparing for meetings. We look forward to a close relationship with the Department.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (30 Jun 2016)
Maria Bailey: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2016: Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (5 Jul 2016)
Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or, depending on the device used, switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. It is not sufficient for members to leave them in silent mode. With the agreement...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Maria Bailey: No. 3 on the agenda is the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016. Under the Water Services Act 2014, a revised domestic public water charging system commenced on 1 January 2015. The Bill provides for the suspension of domestic water charges for nine months, from 1 April to 31 December 2016, to provide time for an extensive deliberative process to be undertaken on the funding of domestic...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Maria Bailey: The groupings comprise amendments Nos. 2, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Maria Bailey: Does Deputy Cowen wish to move his amendment?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Maria Bailey: We are dealing with this Bill and the suspension of water cut-out charges
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Maria Bailey: The Minister might talk to us about this matter after we debate the legislation.