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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Is there an estimated cost of bringing all those up to standard and taking them in charge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: This may be more a question for EirGrid but I will put it to ESB Networks. Uisce Éireann indicated it has headroom in the Dublin region of two to three years. What would ESB Networks estimate is its capacity for additional housing supply? How much headroom has it, based on current generation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I will ask Uisce Éireann about housing units that are completed but not connected because of capacity issues. I am aware of a couple in my own county. How big does Uisce Éireann estimate the scale of that problem is nationwide? These are units that have been constructed but cannot be occupied because of capacity issues in water infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Yes. Yet it is possible for it to be said that €2 billion extra is required for the extra housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: It is purely delivery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I know the Chair is going to give me 30 seconds, so I will just make a point about water outages. We have a number of old water mains in my electoral area. Not to end on a negative note, but there has been criticism in terms of there being, for example, a break in a pipe on a Saturday afternoon and then it being Monday before a crew starts working on the replacement or repair of that mains....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I am over my time. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase properties completed nationally in 2023 and 2024; his plans for 2025 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review and streamline the process for engagement with the payroll section in her Department in cases in which a teacher reduces their work hours and substitutes for part of their working week to care for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35908/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to increase the maximum house value limits for the first home scheme for Cork; if the city values to the metropolitan area of County Cork will be extended and particularly the city Dáil constituencies in order that the one set of qualifying criteria applies. [35939/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 539. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to including long-Covid for social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36005/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 697. To ask the Minister for Health is she will review the qualifying income limits for a medical card to ensure that they align with social protection payments (details supplied). [35358/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal for a child (details supplied) for the home-based summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 237. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive psychological services through CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36289/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 261. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive support services of speech therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36466/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: That would be great, if Mr. Gleeson does not mind. I was given a few examples in my county in recent days on foot of the witnesses coming here. It would be great if that information could be given to me. Obviously, these properties should be a priority within the organisation if they are constructed but not occupied simply because the water infrastructure does not allow for that to happen....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of completed housing units nationally that cannot be occupied due to a lack of capacity in water infrastructure, both wastewater and water. [36812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine the case of a person in Cork (details supplied) who requires urgent long term residential care; to advise if they are on a priority waiting list; to advise what are the long term plans for increasing and extending long term residential places in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36756/25]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister for being present for the debate and I welcome the opportunity to speak on this provision. Picking up on the Minister of State, Deputy Healy Rae, I also welcome these proposals. They are very sensible. Keeping planning permission alive is a practical and simple measure but an essential one and I commend the Minister on bringing it forward. It is estimated in Dublin...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank all the witnesses for being here. I am the last in the line so I apologise if there is some repetition. I will take a step back to the 2021 report. What sparked the report?