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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (21 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of extending the free schoolbooks to pupils entering the Junior Certificate cycle in public post-primary schools; and the first- and full-year cost of extending the free schoolbooks to pupils entering the Leaving Certificate cycle in public post-primary schools, assuming a grant rate of €192, €200...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Most of the questions have been answered at this stage and I thank both Ministers for their statements and answers. I want to ask about existing levels of service, ELS, funding. We have looked at the 5% spending rule that was untenable when we had such high inflation. Has any discussion taken place on the ELS and how that is impacted by inflation? In this inflationary environment, is 3%...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Therefore, we are not building in structural underfunding. That is probably one of the main things. If the Minister has discussed that and worked it out, I do not need to press the point.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the approved housing bodies, AHBs, and spending in this regard since the reclassification in 2018, the sums are obviously counted in the general government balance. When does the AHB spending show up in the figures for the general government balance? The budgetary strategy, as outlined in the summer economic statement, sets out the projected government balance of €11.7 billion if...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister. That answers the question. The €2.25 billion reflects a major policy outside the spending rule covering the coming years. Could they talk a little more about the rationale behind it?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the Minister for Finance want to say anything further on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the offer made to the retained firefighters, for instance, come from the ELS because it was agreed in advance of the budget?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have asked all my questions. I thank the Ministers.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the body being set up to examine remuneration for senior posts across the civil service and semi-State sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41682/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (26 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average cost of producing an IGEES report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (26 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average cost of a private consultant report for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waste Management (26 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of TFS office spot-checks and infringements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of backdating the planned pay increase associated with the grade review of the Secretaries General of the Departments of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Today we heard from Disability Federation Ireland around the crisis that is looming of the section 39----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Disability Federation Ireland expressed concern today around 17 October, when section 39 workers have been forced to take industrial action and the impact this would have on the essential services they provide. I thank all the people who travelled from Mayo today to get their message across around poverty and disability and the impact of them. In particular, I was really struck by the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their statements. I wish to address the mortgage figures. In his opening statement, Mr. Hayes stated that first-time buyers' activity remains strong in the 12 months ending July 2023 and there were 30,000 first-time buyer mortgages approved that were valued at €8.4 million, which is the highest annualised level since the data series began in 2011. Is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: In terms of the number of first-time buyers in quarter 2 of this year, compared with quarter 2 of last year, are interest rates starting to impact on people's ability to get mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am just talking about first-time buyers. I will tell Dr. Ugur why and the context of it.