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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the advice given to greyhound owners on the website of an organisation (details supplied) that greyhound owners never place any greyhounds with anti-racing rehoming groups reflects the official policy of Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1872. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the proposed development works at Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium has been carried out; if so, the outcome of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1873. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the proposed development works at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium has been carried out; if so, the outcome of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2098/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1874. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds killed and injured at Irish greyhound tracks during the period 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, in tabular form, by the categories of racing, official trials, unofficial trials and sales trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1875. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that were homed by an organisation (details supplied) in the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, by directly and indirectly homed greyhounds and by coursing and non-coursing greyhounds in the directly homed number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1876. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a greyhound (details supplied) was drug tested and checked by a veterinarian following his failure to leave trap six in the sixth race at Mullingar greyhound track on 18 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2101/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the international tax guidelines for large-scale private investment funds that seek to invest in Ireland’s natural resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2982/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to bring forward legislation to address tax avoidance where it may not be possible to address arrangements within the existing code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2981/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 268. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out a timeline for the Chesterfield Avenue project, including details on the design, planning and construction phases and any potential stakeholder engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (24 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 277. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans any changes to the additional superannuation contribution for public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3163/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Reviews (24 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 430. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the review of the Equality Acts currently under way in his Department, particularly in relation to the implementation of the recommendations detailed in the report on the prevalence and use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination and sexual harassment disputes; and if he...

Forestry Strategy: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I would like to follow up on some issues raised in previous contributions about the operation of Coillte and use my time to focus on the underlying issue of our State approach to forestry over the past few decades and on the legislation that we have in place, which supports it and which has formed Coillte. We know that forestry can be a viable and important commercial sector but we also now...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome everybody. I have a few different matters I want to get to today. I will draw the officials' attention back to the Comptroller and Auditor General's report and Vote 34 in the area of the reallocation of voted funds from 2021. As set out in that report, there was €314 million in 2021 that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform did not approve for reallocation but...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Why?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Why was the Supplementary Estimate process not used?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: No, sorry. The decision was taken at Cabinet level.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Is Mr. Doyle saying he was instructed by Cabinet-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: -----to not use the Supplementary Estimates process? Did the Department propose to Cabinet that this was the way to proceed?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: It sounds like the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage did not obtain permission from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in that way.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
(26 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: The Department was reallocating funds, however.

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