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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: If they are engaged with a Barnardos or a family resource centre-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: -----Tusla will have the PPS numbers and so on from that engagement. That is very welcome and positive. I am running out of time. On the 42,000 children and the cases that were closed during the pandemic, I welcome that Ms Duggan hopes the review in that regard will conclude on 31 March. All going well, that metric will be met. What procedure has Tusla planned for cases where it cannot...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Is Ms Duggan concerned that there may be such instances?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I wish Tusla all good luck in that endeavour. I am mindful that it is not easy work for the staff on the ground. I sincerely hope we will not be not sitting here this time next year talking about another two children such as those whose tragic cases we have had to reference today.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: With so much money in the State coffers, the Government had the perfect opportunity yesterday to set sport on the right path for the future. It was a striker's dream, an open goal with no opponents and the Government just needed to do its job and put the ball away. Instead, it scuffed its shot, kicked the turf and missed the net in an open goal. I fail to see the logic or rationale as to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an anaesthesiologist since March 2023. [52986/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the daily occupancy levels and the possibility of re-opening a hotel (details supplied) for tourists, as well as facilitating IPAS applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53439/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 449. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 33, including the provisional sub-head and programme level allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57013/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: A local headline in Drogheda today reads, "28 people could have died", following the horrific arson attack on the George's Street IPAS accommodation centre. If it had not been for the swift intervention of An Garda Síochána and Drogheda fire services, families and children, including a three-week-old baby, would not have escaped with their lives. One family had no way out of the...

International Protection Processing and Enforcement: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: It has been clear for quite some time that this Government has been mismanaging the entire IPAS process and accommodation. Concerns raised by the Opposition and civil society groups have been dismissed by this Government. It has buried its head in the sand, stating how much it is spending to fix the problem, which only continually gets worse. It is solely responsible for the mess and it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I also wish to offer my congratulations to Catherine. As a new member of this committee, I was very privileged to sit beside her. As my colleagues have said, she came in here and put us all to shame with her scribbles and notes on every single page. She knew her brief inside out. I have every confidence that she will take that diligence and intensity into her new role. I wish her very...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank the witnesses very much for joining us. I come from Drogheda, the largest town in the country. I am sure the witnesses are well aware that there is a huge development boom, both infrastructure and much-needed housing, under way in the northern environs of Drogheda. There are also significant plans for the next five to seven years. There are concerns that capacity constraints in...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I appreciate that. I do not want to put Ms O'Dwyer on the spot, but I would appreciate it if she could send me a note on Drogheda. It is heartening to hear Ms O'Dwyer say Irish Water has a good relationship with the local authorities and it works with them. A relationship is needed with developers as well to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to support the delivery of...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I know that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Does that pose a risk? I am aware of Irish Water's €22 million investment in a 2.3 km sewer pipeline, which is under way at the moment. Is there a risk if there is reliance on projects in other areas to be able to move water across? If there are delays in projects in the greater Dublin area and the Shannon, will it pose a risk?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: That is great. I thank Mr. Laffey.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I appreciate that. I would imagine relationships have been built at this stage-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: -----because it is the same handful of developers who have developed in recent times.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Just before I move on, I presume the volume of approvals in local authorities is monitored consistently between Uisce Éireann and the local authorities?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Uisce Éireann (6 Nov 2025)

Joanna Byrne: On developer-provided infrastructure, I think it was mentioned that there were 450 estates outstanding. Does Mr. Laffey know how many homes that represents?