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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: 184. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of paediatric occupational therapy staff in the HSE Boyne primary care centre, Patrick St. Drogheda, County Louth; the current waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25027/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to put the Digital Services Act on a legislative footing in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22465/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: I wish to touch on a couple of issues relating to the Department's view on housing. Is it satisfied with the proportion of social housing units directly delivered by local authorities or approved housing bodies from a value-for-money perspective? In 2021, there were just over 5,000 social houses, but only 20% of them were directly delivered by local authorities. What is Mr. Moloney's...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Comparisons have been made between the cost of turnkey homes or leased properties versus those directly built by local authorities or AHBs. Has the Department completed any analysis of the value for money for each type of housing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Could Mr. Moloney give an example of what were the best value for money options that were discovered in the analysis?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Would Mr. Moloney be able to furnish us with that analysis and report?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Moloney. The Department has told the committee that the increased spend on private rental subsidies is now more than €1 billion per year or 20% of the housing budget. That is required to meet the housing needs of people who are supported through the likes of the housing assistance payment, HAP. Mr. Moloney referred to many years of decline historically with regard to the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: I am talking about from a value-for-money point of view.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: If we take long-term leasing, for example, from a value-for-money perspective, how would it compare with directly built social housing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Moloney will probably say the same thing in response to my next question. I want to ask about the Government's proposal for the €450 million gift to developers given the fact that there is no affordability clause built in. There is no condition on this money to ensure that the apartments are affordable. Could Mr. Moloney give any insight into why that decision was made or what...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Moloney have no opinion on it from the point of view of value for money? Is he concerned that it would increase the cost of housing or would not provide value for money at the end of the day? Does the Department not have an opinion on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Okay. In March, a number of road projects were shelved and then the decision was reversed. Was there any involvement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in that? What type of cost-benefit analysis was carried out, if any?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Okay. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, is currently conducting a review of projects, arising from the increasing inflation in construction, in order to see what the budget can deliver. Is the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform working with TII on the review?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: Is it the case that no project that is currently funded is likely to see any progress over the next decade?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Moloney.

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: The murder of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli military must be condemned in the strongest terms and called out for what it is, namely, cold-blooded murder. Her murder was barbaric and there are no other words for it. She was present at a raid by Israeli forces at a Palestinian refugee camp wearing a clearly visible blue flak jacket that identified her as a journalist when she was...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (24 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: 181. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated timeline for the introduction of the European Union Audiovisual Media Services Directive content-levy in Ireland as currently set out in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25704/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (24 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: 182. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects the first payments to be made to production companies from the proposed content-levy fund as currently set out in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (24 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: 185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if part of the €5.5 million funding allocated to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for 2022 has been allocated to research to be commenced by the authority on the establishment of the production-funding levy referred to in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; the estimated timescale for the completion of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (24 May 2022)

Imelda Munster: 183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the dates of the meetings of the Audiovisual Action Plan steering group in each of the years 2020, 2021 and for the first five months of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25706/22]