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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Private Partnerships (30 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the level of expenditure by her Department on unitary PPP payments are in line with the investment policy framework for PPPs, which restricted annual expenditure on PPP unitary payments to no more than 10% of aggregate capital expenditure, in any given year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18942/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [19529/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I spoke to the Taoiseach last week about the defective concrete blocks situation and what needed to be done there. Today, I raise with him a similar issue. His Government promised to introduce a redress scheme for homeowners living with Celtic tiger-era building defects. Legislation was published last year and emergency funding was to be made available for fire safety works. I am making...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on planned reforms to strengthen standards in public office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19844/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Go raibh maith agat. This question was previously raised by Deputy Shortall. The Minister's Department completed a review of the ethics legislation and a report on this was submitted to the Government by his predecessor in the Department, the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, in December 2022. The Government approved the publication of the review report and agreed to the preparation of a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: As the Minister stated, the review makes some very important recommendations. There seemed to be an eagerness on the part of the Government to progress the proposed legislation at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, even when there were a number of scandals and resignations and these were reported in the media. Since then, though, it seems it has been quietly shelved. It should be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I hope this will allow SIPO to be more proactive in certain instances and enable it to act where it feels suspected breaches of the ethics framework have taken place. For instance, if it were felt that something had not been declared, then the agency would be able to investigate and sanction members if necessary. My colleague, Deputy Mairéad Farrell, brought forward legislation to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Acting Chair for letting me contribute on this very important question. In County Mayo we see lots of delays in projects that were promised, especially schools and hospitals. We have the likes of Davitt College and Ballinrobe school, on which I hope there will be announcements soon. In addition, there are outstanding projects like the Educate Together school in Castlebar and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for his response. It is very important that the projects that are promised and announced are delivered because there is an expectation in that regard.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide detail on the non-core spending allocation of approximately €4.5 billion for each year from 2025 to 2027 outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Will the Minister provide detail on the non-core spending allocation of approximately €4.5 billion for each year from 2025 to 2027 that is outlined in the stability programme update? Will he make particular reference to the use of the contingency reserve?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I appreciate that response. I am trying to get greater detail and confirmation of whether the contingency reserve is now within core rather than non-core expenditure. Is the contingency reserve intended to be a long-term feature in our budgets?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I look forward to seeing greater detail in the Estimates so that we can do further scrutiny of where things are at and what the plans are for the future.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total projected Exchequer capital spend for 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027; what the Exchequer expenditure represents as a percentage share of GNI* based on the updated projections in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19900/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average fees being paid by parents (exclusive of State-provided ECCE funding) prior to reductions and savings from the national childcare subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 237. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to the Exchequer of a 1 cent increase in the national childcare subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19902/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 238. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of a 1 cent increase in wages in the childcare sector if the State were to directly subsidise the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19903/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the total capacity of the childcare sector for each age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19904/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We will split up the Donegal representation and go to Mayo now. Obviously, a lot of the issues arising in Donegal are also happening in Mayo. We have a whole list of things that need to happen in Mayo for people to get on and I really welcome the opportunity to talk to our guests here today. I want to start with Engineers Ireland and its opening statement. In one paragraph, Mr. O'Dowd...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Can I just stop Mr. O'Dowd there? He said earlier that in some instances issues have arisen due to a recommendation for a remediation option by an engineer employed by the home owner differing from the option determined by the Housing Agency. That is what I want to tease out, the gap between the Housing Agency and the engineer.