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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: In apartments.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Yes. It is not available to private developers.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank the witnesses. We have had many discussions, especially around housing. Everybody, including the witnesses, is trying to figure out how to get more out of that slice of the cake that goes over to the Department for housing. There is huge pressure on it. I would be remiss of me not to thank the Department staff and the local authorities for their work during the pandemic. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for driving tests in Tullamore and Birr, County Offaly, and Portlaoise, County Laois, respectively; and the efforts being made to address the waiting times. [39314/20]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as the permanent witness to the committee. We have received an apology from Deputy Catherine Murphy. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: This is the second day of our two-day engagement with officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I welcome all of our witnesses. The matters for examination today are from the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the accounts of the public services 2019; chapter 11 - measuring performances for Exchequer spend on social housing;chapter 12 - progress...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Secretary General delivered his comprehensive opening statement yesterday. I understand that today he will deliver some preliminary remarks about the matters under discussion, which will be followed by an introduction by Mr. John O'Connor, the chief executive of the Housing Agency. I call Mr. Doyle.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: The presentation was circulated to members last Friday. Do the members want a quick rerun on it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We will proceed with that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. O'Connor for the useful information he provided on the land aggregation scheme. Pyrite was a major issue during the 31st Dáil and many of us were scratching our heads over how it might be resolved. It is good to see that level of progress on it for the people caught up in that unfortunate situation. The lead speaker is Deputy McAuliffe, who will have 15 minutes, followed...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is over time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Very briefly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Who owns the leases?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Who holds it in most cases?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: There was some confusion about this yesterday. Am I correct in saying that the majority of leases are lease-to-lease arrangements? In other words, they do not revert to the State after 25 years. Very well.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I will allow the Deputy to comment again. Ms Ryan is looking for the figures. Perhaps she could hold onto them. We should have a second session today.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Ms Ryan can have them before the end of the meeting. I have to be fair to the other Deputies.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Perhaps Ms Neary will come back to the Deputy on that because it is an important matter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I do not profess to be an expert on this matter but we dealt with it extensively back in the 31st Dáil. I think the answer lies in the fact that the terms of the insurance provided by HomeBond were completely inadequate. That is what happened.