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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all the parking spaces at Dublin Castle are under the management of the Office of Public Works; the number of parking spaces provided for public servants in the various agencies of the State located there; the cost to staff of using these parking spaces; the number of parking spaces allocated specifically in the great courtyard and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding that can be provided to Dublin City Council for an assessment of needs or hydraulic study on the culverted Swan River, Dublin, which has caused multiple local floods in recent years, but which does not form part of the Eastern CFRAMS carried out by the Office of Public Works as it is culverted; if he considers the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on extending the powers of An Garda Síochána to issue fixed charge penalties on taxis and to work with the National Transport Authority for greater on-street enforcement and on off-street enforcement as recommended in the report on the future of the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a real time passenger information display signs for Dublin Bus will be installed on the Ringsend Road between South Lotts Rd and Barrow St, and when one will be installed in Ringsend village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41278/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the witnesses for their presentation which I am sorry I was not here for as I was delayed at another meeting. They might indicate if I ask them questions they have dealt with already and I will get the information from the Official Report. On the presentation, the agency is using outside experts to assess the suitability of any such lending approved housing body for a loan. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: On the approved housing agency, is the agency still giving 100% loans to those for developments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: What about the last four that were approved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: From reading the report a few questions arose. The agency seems to be renegotiating and rolling over. Is its approach to renegotiate rather than default? Would that be what I should understand from the annual report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: The agency renegotiated €155.43 million up to 31 December, and that was rolled over from January to 1 July 2012. Was that renegotiated, to use Mr. O'Leary's term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: What Mr. O'Leary is saying is that that €155.43 million has been moved into annuity and it is on land that will not be developed. It is a fairly heavy liability on the local authorities that had that land because they are paying interest plus capital on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: On land that is virtually impossible to develop.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Do I understand that they are paying interest plus capital on that? What are the repayments of interest plus capital on that loan on an annual basis? Our interest as an environment committee is in the impact of those liabilities on local authorities in terms of the services. I am trying to get a grasp of the cost to local authorities and the €155.43 million. What percentage of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Would that break down by local authority or will we have to seek that information from the local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I would be interested in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I want to ask a number of questions on the agency's annual report-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: -----but I will be brief. Mr. O'Leary mentioned the shared ownership scheme and I know his responsibility is to lend the money but he mentioned the Part V review. As the Chairman said, there is a real problem in that people have come to the end of it but the other problem is that they had taken shared ownership loans from 2004, which suited them at the time, but in the case of a single man...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Is that specific angle being examined?

Philanthropy and the Arts: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I compliment the previous speaker on his contribution. His love of the arts is evident and I say "well done". I very much appreciated his contribution. I will probably talk in the cold hard facts of cash-----

Philanthropy and the Arts: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: -----rather than the beautiful arts, and in that way our contributions will balance each other.

Philanthropy and the Arts: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: With funding from the State to the arts under extreme pressure, it is important we put in place structures to encourage people - wealthy people - to donate money to the arts. That facility must be open to everyone. The philanthropy leverage initiative is welcome and I hope it succeeds in encouraging more donations to the arts and cultural sector. Corporate sponsorship has been a great...