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Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2024)

John Brady: The single largest landlord in the State is the Government. The least accountable landlord in the State is the Government. The worst offender in terms of ignoring its responsibilities to its tenants is the Government. Tens of thousands of tenants live in substandard and badly maintained accommodation across the State. In Wicklow, I deal with families and children weekly who are in damp,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (28 May 2024)

John Brady: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on plans to move all retained firefighters to a fortnightly pay cycle; if he can provide, in tabular form, details on each fire authority when they moved to a fortnightly cycle; when it is planned to be implemented for all outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 May 2024)

John Brady: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on plans to complete the removal of invasive species such as cherry laurel from the Glen of the Downs nature reserve; to provide details of financial costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23734/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (28 May 2024)

John Brady: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on plans to remove invasive species in the State; to provide, in tabular form, the projects undertaken for each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23735/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (28 May 2024)

John Brady: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on plans for nature rewilding; the details of State-funded projects between 2020 and 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23736/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (30 May 2024)

John Brady: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline any progress he has made in getting an increase in the retainer paid to retained firefighters; if he has brought any proposals to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Implementation and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2024)

John Brady: It is the second one.

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 180(2).

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: I welcome the witnesses. I want to follow up on some of the questions on the national children's science centre. What has happened with that project is a scandal in many regards. It is up there with the MetroLink and the national children's hospital. After 26 years and millions of euro spent, we have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than arbitration and legal expenses. There are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: Mr. Conlon made reference earlier to getting sight of a business case.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: Okay. Mr. Conlon also said that, so far, there is an exposure of approximately €1.5 million to the OPW.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: Does that figure include legal expenditure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: Regarding the exposure from the arbitration, how much has been set aside to cover legal costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: Mr. Conlon has no indication of the cost.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: It will be extremely costly. Is there no provision put aside to cover legal costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: We are looking at €1.5 million plus legal costs before a sod has been turned. I have information to hand suggesting that Irish Children's Museum Limited, ICML, which is centrally involved in this project, has had access to considerable State funding, grants, etc. to get to this point, from numerous Departments. The information I have is that it has received in and around €5...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: I will ask that question of her.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: Okay. No business case whatsoever.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024)

John Brady: That is with probably several million in expenditure. That is extraordinary in anyone's estimation. I move to site identification, the whole process around that and the public consultation piece, or lack thereof, around identifying the site. How was the site identified in the first instance? What involvement did the OPW have in that process?