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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The work on the MetroLink needs to be a very specific piece of work as there is substantial work to be done on this issue. I call Deputy Hourigan to speak as she has indicated also.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy for that. If it is agreed, we can take that suggestion on board.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I suggest that we write to the Department in preparation for our meeting regarding the MetroLink project and DART to request information on that before the meeting. If the clerk writes to the Department at this point and we have some advance information, that would be helpful in trying to focus that meeting. The point is well made that if we are going into a meeting with minimal information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Does Deputy McAuliffe wish to come back in briefly?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: That is useful information regarding what the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has done. On the basis of the contributions, there are a number of very specific items, including MetroLink, the DART line, BusConnects and the all-Ireland rail review mentioned by Deputy Dillon. I propose that we write to the Department prior to our meeting to request an update regarding...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank the Deputy. That concludes our consideration of the work programme for today. As we have agreed, we will now go into private session before adjourning until this Thursday, when we will engage with the National Asset Management Agency.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to address the motion. The constituency that I represent, Laois-Offaly, has witnessed the healthcare system struggle consistently for years. This is despite the exceptional work of the front-line staff in the services. There are now almost 30,000 people in Laois and Offaly on hospital waiting lists. This is from a population of 150,000. In Laois, 13,411 are on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Food Industry (29 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I concur with what has been said by the previous speaker. This is a significant blow in the local area. The Deputy referred to County Offaly. There will also be a significant effect in County Laois, since there is an effect on the workforce. Almost 90 people were working in that business. It is a sustainable business, with long-serving staff, some of them with up to three decades of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Food Industry (29 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the response about State agencies and particularly the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. That is essential. I also urge that the Department of Social Protection provide a liaison because there are 90 households without an income today and this week. Everything is destroyed, including offices. Those people will need every assistance in the short term and hopefully...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the likely or estimated number of cost-rental units that his Department will approve within the next 12 months. [46317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the target number of units for affordable houses in counties Laois and Offaly, respectively in 2022 and 2023. [46316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance the total spend related to the Special Assignee Relief Programme in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [46674/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the situation with Waterways Ireland in which water levels in the Grand Canal, in some cases have dropped by almost two metres making it impossible for barges to navigate. [46400/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: All are very welcome to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy Hourigan. Deputy Carroll MacNeill will join us later. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, is a permanent witness to the committee and he is attending remotely. As we return to participating in committee meetings in person, I ask members and all in attendance to exercise personal...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will engage with witnesses from the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, this morning. Today's meeting will focus on NAMA's financial statements 2020 and the Comptroller and Auditor General's special report 111, on NAMA's progress in the achievement of its objectives at the end of 2018. We are joined remotely from within the precincts of Leinster House by the following NAMA officials:...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr. McDonagh to make his presentation.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Thank you, Mr. McDonagh. The lead speaker from the committee this morning is Deputy Sherlock. You have 15 minutes, Deputy Sherlock, and I will give you a reminder after 12 minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Mr. McDonagh might answer briefly, as we have gone over time.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy has one minute remaining.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is over his time but I can let him back in later.