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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Okay. Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to add something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: This will be covered in our report. We will ask Deputy Ó Cuív to participate in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Ní Fhlanghaile, Ms Lane and Ms Ryan for attending this morning and for the information that they provided beforehand. We will be in touch with our report once it is finalised. We will adjourn. Our next meeting will be held at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow to discuss the mid-year expenditure review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order in public session. I have received apologies from Senator Victor Boyhan. In accordance with standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, to facilitate a paperless committee, all documentation on the meeting has been circulated to members on the document database. At the request of the broadcasting and recording...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Members are reminded that they have five minutes to ask questions of the Minister and he will be given five minutes to respond. We are taking programmes A, B and C separately and then programmes D, E and F together. I ask members to stick to the relevant programmes. The first on the list is Deputy Pat Casey and we will begin with programme A, housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Casey has some time left. Does he have any further questions on programme A?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Yes. HAP is included under programme A.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Is there funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I call Deputy Barry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will allow the Minister and the Minister of State to respond, if they choose to do so, but that is not what we are here to discuss. The question that was asked initially was really relevant to the mid-year review. The Ministers may answer if they choose to do so. If they choose not to respond, however, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: It is their choice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Barry, please allow the Minister to finish-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Barry, no one interrupted you, so we will allow the Minister to answer without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Sorry, the Minister of State, Deputy English, wants to clarify a point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Barry has taken 14 minutes but I will allow you to come back in for 30 seconds to wrap up. I ask all members to be careful in respect of the names of people they are mentioning, regardless of the paper or author and even though they are out in the public domain in the newspapers today. I ask members to be aware when they are mentioning a name through the committee that this is being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Thank you, Deputy Barry. Deputy Ó Broin, you are up next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Barry, I am asking you to adhere to how we work. We have a good working relationship in this committee. Normally, we adhere to the practices that we have had in place for the past year and a half. I have asked you to abide by these out of consideration for your colleagues on the committee. We have all clearly heard what the Minister and Minister of State have said. It is up to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: No one could ever accuse you of being co-ordinated, Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: Thank you, members and thank you, Minister. Deputy Ó Broin has the floor. Deputy Ó Broin, I will be lenient with you as I have been with Deputy Barry in the interests of fairness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I never have to be lenient with you, to be fair.