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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: The point is made. I appreciate that. Can we go back to the expenditure and inputs?

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 unfortunate, Chair, that in the month of November, 11 months into the year, a capital allocation of €243 million has been spent and we do not know how many houses it delivered. We also do not know how much it cost per house to deliver that. If we want to communicate-----

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 think what the Minister is saying is that it is site-specific. He can average out, but depending on the site, costs would be varied. The Minister will be coming back to us with those figures.

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: Will the Minister come back to us with those figures?

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: We are now under time pressure, but it was important to afford extra time to discuss programme A because it is the most relevant. I cut Deputy Fergus O'Dowd off earlier and was not as lenient with him as with other members. We will now move to programme B - water services. We will then deal with programmes C, D, E and F together. Programme B is dealt with on page 14 of the members'...

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: Can members continue until 12.30 p.m?

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: Would the Deputy like to ask any question about water services which come under programme B?

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 think the Deputy needs a different floor and a different audience. Is that his only question about water services?

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: We will follow it up, but does the Deputy have a question about expenditure or output as part of the mid-year 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: Does Deputy Pat Casey have a question?

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 am sorry, Senator. I know this is a very valid point, but we are under time pressure and I want to stick to the-----

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: Does the Minister have further answers?

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: We will now move on to programmes C, D, E and F. There will be three minutes for questioners and I ask members to reference the programme about which they are asking the Minister so he can come directly to them.

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: Do the members have further questions on the programmes? No. Does the Minister and his Ministers of State wish to make further clarifications? No. I thank the Minister, his two Ministers of State and the huge team from the Department for attending today. We have all found today's engagement was important and constructive.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: In accordance with standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting has been circulated to members on the document database. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the further Revised Estimates for 2017 for the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, referred by the Dáil to this...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I ask the Deputy to stick to the matter at hand. He can go into detail at the next meeting if he wants.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. Have members any further questions for the Minister?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I wish to be associated with those remarks.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: We have that under "Correspondence" for next week. Deputy O'Dowd had requested that as well.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: We have entered it in the calendar of meetings that members will have the opportunity to approve at our next meeting. Do we have further questions for the Minister?