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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 625. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the two-year wait for a person (details supplied) to see the school age team the person has been referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44970/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Dr. Ryan for his presentation. To put this in context, we are asking questions today on behalf of not only the 615,000 people who are affected by a second boil water notice in two weeks, which are the most significant ever in this country to my collection, but many thousands of other people. The witnesses are here to answer the public through our questions. I have read the audit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I will come back in at a later stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be brief. I want to focus on what will happen now because I am conscious we are asking these questions while people do not have access to safe drinking water. What, if anything, would the EPA do differently in the process? Dr. Ryan mentioned his disappointment at the initial audit and recommendations not being implemented. The EPA will do another audit in a few days when this issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The reason I asked that question is to enable members of the general public who are following these proceedings to get a proper handle on what that would look like. What is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I appreciate that. I might ask the other witnesses about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The context of this meeting was to review the October incident, if we can call it that, and now we are in the middle of a November incident. To follow the Chairman's question, I would like Irish Water, the Department and Fingal County Council to give us a clearer view as to what the estimated time should be. Are two or three tests needed before we get the all-clear from the Health Service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: In plain English, what I am asking about is what happens right now. What happens with Irish Water and Fingal County Council when this type of incident happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That is far from ideal,

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: However, there is no estimate to the minute. I know Mr. Gleeson said a number of days earlier on. Potentially, are we looking at the end of the weekend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I have a couple of quick questions. I welcome the contributions that have been made. People understand how grave the issue is and it is not only an issue because it affects the greater Dublin area; it is of significance because of the size of the outage. As I put most of my earlier questions to the Environmental Protection Agency, Irish Water and Fingal County Council, I want to turn to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not able to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be straight back afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I asked that because in response to a question in the Dáil the Minister referred to a meeting with Irish Water on Monday, 21 October. He gave the impression that this related to the Leixlip plant and the associated water difficulties. I want to know if Leixlip and the boil water notice were discussed at that meeting. Was that a regular meeting or a special meeting? In response to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That could be fortunate. Was it a regular meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Was it a regular meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Who is charged with the legal responsibility to bring those changes about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister is responsible for it, is he not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Maith go leor. I thank the witness.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (6 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the number of applications of new build social housing units stemming from the investment fund and enterprise option of the immigrant investor programme for 2017, 2018 and up to the end of August 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45716/19]