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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (25 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when research into the cost of disability in the State carried out by a company (details supplied) will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28014/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Immigration Policy (25 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 431. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address funding concerns in relation to the business in the community Ireland EPIC programme raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27664/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will resume processing short stay C visas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27898/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: In reading that letter, I see that the board has agreed a moratorium on all further disputes with the contractor until June 2021. That should be borne in mind when scheduling any meetings because we might find ourselves reviewing what happened in 2020 and a raft of disputes at a time when we are facing into a new set of disputes. I just wanted to flag that. The June 2021 deadline is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (26 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps her Department has taken to address the block booking of appointments on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service website by third parties for the purpose of selling them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28402/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (27 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to develop a scheme between local authorities and Irish Water to provide drinking water fountains nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28873/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when proposals will be brought forward for the recognition of a dissolution of marriage granted under the civil law of another state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28888/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: As I have a small amount of time, I ask the witnesses to keep the answers as short as possible. I want to focus on the manner in which emergency housing services are being contracted and how these contracts are overseen by the Department. Annual reports do not seem to be provided by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive. Is it the Department satisfied with this approach to reporting on...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Department makes no requirement through the service level agreements or in any other way for people who provide services in emergency accommodation to be Garda vetted.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does this include Garda vetting?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does it include any social care qualification?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I am sorry to cut across Mr. Waters but time is short. The Department provides funds, and through the service level agreement it could set minimum standards. I want to be very clear that the Department does not require as a minimum standard that people be Garda vetted or have any type of social care qualification before they work in emergency housing services.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: But the appropriate provisions do not include Garda vetting.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We know that, at present, staff working in these services in Dublin do not have Garda vetting and are not required to be Garda vetted. I am asking whether the Department feels this is appropriate in the service.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Is not your responsibility.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I take the point.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The person providing the funding calls the tune, and if the Department does not require minimum standards such as these I cannot imagine anybody else would require them. I want to move on. There is an increasing correlation between the providers-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Dr. Kinsella is to come in. I ask that he keep it brief because we are quite over time in this section.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Go raibh míle maith agaibh. We will move on to Deputy Durkan.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is currently not fully processing local authority applications for the electric vehicle public charge point grant; when local authorities can expect to receive notice on the status of their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/21]