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Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Ciarán Ahern - To discuss teacher allocations and class mergers in St. Kevin's BNS and St. Kevin's GNS in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue - To discuss anti-social behaviour in the Northwood area of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm when the special education needs litigation unit was established within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff that work within the special education needs litigation unit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent annually, since 2020, defending legal actions taken on behalf of special needs children and their families, including all costs associated with both internal and external legal fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the total number of live animal exports from Ireland to Morocco, Israel, and Singapore, broken down by species and age, including the total duration of travel from farm and date of export, since 1 January 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33255/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 360. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions taken by her or by the Decision Support Service to implement the commitment contained in the Programme for Government to create a solicitors’ portal to simplify enduring power of attorney applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33223/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 361. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps a person must take in order to create an enduring power of attorney in an emergency situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33224/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: 429. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the proposed primary care centre at a location (details supplied), including a timeline for when the project will progress to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33486/25]

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: Regarding the restrictive new conditions that are being imposed by the legislation, is there a precedent for this in other legislation? Is it saying that parties should have exercised their conjugal rights? Is that how far it is going? I am really flabbergasted by that.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: Is there anything in the Schedule to the legislation that gives guidance to the Department? It just seems bizarre.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank all the witnesses for coming in today and for answering our questions. I am going to go back over the tenant in situ scheme. I know some of that ground has already been covered. We know that in 2023, there was an underspend of about €255 million generally for local authority housing. We know also that Dublin City Council gets 70% to 75% of the homeless budget and the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: What is the Department's view or advice on the scheme? What advice has it given the Minister on it or what view has it shared with him?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: Was any research done on it within the Department? Is there a cost-benefit analysis that could be shared with the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: My colleague Deputy Connolly mentioned the underspend on energy efficiency and retrofitting. We are on the road to a just transition. What were the reasons for the lower than expected number of claims by local authorities in respect of energy efficiency in social housing? Why was the budget not drawn down?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: Was the target of a B2 rating too high? Were there repercussions if a retrofit was started that then did not meet the rating?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: I have two more questions. I will address Irish Water first and then fire services. On Uisce Éireann, we hear from across the country, although probably less so in Dublin, that there are difficulties in accessing water treatment plants or water supply, which is delaying house development. While this is quite a broad question, with regard to the Department's role in overseeing Uisce...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: With regard to fire and emergency services, there was a €9 million overspend in 2023 and associated costs reported in respect of a workplace relations matter. Will Mr. Doyle give us details of that matter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: It is just an award.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: Are any legal costs included in that?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: The statistics and the research the ESRI has done show how important the in-cash child benefit model is. This is a position paper, a research paper. How quickly do witnesses think this can be introduced? Is there draft legislation? I know they have to work with the Minister, but it seems like something we have to prioritise as a matter of urgency.