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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Residential Premises Rental Income Relief and Mortgage Interest Relief in Budget 2024: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Deputy. We will move on to Deputy Durkan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Residential Premises Rental Income Relief and Mortgage Interest Relief in Budget 2024: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: How much would they have available?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Residential Premises Rental Income Relief and Mortgage Interest Relief in Budget 2024: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: One should avoid mentioning company names if at all possible during one's contributions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Residential Premises Rental Income Relief and Mortgage Interest Relief in Budget 2024: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Strange as it might seem, it is just something for us to be careful and conscious of, especially given what I said initially before we began. Aside from that at all, and I have no problem with that, I thank the witnesses for their contribution and for the manner in which they sought to respond and give further information in their responses to the members. We are thankful and appreciative...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the permanent Defence Force as of 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: 57. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the key challenges he has identified with regard to Defence Forces retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: 187. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment with a surgeon in Tallaght University Hospital. [3110/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees that the security of the entire European continent depends on Russia not winning its war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees with the recent warning by the leaders of five political groupings in the European Parliament against 'Ukraine fatigue'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Apologies have been received from Deputies Patricia Ryan and Ged Nash. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: I welcome our guests from the ESRI, namely, Dr. Alan Barrett, Dr. Sheelah Connolly, Dr. John Curtis, Dr. Kelly de Bruin, Dr. Niall Farrell and Dr. Kieran McQuinn. Before we begin, I will explain the limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Thank you. I am sure there are questions and that clarifications will be sought in regard to the many issues Dr. Barrett has raised. I call Deputy Durkan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Does anyone wish to respond to those comments? No questions were asked.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Dr. Curtis wishes to comment.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: There is one other comment.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: In the context of the issues that have just been raised in regard to transport, can the witnesses compare this development plan with the previous one to identify what transport projects may have been advanced or may have been lost? The suggestion is that they may have been lost because of a political decision to have a 2:1 split within the transport spend between roads and public transport.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Would you be interested in exploring that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: I would have thought that when a new plan is taken on, the resources, expense and professionalism that went into advancing a project under the previous plan would be respected, but there are indications that this is not the case. It might be more political than anything else.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: Dr. Barrett may continue for a few minutes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Barry Cowen: I thought it would be interesting to look at the provisions that are there now, compared with what was there previously, by virtue of the increased emphasis on public travel. I will not ask Dr. Barrett to go through each individual project, but to give a general overview of the sort of percentage of projects that have been lost as a result of that change in policy.