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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I ask the Minister to wrap up. Both sides have gone nearly five minutes over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Senator Boyhan has a brief question, and then I will call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I must ask the Deputy to refrain from using an individual's name.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Can Deputy Boyd Barrett not interrupt the Minister? The Minister did not interrupt him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I will let Senator Boyhan in and then Deputy Boyd Barrett can come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I have just a few brief questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: My questions are specifically on the turnkey developments that both the local authorities and approved housing bodies are purchasing. I have some concerns that there is an over-reliance on it in specific areas because I know of some locations in my area where 100% of construction of housing is being purchased for turnkey developments for either approved housing bodies or the local authority....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I have another quick question about an update on the Construction Industry Register Ireland, CIRI, legislation. Where is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: On the table, the colours have become mixed up with the descriptions. Some matters are ongoing and on schedule and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: This famous report. It is just a technicality, it mentions the words "ongoing", "on schedule" and "on time" and the colours and the descriptions are all the same. If it is completed there is no need to print it again. Maybe it could just be taken off because it is 42 pages.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: The Minister can see that green signifies "ongoing", "on schedule" and "completed" and brown sometimes signifies "ongoing", "on schedule" and "completed" as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: That is just an observation that has been made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I wish to conclude the meeting. I thank the Minister and his officials for their patience today. It has been a fairly long but intense meeting. I thank them for attending and engaging with the committee and we look forward to meeting them again shortly.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Pat Casey: My question is not a priority for the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government but it is probably a topical question in light of last week's events. At a recent committee meeting we had a detailed discussion on the importance of political research, the reasons behind voting and why people vote a given way. One of the key points was that political scientists had committed...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Yes. I thank the Taoiseach for his answers. We might include something else in the research that relates to the Taoiseach's party in particular. I had to scrutinise a number of ballot papers over the weekend. Deputy Doyle was getting first preferences while Councillors Shay Cullen and Irene Winters were getting second and third preferences. I believe they lost 50 or 60 votes. From the...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Pat Casey: They switched from the European to the local ballot papers. There were quite a few spoiled votes because of that. Housing is a priority for the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. It is disappointing to see that the homeless figures have increased again. We are three years into this Government's term of office and into a continual rise in homelessness. While...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Casey: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost if the budget for the Inspector of Prisons increased by 50%. [24109/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Casey: 386. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for the Health and Safety Authority in each of the years 2017 to 2019, in tabular form. [24111/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications Data (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Casey: 931. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications received in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number of applications that have been approved or refused. [24112/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Family and Child Homelessness: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Pat Casey: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. During my three years as a Deputy, the issue that has come back to haunt us has been the complete failure to get to grips with this country's child homelessness problem. There has been a 90% increase in family homelessness and a 102% increase in child homelessness over that time. As I have said previously, I have witnessed child homelessness...