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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of students in schools with DEIS status; the average class sizes and pupil-teacher ratio in schools with DEIS status, with specific reference to the average figures for schools with DEIS status in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the number of social and affordable housing units which will be delivered in the Fingal local authority area under the social housing strategy; the progress of the delivery of these units in Fingal in comparison with the target number agreed with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Panel Report Implementation (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings at each stage of the pyrite remediation process under the pyrite remediation scheme, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (4 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of category 1 properties that have been identified as part of the pyrite remediation scheme; the average cost of remediation per property for those already remediated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of residential care; the supports which will be made available to the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28646/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Many of the points I was going to make have been covered, but I have a couple of small questions and points for the Minister. Following the visit of GSOC not too long ago, the first one is the suggestion and follow-up correspondence from GSOC on the need to review legislation in its area. We have been requested to make suggestions and, or, work with GSOC to achieve that. Does the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Yes. The Minister did not answer my question on Border control and Brexit contingency plans. Can I ask two follow-up questions while I have the floor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: We are discussing the current budgets. Do they provide for the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions? Are they covered by a completely different Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for her report. As the head of the Irish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I have the privilege of regularly meeting delegates of the 56 other members states involved. The vast majority of them are in Europe and they are suffering exactly the same difficulties we are having with regard to the numbers of migrants that have been committed to through various...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before us. Notwithstanding what the Chairman has just said regarding the comments of Mr. Daly, the Chairman of NAMA, I have an observation to make about that line of questioning from Deputy Cullinane. My understanding is that NAMA is obliged to run a competitive process under the NAMA Act and if that is the case, would that not in fact be...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Nolan. I would like to ask the Minister about something that has not been raised today. After this process began when issues were mentioned in Northern Ireland, the position he maintained for a period of months, if not years, was that a commission of inquiry was not required. Why has he changed his position in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I was of the view that the Minister had said he was not inclined-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: That would be contrary to what the Minister has just said.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Have the Minister and his officials spoken to NAMA or any of its officials or representatives about the report since it was issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General? If so, what was the nature of those meetings?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Did the contact relate specifically to the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: What was the nature of the discussions?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Were there other conversations, e-mails or discussions about the specifics of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: NAMA accelerated the process of agreeing to a specific bidder shortly after PIMCO withdrew from the process. My opinion is that at some point in the process NAMA decided that it had its white horse in the form of an acceptable bid, regardless of the terms and conditions associated with it, and simply went through from there. Does the Minister accept this? I appreciate that NAMA has made a...