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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: If it is ten seconds because you are over your time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: Deputy Boyd Barrett has to leave now. I will take Deputy Ellis next so at least the Minister is answering somebody who is present.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: I call Deputy Dessie Ellis.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: Before we go to members for a second round, I have a couple of questions. The definition of "overcrowding" is old and might need to be looked at. Local authorities vary in their definitions of it. The age profile shocked me. I was shocked to learn that 21% of those who were declaring themselves to be homeless were between the ages of 18 and 24 years. I would love to have more...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: For clarity, in private session Deputy Ó Broin agreed to circulate the emails he received in regard to the reclassification of those figures. We were to receive them some time ago but he has today agreed to circulate them to members. I call Deputy Casey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: Deputy Ó Broin can come back in. I have no problem letting him back in, just let the Minister continue without interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: We are going around in circles.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: To be fair, and we are not on a football pitch here, had the Minister come back and said he needed to delay this meeting because he had not got the survey that was part of the report, members would have been annoyed because we were pushing it out further. He has said he will come in whenever that survey is given to him with all that information. The committee is given a huge volume of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: He will take the questions in order. Deputy Ellis came in after Deputy Casey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: No but Deputy Casey asked his question before Deputy Ellis asked. He will take them in the order they were asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: Is Deputy Ellis happy that his question has been answered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: I am just clarifying before we move on or I will be accused of not letting people get answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: We are here until 10.15 p.m. so we are not going home. I have to speak in the Chamber.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: Which local authority is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: That is a lot in a minute, Senator. We have your questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: The Senator can contact the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)
Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister, Ms Mary Hurley and Mr. David Kelly for attending the meeting this evening and for the volume of information they always provide to the committee. The next meeting of the joint committee will be held next Thursday and will resume the examination of the homeless figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (4 Jul 2018)
Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Deputy Ruth Coppinger. Deputy Mick Barry will take Deputy Coppinger's place today. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. I will ask a couple of quick-fire questions and then a longer one at the end. In light of current developments with Brexit, how are we planning to safeguard our economy next year and beyond? Would spending more on our health service have a greater impact on outcomes, bearing in mind that our spending is the third highest in the OECD?...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Maria Bailey: I also asked about Brexit.