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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for increasing housing supply in the South Dublin County Council area; the timeframe for same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7891/19]

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the interlude. It was most welcome because to our visitors and those watching at home, the motion must be the most bizarre motion of no confidence in the House's history. Fianna Fáil does not seem to have confidence in Sinn Féin, Sinn Féin does not seem to have confidence in anyone, while the Minister sits there in a bizarre situation...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: -----is intolerable. I ask Fine Gael Deputies not to behave as Sinn Féin Deputies do. The situation in the health sector is the greatest example of the intolerable state of affairs. It is intolerable for everyone - for the Government, the Opposition and the public. Votes have little or no meaning any more. The Government loses multiple votes every week and struggles to bring through...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: 23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contact she and her officials have had with executors of an estate (details supplied) with regard to the house, its surrounds and the approximate 5,000 acres of land in the estate and securing continuing public access to the lands. [8694/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I concur. I have a couple of observations. Obviously, these letters from Mr. Quinn and Mr. Watt are co-ordinated. We asked Mr. Quinn specific questions. He writes: "I refer to your letters of 8 and 12 February. I will respond to the issues raised therein in due course." It is a bit worrying that he has not responded already. He should be able to answer these questions pretty quickly....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: They are officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform who manage the health Vote.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: Sorry, yes. There are officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform whose full-time job is to manage the health Vote, one of the largest Votes in the Government. I am specifically requesting that the committee invite them to appear if we can find out who they are. I think there are two of them, but there may be one. I am open to correction. I agree with the previous...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is especially the case in relation to the Department of Health.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: We should also invite the officials in charge of the health Vote.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I wrote to the committee regarding an issue that has been going on since Adam was a boy. It relates to a report on companies in Cork Institute of Technology, CIT. I have requested on numerous occasions a report on the CIT companies on which a commitment was given at the committee. We have written a number of times. I have again written to the committee asking for the report because it is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I wrote to the committee yesterday week. I have a copy which I can provide to the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: No, I must insist. This could be going on for up to a year. It is going on at least six months. It is strange that it did not come up in correspondence. The report has been promised on a number of occasions and there has been a number of deadlines. There should not be a major delay with the report and it is deeply concerning to me that it is taking this amount of time. Could we please...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: We want the report next week. Otherwise, we will have to take further action.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes, CIT companies.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: We have an issue here because if we call a spade a spade, 7 March is an important topic for us and an important topic for this country. There are two members from the same political alignment on that, and I am not referencing those individuals, but there are also members who rarely ever turn up here-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am not finished. In fairness, we regularly get phone calls on this. I often get called and asked if I will step in and be first speaker or second speaker because a member is not going to turn up. That is not really fair because one has to prepare 24 hours beforehand. I have done it many times where I was not meant to be the first or second speaker and I am sure-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: The point is that when it comes to the way in which this is being scheduled, it does not seem to be fair or to work right.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: Deputy Mac Sharry's question can be dealt with.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will name them but I do not know what topic it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have two additional points and one new point. Following on from what Deputy Cullinane said, and to be clear, we need one session with Mr. Watt and, in the same session or another one, the head of procurement. We need the two individuals who are over health spending in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We need the board to come back in and the chairs of the sub-committees,...