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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: We do not know.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: We could request information from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and ask its estimate. Is the Deputy happy with that? I know he has raised this issue previously but sometimes there are legitimate reasons for a State body to go down the legal route.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will request a note from the Chief State Solicitor's Office and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. Is that agreed? Agreed. There is no other item of business. We do not have anything to discuss in private session. Unless members have anything else to discuss I will adjourn the meeting until next Thursday, when we will engage with the...
- Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: I have serious concerns about the underfunding of our health service. We were told today that it is to the tune of €1.3 billion. We must also factor in the additional capital funding needed for the much-promised 1,500 acute additional hospital beds and the growing cost of the national children's hospital ,both of which have not been allocated extra funding in the budget. Such a...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (24 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the location in County Laois where face-to-face meetings with a community welfare officer takes place; and the procedure to obtain such a meeting. [46322/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (24 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: 114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of face-to-face meetings that took place between community welfare officers and applicants for supplementary welfare allowance in the first six months of 2023. [46323/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (24 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: 223. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many cases have been taken to the Workplace Relations Commission by employees against employers regarding tips, service charges and other gratuities in 2022 and 2023. [46218/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (24 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: 224. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his Department's plans for the introduction of a living wage. [46219/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (24 Oct 2023)
Brian Stanley: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans there are for developing on-campus student accommodations units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/23]
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: No apologies have been received. The witnesses are all very welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or on silent mode. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards reference witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. As outlined in the invitation, Mr. Doyle has five minutes for his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: We are joined by Ms Jenny Connors from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. She is very welcome.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: Deputy Murphy is next.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: Could we just clarify one thing? There was something of a revelation for me in that exchange. Before we go any further, in regard to affordable homes, I understood that to be an important housing scheme. Did I hear Ms Timmons correctly when she said that the shared equity scheme is bundled in and counted as affordable homes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: Am I correct in saying that the shared equity scheme is the top-up loan provided by the Government? An individual or couple who cannot borrow sufficient money to buy a house for say €300,000, have to borrow €240,000 and the Government gives them €60,000 which they have to start paying back after six years. Is that counted as affordable housing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: They do not have to, but the charge stays on the property. It has to be paid back at some time, or if the property is sold the money has to be paid back. Can I clarify the point? Are we saying that is now counted as part of affordable housing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: Many people in the business reckon that the top-up loan drove up the price of housing, that it actually increased the price of housing. The evidence from Britain showed the same outcome from a similar scheme there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: After the scheme was brought in, prices started lifting again.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: Mr. Doyle, the price of the house is the same. It is still €300,000. I do not get the affordable part of it. Where is the affordability?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) Brian Stanley: To get into heavier debt.