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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: For how long?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Would that have implications for the State's balance sheet?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: What about maintenance and all of that?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: How far advanced is that?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: As to scale, are we talking about massive private investors?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: From private finance?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Can the witnesses go through the staged process a local authority housing scheme must go through to get final approval from the Department? If one starts with a greenfield site, what stages does it have to through? I am not talking about massive scale. If there are ten houses, what path does that take through the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: How long on average should it take to go through the four stages?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Fifty-nine weeks.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Is that a guideline?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: So the Department is now working to 59 weeks. What was the average turnaround during the past two years or beyond that?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I know Mr. McCarthy said the Department had changed to a four-stage process. While I am someone who would not compromise on quality of work, value for money etc., I also am conscious that we pay directors of services and county managers in this country very well. They are paid to take responsibility. I am concerned about what I hear anecdotally from talking to and meeting people that some...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to sign the commencement order relating to consolidation relief for farmers regarding stamp duty; the length of time the exploration of state aid rules will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a cap on the amount a legal aid solicitor or barrister working in legal aid can make; if there have been cases in which action has been taken against legal professionals that incur additional expense for spurious reasons; if there is a mechanism for an independent third party to review such incidents and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed upgrade of the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11978/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Funding (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of increased resources for the ambulance service in County Roscommon to allow for the full operation of the ambulance base at Loughglinn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12161/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 793. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high speed broadband will be available to businesses in an area (details supplied); the alternative options available to these businesses before they receive high speed broadband under the NBP to allow them to continue to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12213/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 917. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a group (details supplied) can reapply for CSP funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12780/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (20 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 918. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application by a group (details supplied) has been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12781/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the income bands applicable to County Westmeath for social housing will be changed from band 3 to band 2 due to the crisis and escalating cost of living in the county; if the fact that counties such as Meath and Kildare are in band 1 due to their proximity to Dublin and in further view of the fact that County Westmeath...