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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I might come back to Mr. O'Flynn. I just want the next speaker in. I am sorry but we have gone way over time. I am conscious that I must give everyone an opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the witnesses. Senator McCarthy indicated that he wished to contribute again. Deputy Hearne asked a question that I did not allow be answered, as we had gone over time. We might take that question again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I found its work extremely insightful and informative. The cutting-edge response is what we need. I said on my first day as Chair, and as a member of a Government party, that there is an emergency. We have to treat it as such and, if we do not, we will not make changes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I would be very open to further discussion. It is important. I want to hear every opinion. Everyone is not going to agree on everything, but we need to listen to everyone’s views and inform what we regard as the best way to address what is an emergency. That is the only way we are going to deal with it. I am conscious of Deputy Hearne’s question that was not answered. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Mr. O'Flynn. We will leave the last comment to the former chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Mr. O'Connor. I think we have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: We will finish up on that. I thank all the representatives from the former commission. First, I thank them for the time they gave to the commission’s report, considering the amount of personal time they put into it. I found the report extremely insightful. It is disappointing that, after putting time into a report, they were dealt with in the manner they were dealt with, receiving a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to highlight the excellent physio service we have at St. Joseph's care centre in Longford. Following a recent HIQA report, however, there were queries about the location of it with regard to the older persons who were in the care centre and who have had to move location on site. There are now fears among staff and the 4,000 people who attend that service in the care centre that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I will ask my question and then bring a couple of members back in. We will then finish and go into private session. A couple of members have indicated, so they will have an opportunity. My question is simple and the witnesses can answer individually. There are 83 recommendations in the report. We are where we are. The witnesses heard the announcement today. What would each witness...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of warmer homes scheme projects undertaken to date in 2025; the way in which this compares with the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the operation of home energy upgrade loan scheme which is now more than a year in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30262/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of the sanctioned autism class at a school (details supplied); to confirm the stage it is at within the school building unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current allocation of educational welfare officers in County Longford, noting that there is only one officer currently in situ; if and when an additional officer will be appointed to meet the demand in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to tackle absenteeism in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30595/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding levels for home school liaison officers and other measures to help ensure young people complete school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30596/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 1287. To ask the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure the continuation of home help support at a location (details supplied) where service users have been informed that this support will cease at the end of June 2025, following a decision by the HSE; if he will outline the rationale for this decision and confirm whether an alternative plan is being developed to maintain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I will follow up on what Deputy Byrne has said. Who is responsible for the Department not having sufficient persons to be able to interpret whether this was correct? It is Groundhog Day again here. A number of weeks ago we had issues involving a multimillion euro loss in RTÉ, which occurred later than this and which also involved an IT system project....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Whose responsibility was it? Who made the decision not to have it properly assessed? Somebody had to make a decision. A multimillion euro-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I do not want to cut across Mr. Ó Coigligh but he said this was at a time when funding was tight and we were coming out of recession. We were looking at a multimillion euro project when money was tight. This money was going to be spent and we did not have a proper project manager on it when it was allowed to happen, and we did not have it properly professionally assessed in the...