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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of current vacant and void properties identified in County Laois, in tabular form; to list the towns and villages where these properties are located and to provide, in detail, the efforts that are being made to make these properties habitable, particularly those owned by Laois County Council; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 817. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the progress of the establishment of Cuan, the new statutory domestic, sexual and gender based violence (DSGBV) agency; to provide, in detail, the efforts that are being made under the zero tolerance strategy to develop new refuge units in County Laois and to include if providers and sites have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 1332. To ask the Minister for Health the medical card entitlement income thresholds in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019, in tabular form. [12079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 1584. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated in 2023 to each county under the local improvement scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12164/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 1585. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated in 2023 to each county under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12165/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total value of funding that has been allocated to Laois for 2024 from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII); and what percentage is that of TII's total budget for 2024. [13333/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total value of funding that has been allocated to Offaly for 2024 from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII); and what percentage of that is TII's total budget for 2024. [13334/24]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Go back to bed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We have received apologies from Deputies Cormac Devlin and Marc Ó Cathasaigh. We are joined today by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. Members are reminded of the provision in Standing Order 218 to the effect that the committee shall refrain from inquiring into the merits of a policy or policies of the Government or a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will send them good wishes in the context of their work in the future. This morning, we were due to engage with the University of Limerick, UL, regarding its financial statements for 2022. We flagged the purchase of a number of houses for student accommodation at the Rhebogue site as a matter of particular interest to the committee. It has been widely reported that UL paid far in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will be dealing with that correspondence, Deputy, when we move to the next part of the meeting. Tthere is that correspondence and there is a related letter there from UL as well. I ask that we keep that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: That is certainly my feeling about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is a publicly funded body here with turnover of hundreds of millions of euro per year. As I said, it has a direct line of accountability to the Committee of Public Accounts and there is a clear means for us to ensure there is transparency here. I think we are on the one page in this regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I do not know.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We can do that. Is the date of 9 May agreed? Agreed. We will deal with the work programme later on. The public business before the committee this afternoon is minutes, accounts, financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. As for the minutes, there are minutes from 21 March. They have been circulated to members. Do any members wish to raise anything...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I will ask a question about No. 5, Horse Racing Ireland, HRI. This issue has come up before with regard to the investment of public funds in the redevelopment of the Curragh racetrack. There is an expectation that the Curragh would be a premier racecourse. There has been huge development there in recent years. As I understand it, Horse Racing Ireland has a 35% share in that. Is that correct?