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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Wilson mentioned Mosney. That hits the top and it is well above average. What year was Mosney acquired and opened? The campus is significant in size. When was it acquired and when did the facility open?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: The Secretary General mentioned the pressures the Department is under. Is the policy to replicate the size that Mosney offers? What is the policy in that respect? Numerous human rights issues have been expressed about Mosney.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: There is no policy in terms of the Department being open to any proposals put forward. Is that the case? The Department would not take the view that a centre with a capacity of 600 is too much. Concerns have been expressed previously on human rights issues at Mosney.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I will phrase it in a different way.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is fine. I am going to drill down into the detail that. This revolves around what we interpret in terms of whether people should be able to have washing and cooking facilities or the security of a front door in their own area as opposed to a central area. We raised these issues during previous meetings of the Committee of Public Accounts. We will raise it again. I come from Meath....

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: It is the biggest one.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I want to clarify that because I do not want people to misinterpret what I am saying. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General, the cost to the State of hiring that facility up to December 2016 was €101 million to the State. One provider has received €101 million in State funding for one centre housing 600 people. I think I am within my rights to ask about that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I accept refurbishment was carried out. I am saying that previously when we discussed the matter here that was not done.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I appreciate that. As stated, I accept that there had been refurbishment at the facility. It was fair to make the point that this took place after significant media coverage in respect of the conditions there. I accept what has been done but I have raised the point previously at this committee that there had been what would be considered subhuman conditions there. The Ombudsman, Peter...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I want to decide what question to ask to wrap up. A total of 729 are awaiting status decisions. How many of those people are at that particular centre?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is 187 of the total population of 600 at that centre. Is that correct?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the difference in the exact powers of the newly proposed directly elected mayors for Cork, Limerick and Waterford and the functions currently conducted by mayors. [16414/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: 113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the public information campaigns and engagements he has conducted to date to inform persons of the detailed proposals being put forward for directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford; and the public meetings scheduled from 9 April 2019 until polling day on 24 May 2019. [16415/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Loan Scheme (9 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who are eligible for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme for the purchase of a new-build home are not eligible for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16315/19]

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: It is a pleasure to speak about this issue of plebiscites and directly elected mayors. It is great to hear the subject being spoken about at all because there has been little to talk about up until this point. While the motion deals with procedural and administrative measures related to the holding of the plebiscites, I will use my time to address the detail of what will be involved in the...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I never said that. The Deputy should not put words in my mouth.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: They are different.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: We are on No. 5, consideration of public petitions. Petition No. 00001/19 from Ms Eleanor Glacken. The petition concerns the price of sanitary products in Ireland. Does any member wish to contribute on the matter? No. Having considered the matter in private session we propose that we would correspond again with the Department of Health and also with the Department of Justice and Equality...