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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes. Mr. O'Leary has outlined a number of areas. He has been very honest with the committee regarding his concerns that are outstanding. I appreciate that. Does he have a concern in regards to the capacity on boards across the AHB sector? Many of the people who are on AHB boards are volunteers. They have very limited time as a result. These are significant amounts of public money....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: You are a regulator and those AHBs are relying on people to give voluntarily of their own time and expertise to manage public funds to the tune of millions. It is a fundamental flaw in the governance structure that we are expecting people to volunteer their time. That is a weakness in the governance model.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: No matter how impressive a board is, it is always possible for the permanent staff of a body to hide information from the board if they wish. We need to get greater capacity in this sector at board level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: When will that be ready?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the expected impact of the implementation of the new Bus Connects routes in the Finglas and Ballymun areas; to outline any potential gaps in the routes that connect Finglas east and west, as identified on the proposed map following the removal of existing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the core bus corridor project from Ballymun to the City centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school extension project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50885/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 334. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to provide funding for a fully staffed adult multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic in St James Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50892/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 335. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to develop a national funding pathway for FND with multi annual funding including regional teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50893/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications for the homecare sector received since the scheme opened in January 2023; the number of work permits issued; the number of work permits in processing; the number of work permit applications rejected; the number of work permits renewed and the number surrendered to his Department; and if he will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 10. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for community neurorehabilitation teams for children with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50196/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Could Ms Behan speak to that point about market values? The Kildonan site in Finglas has a similar challenge because there are already second-hand properties available in the locality at what might be deemed an affordable rate. Therefore, approval cannot be given to construct new homes that would be in excess of that. Is that essentially the crux of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: They are deemed market value because there are properties for sale at roughly that price?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: My point-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: My point is that both in Kildonan and in Ballymun, the challenge for viability was that there were other existing second-hand properties that were coming in at the market value and the construction costs were significantly in excess of that price.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Ms Behan see the significant challenges for areas where there is a very limited supply of second-hand properties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: The AHBs might disagree with that and that is the feedback I have certainly received.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I will stick to the concept of specific projects. I appreciate that Ms Behan might not have all the details in front of her. These specific projects speak to broader points. I want to speak about the issues in Coultry in Ballymun. A cost-rental site was proposed as part of that. As a result of the viability issues with cost rental, it was decided that we need to provide an element of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: There is a very obvious example of the challenges AHBs have that mean we have to change the tenure mix.