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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I am looking at a list of 60 empty houses. I am looking at Traveller-specific accommodation - three bedroom, two storey - and I can see four units, all empty. This has gone on for years. I will not put a year on it. I will let Mr. McCarthy do that. I will turn now to the Housing Agency and the revolving acquisitions fund. I rushed Mr. O'Connor this morning and I apologise for that. I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: This comes up in the Housing Agency papers. Of the 1,600 units, it has bought 487. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Therefore, the agency is not on target for meeting 1,600.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: As they get more and more expensive.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many are agreed to purchase with the price set?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Bids?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That is on 818 houses.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many of those are in Galway?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many sustainable communities has the agency built, given its vision and its mission to build vibrant sustainable communities?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: The primary objective of the Housing Agency is to promote the building of sustainable communities. My question is how many sustainable communities has it built since it was started in 2012?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: It is indirect.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I have not been given to despair in a while. The last time was when representatives of the Garda were before us, and they actually improved. We have a major housing crisis and I see no element of value for money anywhere. I see a complete lack of value for money in terms of the HAP scheme and RAS. The Housing Agency is in the middle of a policy that is crazy. It is misusing language,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I will be the first to apologise if that is the case, but I am not aware of that. All I have seen is the housing crisis get worse and worse, and the waiting lists get longer, and then more deception in terms of the waiting list being halved because they are now on HAP or somewhere else. That is what I have seen. I do not mind waiting and people do not mind waiting. In fact, that is the...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: What about the journalist?

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Regarding the up to 10,000 operational staff mentioned by Deputy Haughey, I understand two contradictory things are being said by the EU, namely, that the force will operate only on request from a member state while at the same time, when it is in the EU's interest, it will launch if necessary an emergency intervention even without approval. Can we have clarity on that? What steps are...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I dtús báire ba mhaith liom dhá rud a úsáid a dúirt An Breitheamh Charleton i gcomhthéacs An Garda Síochána le déanaí. Dúirt sé nach féidir an dubh a chur ina gheal ach seal agus chomh maith leis sin dúirt sé áit éigin eile sa tuarascáil gur ionann an ceist ceart a chur agus a bheith leathbhealaigh...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Tá mé ar ais arís san áit ceannann céanna agus an cheist cheannann chéanna á cur agam. Cá bhfuil Bille na dteangacha oifigiúla? Guím gach rath ar an Aire Stáit nua. An féidir leis a dheimhniú go mbeidh an Bille foilsithe roimh dheireadh na bliana seo, go háirithe agus muid ag caint faoi Bhliain na Gaeilge?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the assessment of the balance between capital and current expenditure as recommended by the spending review 2018 analysis of OPW spending on State rents, July 2018 will be published; when it commenced; the name and position of those undertaking the research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43870/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Appointments Service (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the details of investigations conducted by the Commission for Public Service Appointments in relation to the blic recruitment process in the University of Limerick in 2015; the findings of such a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44076/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures Data (24 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees that have made protected disclosures to him to date in 2018 in relation to concerns regarding patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44077/18]