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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the membership of the Dublin Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum from 2019 to 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made by each Dublin local authority under the buy and renew scheme in each of the years since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made by each Dublin local authority under the repair and leasing scheme in each of the years since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 559. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies in An Garda Síochána across the Dublin metropolitan region by division and rank from chief superintendent to sergeant in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6016/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that public health examine the guidelines and arrangements for persons aged 12 to 15 years of age who have received two vaccinations but are deemed close contacts to bring them in line with advice for persons aged 16 plus who have a booster vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6017/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the programme for Government commitment to introduce an assisted human reproduction Bill; if it will include provision for international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6281/22]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach agus an Aire Stáit. I thank him for the run-through of these estimates. I refer to subhead C6 which is the waste management programmes. I see a near doubling of that fund. Will the Minister of State elaborate on what the additional increase is and what it is due to be spent on?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Okay.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Minister of State and I appreciate that. I will explain the reason for the question. The Minister of State will be aware from our constituency of the issue of the north beach in Bray, as indeed will Deputy Whitmore, and the funding that has been required to maintain that particular former landfill site. When she asked her question on landfill remediation it prompted a concern...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 847. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the recent introduction of the presa canario breed of dog into Ireland and that the breed is currently banned in the United Kingdom; the current status of this breed of dog in Ireland; if she is considering restrictions given recent incidents; and if she will provide an update on the matter. [6278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 850. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and name of local authorities that did not make an application for funding under Rural Regeneration and Development Fund category 2 in the last round of funding in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6018/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome our guests. I do not intend to go over some of the questions that have already been asked. I agree with the comments Deputy McAuliffe made about the perception of delays in the MetroLink project and what that means for its delivery. I remember a lot of publicity about the Metro green line. I also remember going to various public consultations. Can our guests tell us how much...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is fair enough. Mr. Walsh might come back to us with a note on that. I would like to know the cost expended in recent years on that particular proposal. Is there a timeframe for the extension of the existing green line Luas to Fassaroe or Shankill We know the line will run south although we are unsure of where it will ultimately go. Is there a timeframe for when that will be decided...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is fine. There are passenger figures for the Luas on the TII website for 2004 to 2014 but the figures have not been updated since. Our guests might send the committee a note on that point because I would be interested about the capacity of the Luas and the numbers of passengers as we exit the pandemic compared to the numbers pre-pandemic. Some people may have got used to trams being...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: We might come back to that point. I would argue there are gaps in the network which is a cause of concern for people who travel. In the same vein, there are issues around charging points for electric vehicles. These all feed into a common and recurring theme, which is that people need those service areas. I have another question about rest stops and lay-bys, which came to me via a...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is fair enough. Mr. Masterson can send that information in a note to the committee. Does the money for fines go to TII, the Department or the private entity, the operator?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. Masterson might send on those numbers in a note. I noted that TII's legal fees have doubled since 2018. The figures I have are €1.7 million for 2019 and €2.5 million for 2020. What was the reason for the increase in legal costs?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is for legal fees, is it?