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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank Dr. Muldoon for his frank response. Time is against me so I will move on to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, DRHE, and Westmeath County Council. I will go to the Dublin representatives first, both of whom are working on the coalface. We know the homelessness figures are at their highest point. The trajectory has not been good vis-à-vis the past. What is their sense of it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I ask Mr. Mulhern to be brief. I will probably have to come back to Westmeath. Will he comment on tenant in situ?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Is it fair to say there will not be a lot left?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Am I not next in the rotation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: If we are all getting a go, it is fine. Deputy Hearne can fire away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Dr. Muldoon mentioned that we are the third richest country in Europe but we are also spending the second highest amount on housing so we are spending a lot. I know we are caught for time but internationally the numbers are high elsewhere. In the UK, 160,000 children are in homeless accommodation and there are 5,000 in Northern Ireland. Has Dr. Muldoon looked at the situation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I am interested in hearing what solutions we can put in place now to address child homelessness, drawing from international experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I have a question for both Dublin City Council and Westmeath County Council, and in particular Ms Hayes, who mentioned acquiring properties that would be used for short-term emergency accommodation. Is that a relatively new departure that is being considered? What kinds of properties is she talking about? Are they actual houses or will they be larger properties with multiple family units?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Are they properties with five, six, eight or ten units within them? Is that what we are talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Are we talking about apartment blocks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Does Westmeath County Council have similar plans?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider initialising a further phase of the Cork Luas project (details supplied). [34025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 306. To ask the Minister for Finance the average time taken to process claims and issue refunds to applicants under the employment and incentive investment scheme; and when refunds were made on average relating to applications in 2023 and 2024. [34057/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I reiterate what everyone has said. The thrust of the letter we received indicating that the trust is not willing to come before us is totally unacceptable. We need to implore it to come before us. We are talking about a significant amount of public money. I agree with Deputy Neville that there is a wider issue with the public money put into housing bodies. The Peter McVerry Trust is the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank everybody for being here this morning. Going to the opening statement and the issue of housing delivery, in 2023, 32,695 units were delivered. That was 13% above target. I want to get a handle on how the Department manages its resources in terms of its forecasting, its budgeting and so on. Will the witnesses outline briefly, given that I have less time than Deputy McAuliffe, the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Overall housing delivery, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Regarding this year, the Central Bank has now downgraded its forecast. Will Mr. Doyle comment on that? Does he agree with the Central Bank's forecasting?