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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Is there anything that could come in that might be a threat? I am supportive of GAA+. It is about spreading the game worldwide. I know that any profits ultimately go back into the game or to promote the game. Is there anything in the Bill that might be a threat?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I have received apologies from Deputy Butterly. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. The committee welcomes this engagement with the Minister, Deputy Browne, the first since the committee was formed and he took up his role. In our recent meetings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I will now invite members to discuss issues with the three Ministers and the representatives from the Department. I again remind members to direct questions to the person they would like an answer from. We will have six minutes each. We will do a full round and then go back around again. I have been very generous with the six minutes in recent meetings. It has been turning into eight or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I will allow time for the Minister to explain it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Let the Minister finish, Deputy Ó Broin, and I will give you time to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Can I ask for that a commitment be given to provide that data to the committee, so we can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Do you want to ask another question, Deputy Ó Broin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I am conscious that I cut into the Deputy's time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Department officials cannot answer questions in public session. The Minister said it. They can speak but not directly to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Apologies have been received from the Minister of State, Deputy John Cummins, who is attending the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: We will move on to Senator Aubrey McCarthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I call Deputy Thomas Gould.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: It is disappointing those officials did not make you aware of it ahead of this meeting, to be quite honest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I call Deputy Thomas Gould.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I am not butting in but the Minister in his answer said the local authority the Deputy is talking about has drawn down just 41% of the money allocated. Something is wrong there. He said that two or three times, in fairness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: We need to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The croí cónaithe scheme has been fantastic and we can see it in every single town throughout the country. However, we need to compensate local authorities that have reduced their vacant stock by spending a considerable amount of their own resources. The compensation should, perhaps, be a bit more than the €11,000 because the reality is that it is costing a significant...