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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is there an indication of the shortfall of beds that will result from a number of these contracts not being renewed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many have been lost to date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: It has been reported-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: It has been reported that there will be a shortfall of over 3,000 beds.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is that figure accurate? Is the Department concerned about it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is the Department aware that it will lose a number of beds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: An issue that has been raised with many public representatives is the unpaid hotel invoices. How much is currently unpaid to hoteliers who have invoices pending payment?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: There have been reports of hoteliers waiting up to ten or 11 weeks for invoices to be paid.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: We are really dependent on hoteliers to provide a service on behalf of the State. They then have major difficulties with cash flow. What is the Department doing to address the issue?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: What is the figure for what is owed to hoteliers?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Has the Department lost any contracts as a result of dissatisfaction?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Have the recent protests throughout the country had an impact on hoteliers renewing contracts or entering into IP contracts?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Some returning citizens are facing an uphill battle when it comes to re-establishing themselves in Ireland. Those living abroad for up to five to ten or 15 years, likely as a result of the Celtic tiger economic crash, have reported difficulties setting up bank or credit union accounts, getting housing assistance, access to schools and college places, or even obtaining car or health...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of officers from inspectors to commissioners that are allocated to Templemore, Training College, their job description (purpose of being allocated to the college); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7580/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome all our guests joining us and acknowledge their dedication, hard work and resilience over the past 24 months, during Covid. To see such positive returns in our aviation sector and how it has responded in passenger number terms is a testament to each and every one of the witnesses' teams and their work on the ground across the country. I also thank Mr. Gilmore for having...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: The Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant can make a significant difference in the lives of students who receive it. Can the Minister provide an outline of proposed changes to the eligibility criteria to expand the grant to eligible students?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. We are all aware in this House of the importance of the SUSI grant and its role in enabling students to pursue their educational and career goals. It is an important element whereby students can have access to basic necessities in our current cost-of-living crisis around food, housing and healthcare. Certainly, it reduces the financial burden on many...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Minister's comments with regard to the income thresholds. That is a significant barrier for many applicants. I also suggest broadening the types of courses for applicants to make applications towards their eligibility. Simplifying the application process and reducing the paperwork involved would encourage more students to apply. We are inundated in our office at times with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in working with higher education institutions to ensure that more accommodation is built on and off campus, as set down in the programme for Government, through the use of cost-rental and other models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6916/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Year after year, students face a difficult task when seeking to secure accommodation. Competition is fierce at times and it can be extremely difficult to secure suitable places to live. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to increase the number of accommodation units for students across third level colleges and universities. Will the Minister provide an update on the...