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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I need to clarify this. I thank Mr. Dowling for his response. He needs to confirm that this will be dealt with in the legislation. That was the response and what we were led to believe when this document was issued. Can Mr. Dowling confirm that the city status of Waterford will be set out clearly in law?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I thank Mr. Dowling.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: How much is owed to the Housing Finance Agency, HFA, by local authorities in respect of land acquisition for social and affordable housing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Do any local authorities stand out with regard to the figures? Are there any local authorities that would be more ambitious with regard to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: On that €650 million figure, do any local authorities stand out more than others?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I refer to commercial rates. The figures Ms Tallon gave earlier were significant, namely, from a 93% collection of commercial rates down to 76%. We all would accept and understand the reasons for that dip. Is it the same when it comes to water charges?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Are those similar?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: As Ms Tallon is no doubt aware, an amalgamation of city and county councils in Waterford is ongoing. I want to make a case that myself and others have made with regard to rateable town council areas, in my case, Dungarvan, and raise a factual situation that is problematic. When Dungarvan Town Council is compared to the city and county councils, the two other rateable local authorities, the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I thank the witnesses for their responses. My final question has to do with the same document. This matter has been raised in internal meetings and it has been raised publicly as well. It has to do with the city status of Waterford city. There appears to have been some ambiguity with regard to the city's status when this document was launched and discussed. When we asked questions...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: There has almost been a doubling in the three years to which Ms Tallon referred. The figures are €98,000 versus €56,000. We are trending, as any Deputy or councillor is aware, towards the RAS scheme and social leasing schemes. The Department invested an additional €20 million compared to last year in this particular area. How successful is the Department with regard...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I understand that. The figures bear that out, but I am just trying to figure out whether the Department is housing as many people as it was.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: The affordable schemes were discontinued in 2010. Could the Secretary General give me an idea on how many units are outstanding and what the Department is planning to do with those units? By that I mean, either selling the houses or integrating them into social housing.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: By 2011?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Was that through the Housing Finance Agency?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Does the Department leave it up to the local authority to determine whether they are sold or used for a particular purpose?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Does the Department not have a policy per se? Does it rely on local authorities to determine how they use the affordable housing stock?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Does the Department have an oversight role?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: What about the 700 houses that were sold? Did local authorities inform the Department that they intended to sell some of those houses and give a good reason for their sale?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I welcome Ms Tallon. I will concentrate for the most part on housing. Can Ms Tallon indicate the current number of individuals on the social housing lists as of 2012 versus those on them for past few years?