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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constituency Commission (6 Jul 2022)

Alan Kelly: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that a constituency commission was established in 2016 on the same day that the Central Statistics Office published the population results of the Census; the reason that it is not the case in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36537/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Jul 2022)

Alan Kelly: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Shannon crossing construction will commence. [36277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (5 Jul 2022)

Alan Kelly: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a public services card for a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same in order for the person to urgently obtain a driving licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35935/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: Why the differential?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: Actually, I am not allowed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: I second that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: I thank Deputy Hourigan for raising this. I am sorry that I was not available when witnesses were in. I am quite familiar with the issues raised about Cork. It is a good example to bring us into a larger issue. This is a topic that we should get our teeth into. In the analysis, you will probably see that some regions are very different from others, which is not acceptable. That means...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: Whatever. In fairness to Deputy Hourigan, she sparked this. Mental health is probably the one. Maybe we could go from there. That is what I would suggest as an add-on.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: What was agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: In fairness and just to be clear, I thought we said we were going to narrow it down to mental health. Are we narrowing it down to one CHO or two CHOs?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: Then can we name the two CHOs, just to be clear?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: In fairness, the spark here was down in Cork, so obviously that is one CHO. If we are adding a second one, let us agree to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: It is not a question of whether we request but of who we request. Basically, we should be requesting those who are responsible at CHO level. If we have two of them in here, or three, if we decide that, we can do-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: In 2015, in a previous life, I commissioned the only ever analysis and review of An Bord Pleanála. There was quite a volume of recommendations. I have been keeping an eye on the recommendations and the number that have actually been actioned and implemented. In advance of the meeting on 14 July, we should ask the secretariat to write to An Bord Pleanála so it can give us, a week...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: No. Treble that, I would say.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: It is not that detailed a piece of work. I and other Deputies have looked for status updates over years; so it is a rolling thing. An Bord Pleanála has this work - Deputies should trust me when I say that - but it should, in advance of the meeting, update the schedule. Then we can all, in a timely manner, look at all the recommendations to date and see why An Bord Pleanála has not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: It was actually an independent review.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: Yes

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Kelly: I suggest we come back and-----