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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: 636. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1661 of 8 September 2022, the progress that has been made with prospective developers on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for an area (details supplied); the timeline for delivery of this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60653/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update surrounding recent announcements on the new further education and training, FET, colleges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59840/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Will the Minister provide an update on the recent announcements around the new FET colleges of the future?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: I publicly thank the Minister for coming to Castlebar earlier this week to deliver the fantastic news on the Mayo College of Further Education and Training. This will be a multimillion euro project for County Mayo and Castlebar. It will strengthen our appeal in the future economic outlook and will invest in FET. This significant capital investment will transform that campus. We have an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: We have Mayo College of Further Education and Training progressing with this capital development on the back of the establishment of the ATU in Mayo, which is designated for Castlebar. We are offering postgraduate courses with other disciplines, ranging from outdoor education to, as we mentioned previously, digital media and cybersecurity. This means there is a university campus along with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the witnesses. I acknowledge their extraordinary work in recent months and years, especially in the response to both Covid and the Ukrainian crisis. Their ongoing efforts and development are much appreciated. I will start by focusing on non-compliant procurement. I refer to the €31 million allocated to 25 local employment services that were deemed non-compliant...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Could Mr. McKeon provide an update on what is entailed in the tendering process?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: The community and voluntary groups were not able to fund the service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Does Mr. McKeon envisage that the Department has rectified the non-compliance with national procurement guidelines?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: How advanced is the work to date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. McKeon for his response. Following on from Deputy Colm Burke's question on the issuing of PPS numbers for 2022, Mr. McKeon referenced a figure of 260,000 to date. Could he give us a breakdown of the figure? Does he have the figure for 2019, pre-Covid? That would be very useful in terms of a comparison.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is 260,000 a record number for the country?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Absolutely. I am asking about the response of the Department. I read Mr. McKeon's opening statement regarding how resources and deployment planning had to be escalated and the Department's integration with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and other agencies. Will Mr. McKeon give us an understanding of the number of new staff to be deployed for one-stop shop receptions, such as...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: What is the current level of employment in the Department dealing with this response? How many new hires has it made in 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: What is the estimated total expenditure on welfare income for the Ukrainian response?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: This is related predominantly to the 62,000 PPSNs that have been issued.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: Outside of this, there is another 202,000 PPSNs that have been issued. Is there an estimate of the total expenditure related to welfare income?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: 24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on funding for local government, given the pressures being faced by local authorities due to energy inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59841/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the income thresholds for social housing for Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline progress to deliver affordable housing schemes for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59842/22]