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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 75. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the future allocations under the community centres investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53898/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Community centres and parish halls are the core and heartbeat of many rural communities, towns and villages. The community centres investment fund has been a game changer for many community groups and organisations. Will the Minister give an update on future allocations under the fund?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to help businesses deal with rising energy costs, given that their bills have increased by over 200%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53896/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I also welcome our guests who are joining us today, and acknowledge their extreme efforts in the last 12 months in supporting the Ukrainian refugees and in the provision of accommodation. I will continue Deputy Verona Murphy's line of questioning on the capacity of the international protection system and the current capacity of the current temporary Ukrainian protection system. Perhaps Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Absolutely. With regard to the scale of the task of screening, Mr. McCarthy previously mentioned that there were 3,500 international protection applicants yearly. That has increased to 11,000. The concern among communities is that we are not doing checks at the same level. What are we doing to alleviate concerns among communities given the number of migrants entering our country without...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: In the centres, which are in nearly every town across Ireland, have we established a formal process to ensure adequate training for the staff and security personnel trying to integrate the people into our society, such that there will be a certain level of protection?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: In how many locations across Ireland do we now have centres established? What protections do we have in place across all of these centres?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Should Mr. McCarthy not have that figure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: My time is limited, so I am going to have to move on.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Mr. McCarthy has clarified my initial question. Regarding temporary accommodation settings, has accommodation reserved for international protection applicants been used? Could Mr. McCarthy give me some detail on this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: That has been used for temporary accommodation measures.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: On the matter of trying to communicate that to local communities, how is the information being disseminated? There is some concern. I am referring to the Department’s engagement with local authorities and local communities to ensure their concerns are taken on board. What type of communication plan has the Department? At the minute, we, as public representatives, are hearing...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: It has not happened in the past seven months.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Going forward, who will take the lead in relation to securing additional accommodation? Will it be Mr. McCarthy’s Department or the local authority? How will this proceed over the coming months as circumstances escalate on the basis of what is happening in Ukraine?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Who will take the lead role?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I do appreciate that. Mr. McCarthy has answered my question. Regarding the €280 million expenditure on temporary accommodation for Ukrainians, does the Department have a breakdown concerning lease payments to private landlords, fit-out and maintenance services and any other items?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: The temporary accommodation.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on IDA activities in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53897/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (27 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline of admission for (details supplied) to the National Rehabilitation Centre, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53917/22]