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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
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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending child benefit to parents of children, who are over 18 years, in full-time education and still living with their parents. [53657/22]

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill 2022. I acknowledge the Minister's continued management of our economy, especially in challenging times, which has enabled us to make an €11 billion intervention without borrowing - a substantial achievement - while also placing an additional €2 billion aside this year and a further €4 billion next year in a reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the efforts by his Department to address issues regarding farmer mental health given that a recent study to coincide with agri mental health week found that almost one quarter of Irish farmers are at risk of taking their own life, and another recent UCD study showed that 80% of rural farmers suffered from mental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that have been made to form a sheep industry group recommended in the wool feasibility study published in July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53204/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 289. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she intends to develop and publish a policy on the hosting of international sports events that will align the efforts of State bodies, national governing bodies, local authorities and all other relevant stakeholders, to ensure that Ireland can compete with the best in the world when bidding for major events. [53511/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline a definitive policy position on Irish foreign aid; the role that it will play on the UN Security Council and at EU level in regards to the Horn of Africa, where drought has left the region facing catastrophe this year, placing 22 million people at risk of starvation. [53519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with the Minister for Disabilities to develop a centralised national database for children with special educational needs at primary and secondary level to streamline forward planning by the NCSE and to ensure that school supports and places are provided within local communities. [53518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 496. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the long-term plans for a premises (details supplied) that is owned by the Housing Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52836/22]