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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Doyle would have no visibility on any issues within that local authority as a matter of point?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: Does Mr. Doyle not consider there is an issue around oversight if that is the case?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: What types of reports by the Local Government Audit Service are published and delivered to Mr. Doyle, as Secretary General? He may have answered that question already.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: In the case that another Department finds an issue around control and accountability with regard to use of taxpayers' money within a local authority and it is not picked up by the local government audit team, is the team communicated to with regard to the findings on the issues that have been raised around appropriation of spending codes and use of public money? It is concerning that it is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: Yes, but the issue is that it was not reported. The issue here is the lack of linkage between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: It highlights the weakness that is in the current system in local government. Basically, local government is being presented with what it needs to know, rather than the specifics of a certain programme that is delivered by other Departments. That is the challenge that faces the Department's local government audit team in terms of findings. I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to come...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a progress update on the delivery of an affordable housing scheme in County Mayo. [33089/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to increase funding for housing adaptation grants for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33484/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome all our guests, especially the representatives from the Mayo Pyrite Action group, Ms Hegarty and Ms Murphy. I will stick to the issue of costs. The proposed scheme is suggesting an upper cap of €420,000 for homeowners to rebuild homes. However, a secondary cap on the square footage rate has also been put in place. I thank Mr. Houton for his update on costs. For local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: On the figure the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, has put on this versus what the figure could potentially reach, I am sure everyone is concerned about what will be in the regulations when people go to build. Will the regulations be updated to reflect the current SEAI figure over time? That figure could go up or down. I would like to get the campaigners' understanding of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: On the guidelines and auxiliary activities within quarries, does the Department have any remit or oversight of enforcement orders against quarries with respect to adherence to the standards of the NSAI? What visibility does the Department have in that regard? Is it the director of services in the planning section or the environmental section in the local authorities who would engage with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the witnesses for being here today. I have some brief questions. With regard to the engagement with local authorities, including Donegal County Council and Clare County Council, what commitment has the Department made around the administration of the new scheme? What current resources are in place and when will the actual scheme be up and running?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: The workforce plan is an important aspect, and especially when looking for recruitment through the Public Appointments Service. Delays may possibly be envisaged in getting the expertise. Again, the locations will need to be validated and the merits of them will need to be assessed. What does the Department envisage with regard to the required expertise within each local authority to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: On this Bill, has the testing for selection for remedial action for social housing been agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: We are in a housing crisis at the minute. There is a huge amount of vacancy. Even the census report we have received to date is delivering data on it. We need to move on these types of houses, which are desperately required by local authorities to be put back into use. Certainly, there should be provision for this in the Bill to move swiftly. Every local authority should look to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: My last question is on the body of research as it relates to this scheme. It is a huge bill of €3 billion for the taxpayer. Has the Department had any engagement with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about providing expertise to the level of scientific research required to go into this type of redress scheme? What type of engagement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: In terms of a State-funded project specifically to address the questions that we all want answered, the State should take the lead on this either through Science Foundation Ireland or the Department. That is something that is glaringly absent from an academic point of view.