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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding provided to youth services in Dublin 9 and 11 in each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the overtime bill for An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38392/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications that were processed in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38393/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that were jailed for not having a television licence in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38395/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of rapid antigen testing has been considered for airline travel within the European Union. [31511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen day care centres given that the vast majority of the users are vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28587/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Senator Mary Fitzpatrick sends her apologies. Senator Lisa Chambers is substituting for her.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the Minister. As Fianna Fáil spokesperson on local government, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. In 2013, I and many of my colleagues on Dublin City Council described this as the wrong tax at the wrong time. The timing was obviously very difficult for many people but the tax was a market value-based tax rather than a site value-based one. The Bill...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Chairman. I will change my timer so I do not run over. I welcome the witnesses. Given that the witnesses appeared before the Joint Committee on Health recently, in many ways this is the replay. I hope we all have a better match than we had on 7 July. There is huge frustration in respect of this project. Forums like the Committee of Public Accounts give those people...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Could Mr. Gunning separate them for me between those made by the contractor and those made by the development boards?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Do they include claims made by the development boards?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Gunning has given us the detail of the response he gave to the Joint Committee on Health in regard to a handful of claims, which he suggests is nine. My question was what is the total value of the outstanding claims?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate that. I am seeking the total value.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The total outstanding claim is €446 million. That is in addition to the €1.4 billion which was indicated. I ask Mr. Gunning to link those two figures.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That is the value of the 906 claims. I accept Mr. Gunning's point that they may not go this way, but at this point the upper limit in terms of the exposure could bring the cost of the project to in the region of €1.9 billion.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In terms of the 900 claims, what date does that bring us to?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: It includes all potential claims relating to Covid and so on.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: We might now move to the process. Mr. Gunning outlined the number of claims at each level. How much is the dispute resolution process currently costing the development board?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The board is spending €15 million to avoid having to spend €446 million. Is that correct?