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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: We do not want to see an underspend at all. We want to spend as much money as we can on housing for people who need it, are using homeless services and so forth. The capital underspend of €206 million that we are talking about is a very small percentage of the overall budget.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, just to put it in context, notwithstanding that it is an underspend and we want to spend as much as we can and get good value for it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay. I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. Those were good questions. As we deal with the Estimates every year, I am reminded of the broad range of areas that fall under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, including everything from Met Éireann to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to housing, which is obviously one of the priorities for this Government to deliver on. As...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is €20 billion as the overall spend between public and private. Could we break it down into a 60:40 spend or what is the breakdown between public money and private investment?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I totally agree with the Minister. When we put money into that, while it does not actually result in greater housing numbers, it is good forward planning to be able to do that. I will move to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, on the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It was probably during 2008 and 2009 that its budget was cut by about 70%, although it was not within the Department...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: The staffing numbers have also increased. On that recent visit, I was quite impressed to see younger staff there as well. It was an ageing staff and trying to find a ranger was like trying to find a corncrake - they were rare on the ground. That is quite impressive to see. We have been talking in billions but there is a particular spend in local government that I would like to explore...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: That concludes the questions. I thank the Minister and the Ministers of State for their attendance for the long session today. It was informative and helpful. I also thank the officials for their assistance and help today. That concludes our consideration of the further Revised Estimates Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann; Vote 23 - the Electoral Commission; and Vote 34 - Housing, Local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (13 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the further Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann; Vote 23 - the Electoral Commission, An Coimisiún Toghcháin; and Vote 34 -...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (12 Jun 2024)

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (12 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (12 Jun 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (12 Jun 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 12.24 a.m. go dtí 9 a.m., Déardaoin, an 13 Meitheamh 2024. The Dáil adjourned at at 12.24 p.m. until 9 a.m. on Thursday, 13 June 2024.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: On Thursday, 30 May 2024, on the question "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a division was claimed and that division must be taken now.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Dáil divided: Tá, 88; Níl, 36; Staon, 1. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Tá Ivana Bacik, Cathal Berry, Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Mary Butler, Thomas Byrne, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Seán Canney, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jack Chambers, Niall Collins, Patrick Costello, Simon Coveney, Michael Creed, Cathal Crowe, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Stephen Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Damien...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Question declared carried.