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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the number of sexual assault treatment units nationally; the level of current delays in the processing of forensic evidence at SATU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7760/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget for housing adaption grants in 2019, 2020 and 2021 in each local authority; the amount spent on housing adaption grants in each local authority from the budget in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the average best practice or expected processing time taking into account that this may differ from council to council in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to meet the commitment to have citizenship applications processed within a year; the number of additional staff that have been hired or relocated to assist; the way processes have been streamlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7666/22]

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Vótáil Pharlaiminteach Chianda), 2020: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Remote Parliamentary Voting) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Minister of State and indeed all Deputies who came and participated in this debate. I greatly appreciate their interest, support and contribution. I especially thank them for the personal reflections they brought to the House. To reflect on one's own experience is not always an easy thing to do, particularly in a forum like this, but it does help tell those stories about why it...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Vótáil Pharlaiminteach Chianda), 2020: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Remote Parliamentary Voting) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Tairgim: “Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank my colleagues across this House for their participation today and for their expressions of support for this Private Member’s Bill. I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, for being here this afternoon. I appreciate the encouragement and support of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Hendrick and his colleagues for coming in. As Mr. Hendrick suggested, I will direct my questions to Mr. Malone. I believe he is the head of delivery. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have some quick questions on this area. I think there are 227 deployment areas. Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: How many of those are now under construction?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is 43 to 45 out of 227. How many homes does that represent?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will work out the percentage later.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under construction?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Would Mr. Malone mind repeating those figures for me? Was it 225,000?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am terribly sorry. Of the 154,000 connections under construction, some 34,000 are complete. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Turning to Mr. Hendrick, he mentioned the different types of delays, including those of NBI's making and those not. I would like to go through this detail. It was well covered in a Dáil debate with the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Ossian Smyth, on 27 January. I am sure Mr. Hendrick has had sight of that. In responding to my questions,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Is it not the case that NBI was in charge of the design, and, indeed, of the design of the design, in the context of the companies that NBI had doing that? Was there a problem with design at the outset of the project?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes. Right down to the low-level design-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Did NBI get the design wrong?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am sorry to cut across Mr. Hendrick. Our time is limited. It is a problem we have. I appreciate that contractors cannot build or price until they have the full information. Is Mr. Hendrick comfortable he has given everything to his subcontractors in a suitably timely way?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Mr. Hendrick mentioned that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Malone. I will now turn to the financial side. Obviously we have had significant inflation in the past year and close to hyperinflation this year. What is the project value having regard to this inflation?