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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Regarding the 31 which Mr. Walsh says require legislative change, has there been engagement with the Department about that change? On the one hand there is a report recommending changes, and on the other, the board is saying legislative change is required. Why do we not have that change six years later?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Can I move on to the strategic housing developments?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: My understanding is that there were 126 applications in 2019. How many of those applications were dealt with and how many of them ended up in the courts or ended up not proceeding?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: In 2019 there were 126 SHD applications decided by the board. How many of those were subsequently overturned?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Obviously these are major housing developments with a large number of houses being built.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: My reading is that 98 of those applications were successful but then there were judicial reviews in respect of a number of them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: With regard to the planning process, we now have a problem in that regard in the sense that there is the local authority, which is on the front line, the Planning Regulator and now Irish Water is technically in the planning loop. If a local authority wants to carry out any development, it is tied by Irish Water as regards whether Irish Water can provide a service. Does Mr. Walsh not think...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Absolutely but it is one of the principal ones. I know of one case where more than 50 houses have been built but cannot be sold for the next two to three years because Irish Water cannot provide a service, even though that was not initially indicated.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Do we need further engagement as to how we co-ordinate and expedite the whole process while at the same time giving adequate space for people to raise genuine concerns?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Mr. Walsh mentioned co-ordinated efforts. I have come across a situation in which a State authority objected to a school being built by the Department of Education. It had to go all the way to An Bord Pleanála. Even though undertakings were given to that State authority, it still insisted on a decision from An Bord Pleanála.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: This is taxpayers' money, however. This objection added €2 million to the Department of Education's bill.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Walsh not accept that this is taxpayers' money and that there should be a better mechanism for dealing with something like that? In this case, there was engagement. This cost no one working in that State authority anything but it cost the taxpayer money.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I would like to raise an issue. It goes back to the fact that, unfortunately, the committee ran foul of the work it was doing. It is with regard to the amount of money being paid out by the HSE to the various section 38 and 39 organisations. New procedures were put in place in this regard. Since the issue arose a number of years ago have we gone back and looked over these organisations?...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: It is a massive amount of money. It is difficult because there are 2,500 organisations receiving funding. In fairness, the Committee of Public Accounts identified an issue previously. Perhaps it did not come out of the courts on the right side but at the same time this does not mean it is an issue we should park.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued per week from 1 January to 30 June 2022; the number of afforestation licences issued in the same timeframe in 2021; if these figures are on target as per the Forestry Licencing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ash dieback reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications received up to 30 June 2022; the number of applications awaiting a decision; the number of applications approved up to 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Deaths (14 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that she is proposing to simplify the process of registering a death to make it easier for bereaved families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34988/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I wish to raise the issue of ChildVision, which is based on Model Farm Road in Cork, in the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind facility. It provides support for more than 60 children. It does not get State funding of any description; it operates on voluntary contributions. It requires approximately €144,000 per annum. It looks after children with complex needs such as impaired vision....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Medicinal Products (13 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with the Department of the Taoiseach in relation to formulating a position on the European Union Pharmaceutical Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38307/22]