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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: As a public representative, I have often said that the only thing more unpopular than the housing shortage is the construction of housing. I can understand the motivation behind trying to ensure a speedier delivery but there was no acceptance in the opening statements today that the introduction of SHDs has significantly undermined the construction of housing. Housing often involves...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: My questions are on the clustering of SHD applications and the comparison with local area plans, LAPs, or strategic development and regeneration areas, SDRAs. Do the witnesses accept that when there are clustered SHDs, they effectively bypass or undermine existing LAPs or the potential to have new LAPs? The witnesses have talked about relying on the zoning and on each application standing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: So there is no impact from an appeal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It is fair to say that at local authority level there is a far greater track record of those things being considered in a holistic way rather than on a stand-alone basis for each application.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: We have run out of time but I would ask for a written response on the question on tenure.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: To assist, I wish to focus on two areas, the Apple escrow account and the Irish Water transactions. Questions were asked about the overall fund's decline between 2018 and 2019. A political point might be that one would wonder how there is anything left in the account given the number of times Opposition politicians have asked that it be spent. With regard to the decreasing balance, I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: So that strategy is agreed between the Commission and Ireland.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Moran believe there is an alternative way to preserve the balance without accruing that sort of annual loss?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The investment committee was mentioned a number of times. Could Mr. Moran outline its membership?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Does it include representatives from Apple?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It was asked earlier whether there would be any liability if the case went the other way in respect of Apple's involvement. That is key to having the agreement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The alternative is also considerable. If it came back to the Exchequer and we lost €100 million over three years, I would be a fairly terrifying prospect as well.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Is there no review of the investment strategy over the period?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: On the €758 million transferred to Irish Water, could Mr. Moran talk to us about the difference between a capital contribution and a capital grant? Am I right in saying that was the equivalent of the property tax collected in the first year? Irish people have a stake in where the money goes. There was no rearrangement of shares or any sort of acknowledgment. How was it treated from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase SICAP funding for areas of disadvantage in Dublin. [34156/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 345. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed budget for the social inclusion community activation programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34093/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if towns or villages located within Dublin City Council can avail of the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34157/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank our guests for appearing before the committee. The difficulty with asking questions in the later round is that the other members will have asked the good questions. The issue of enforcement was mentioned. I always think we should try to push responsibilities and resources to local authority level because there is a great deal of knowledge there. Could the local authorities play a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It is important that we make the point to the Committee on Procedure that a failure to allow any forum for these issues to be debated will inevitably add to the debacle we have every week of additional time being sought in the Dáil Chamber to deal with these issues. The Committee on Procedure needs to be mindful that if no forum is provided, it will move the issue back to the Dáil...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps. Is there any reason to believe that if we sought attendance in regard to the children's hospital without reference to the Committee on Procedure that we would be refused?