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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to further invest in the improvement of facilities for national schools in Portmarnock, County Dublin; the current applications his Department has received from national schools in Portmarnock for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (27 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding making the IAA the regulatory authority over noise levels at Dublin Airport; the resources his Department would allocated to the IAA to allow it to effectively carry out this function; the measures which would be implemented to allow the IAA to effectively penalise the DAA for any breaches of noise regulations;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (27 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a second runway at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32385/16]

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I want to raise a concern I have. The purpose of the change to Standing Orders to accommodate committee times on Wednesday and Thursday mornings that did not conflict with the Dáil's business are sound and they have not changed. The debate and argument about committee business not interfering, or vice versa, stand. I am concerned and surprised that we are changing the Order of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on any funding provided to a school (details supplied); the detail of any works which have been and will be carried out on the school; the timeframe for completion of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31727/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on any funding provided to a school (details supplied); the details of any works to be carried out on the school; the timeframe for such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31728/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (25 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding situations whereby issues are identified by a landlord or tenant, investigated by the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, and subject to a RTB tribunal ruling, following which the RTB will not take enforcement proceedings to enact its ruling; his views on whether the failure of the RTB in this...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Good morning to our guests. The vast bulk of my questions have been well covered by my colleagues. My recollection was that in 2012, the previous Government changed policy on the treatment of those most commonly known as the stay-at-home child care providers, primarily stay-at-home mums. The practice has been in existence for decades, and I refer specifically to those who were forced,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: While I accept Ms O'Donoghue's point, for a person in receipt of such an income, it is a significant difference. Their costs are the same.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I understand where Ms O'Donoghue is coming from but it is a major issue for such individuals.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate Ms O'Donoghue's answer very much. I would be delighted to engage with her on this matter. The Minister has made a number of overtures. To be fair, the former Minister did the same.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: We are all realists in this room. We all appreciate that this is an ability-to-pay issue. If we can quantify the issue and ascertain whether a particular amount of money is involved, a political decision can be made on whether the State has the resources to meet the demand.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I suppose the fundamental point is that there has been unfairness in the system for decades. In many cases, these individuals, who are primarily women, were completely unaware that they were going to find themselves in this position later in life when they needed State support. They probably removed the need for significant amounts of investment by the Exchequer because they stayed at home...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: It is fundamentally unfair that they are penalised by the same State.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Great.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I see.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: It is a significant amount.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate the provision of that information, which is somewhat enlightening. I know some people are reluctant to have a public service card in existence. I think it is daft that we do not have such a card. We are very happy for banks, mortgage providers and the Department of Social Protection to have all our information. Some people are opposed to the production by the State of a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Yes.