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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chairman. I support Deputy McAuliffe’s proposal. This should be a directed session. I also want to flag that for some time on the work programme we have had the agreement of Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to come in on the issue of emergency accommodation. Recent events have pushed the issue around the private provision and the oversight of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of the working group on latent defects. [46315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans changes to driver licensing arrangements in order that AM class vehicles will be allowed to be driven on a B licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Fines (28 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to raise the fixed-charge penalty that may be issued by traffic wardens and members of An Garda Síochána for parking offences related to preventing use of active and sustainable transport infrastructure, including parking on footpaths, cycle lanes and bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46432/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to curtail the conversion of student accommodation to temporary short-term tourist accommodation as supported by a previous Department circular (details supplied) given the current shortage of student accommodation. [46577/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Today the committee will engage with the Minister for Finance to discuss pre-budget 2022 scrutiny. Members and all in attendance are asked to exercise personal responsibility in protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. Members are strongly advised to practise good hand hygiene and leave at least one vacant seat between themselves and other attendees. They...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. I will now open the floor to members. I believe Deputy Durkan is first.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy has one minute.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Deputy Farrell. I call Deputy Patricia Ryan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I will have a second round and give anybody who wants to come in four minutes. I have two questions. I am sorry if I start with something that is relatively obscure. I want to ask the Minister about the Evergrande debt crisis. For those unaware of it, Evergrande is the second largest real estate company in China and it now has a debt of approximately $305 billion. Both Fitch and Moody's...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister for saying that. I want to follow up on another item. The Minister signalled in the past year that he might introduce a gaming credit, fund or tax-favourable situation for the gaming industry in Ireland. That would be a commendable thing to do. It is exactly the type of industry that we should support in Ireland. It is highly skilled. However, I am aware that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I believe that if we worked on those issues relating to employment conditions and gender diversity, it would build capacity in the industry and benefit everybody. I will open the session to a second round.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I presume that is the end of Deputy Boyd Barrett's questioning.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I ask Deputy Doherty to speak through the Chair. Go ahead, Minister.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I can make the case that the Green Party also supported wealth tax back in the day. I do not see any other hands raised so nobody else wishes to contribute. It remains for me to thank the Minister and Mr. McCarthy for their attendance today and their assistance to the committee. It was a very useful session prior to the budget. We received a large amount of information and I thank them...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State plans to raise the issue of Syrian detainees who have suffered arbitrary and incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance by Syrian Government forces at the UN Security Council during its Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45848/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I intend to speak as little as possible so that I can hear from our excellent contributors because it has been such a fascinating session. I am very mindful of what Councillor Cronnelly said about everybody having a unique and individual experience of disability. In looking at this in theory, we must also consider very specific experiences because everybody's journey is so specific. For...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that concerns that proposed changes to the requirements of the better energy communities scheme in order that a number of residential housing be incorporated in all applications could hamper commercial, public sector, voluntary and community-based organisations from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development of a national diabetes register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45339/21]