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Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The graph contained in Dr. Sweeney's presentation has a figure of 17,025 given for HAP. What is that? Turning to social housing output from 2005 to 2019, a figure is given for local authority completions and acquisitions of 4,479, while the figure given for completions and acquisitions by approved housing bodies is 3,041. Yet, the HAP figure is listed as 17,025. Is that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Therefore, the total number of people availing of HAP in 2019 was 17,025.

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: This figure, then, is the total number of people availing of HAP for the entire country, which is 17,025 households.

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Would it not be appropriate for us to have the figures for those availing of HAP each year, rather than simply a figure for new applicants? I state that because what is being presented distorts the figures. On the one hand, the total number of local authority and approved housing body completions are included, but on the other hand, we do not see total numbers of those availing of the HAP...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Regarding the approved housing body and local authority completions and acquisitions, has a comparison been done of the average cost per unit? Are the approved housing bodies getting better value for money or are the local authorities? Has a detailed comparison been done in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to making resources available in order that all farmers that have applied to the REAP scheme which opened in the past number of weeks for applications and had by its closing date 11,000 applications from farmers will be accepted into the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Relations (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations by his Department on accessing the South Korean market for Irish grass-fed beef produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27027/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports will be put in place for new technological universities which may have commenced during Covid-19, such as the Munster Technological University, to move to on-campus learning in the upcoming term if the circumstances surrounding Covid-19 allow for such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be put in place for students returning to on-campus learning in the upcoming term; if the circumstances surrounding Covid-19 allow for such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the inclusion of a farm safety section in the agricultural science curriculum at secondary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the inclusion of a farm safety segment and presentation series for children at primary-school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 349. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department plans to implement revised definitions of good agricultural environmental conditions or cross-compliance proposed for the next CAP programme ensuring that a flexible approach is adopted when implementing good agricultural environmental conditions at national level in order to minimise the impact on farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Promotion (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the way his Department is pursuing new market opportunities for Irish food produce in view of the fact Irish agri-food companies need to diversify their independence on the UK market in a post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27223/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (20 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a genuine farmer definition that must ensure that CAP payments are made to farmers that are actively farming which will be a requirement for all member states in the European Union under the next CAP programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27226/21]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for bringing forward the Bill, which I very much welcome. I also join in paying tribute to all those working in nursing homes, the staff, care assistants, the people who provide the meals and the management in all the homes across the country. It has been a very difficult 18 months for everyone. The current scheme provides that 80% of the person's income goes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank both witnesses for their presentations and contributions. We have many older buildings which are providing vital services. I am on the board of a hospital that was initially built in 1741. While it has undergone considerable adaptation, it is still an old building. Likewise, many of our public facilities are old buildings. If the witnesses were doing a national plan on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Is Ms Hegarty saying that because of the way nursing homes and community facilities were constructed, we did not make provision for adequate ventilation? Does major work now need to be done to those nursing homes, even though many of them are less than 20 years old?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Who has responsibility for inspection? What level of change do we require on inspection of buildings to ensure they are compliant with the regulations?