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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (24 Jun 2025)

John Brady: 604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an IPAS centre which was deemed non-compliant in regard to fire safety (details supplied) is now fully compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (24 Jun 2025)

John Brady: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in the case of youth diversion programmes for those aged 8 to 11 years old, who will be responsible for referring young people to the programme as they do not meet the minimum age of criminal responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (24 Jun 2025)

John Brady: 621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he would consider raising the age for diversion programmes to 21 as part of probation conditions, in line with some other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (24 Jun 2025)

John Brady: 701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount a charity (details supplied) has received from the State in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form. [34514/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Brady: 917. To ask the Minister for Health the addiction services are available in Wicklow for young people and children under the age of 18; the number of patients served; the current waiting lists for these services; the services they provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34510/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I welcome the members to the committee. I wish to remind all of those in attendance to ensure that their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that in order to participate in public meetings they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: Are those accounts agreed? Agreed. Do we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. The listing of accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. Correspondence between 5 June and 12 June was issued to members in advance. We had some discussion on category B items at our private session. I am not sure whether members want to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will consider category C items. No. R0136 is correspondence from the Peter McVerry Trust, which was due to be called in for today's meeting. A number of members have flagged this. I call Deputy Connolly and then Deputy McAuliffe.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: Absolutely.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I fully agree with members. There is a real level of dissatisfaction and anger among members, myself included. There have been attempts over the past year to get representatives of the Peter McVerry Trust to appear before the Oireachtas joint committee on housing. Different arguments had been given as to why they could not or would not appear before the committee. We have the ultimate...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: This morning we will engage with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss its appropriation accounts for 2023. We welcome the following officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Mr. Graham Doyle, Secretary General; Mr. Fintan Towey, assistant secretary of the water division; Ms Caroline Timmons, assistant secretary of the housing...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I thank Mr. McCarthy. We will now move to the opening statements of our other witnesses as set out in the letter of invitation. They will have five minutes. I ask Mr. Graham Doyle to make his opening statement on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I thank Mr. Doyle. I will now open the floor to members. The lead speaker today is Deputy McAuliffe, who will have 15 minutes for questions and answers. All other members will have ten minutes. We will take a ten- to 15-minute break at around 12 noon and will then resume the session. I will allow members back in for a second round of questions if time permits later. I open the floor to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I thank Deputy McAuliffe. The C and AG wants to make a brief comment.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: Thanks Mr. Doyle. Deputy Séamus McGrath is our next speaker.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Does Mr. Doyle wish to comment on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I advise that the Deputy has only one minute left.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

John Brady: I hope the Deputy will get an opportunity to ask her questions later.