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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: My final question on this chapter relates to the Housing Finance Agency and the major indebtedness in respect of the non-performing local authorities at the moment. They have a plan to build social housing. Who is going to finance it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: They are paying interest-only and not repaying the principal. There is a question over the zoning of the lands. They are quite valueless. Would due diligence not be done on the portfolio of lands owned by a local authority to select what would be suitable and to have a plan of action, not to categorise all the land as unsuitable? I would be amazed if the Department approved the acquisition...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: I see one example here, that in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown the county council purchased a 3.2 hectare site for €8.8 million in 2001. The site was transferred into the scheme and the council was able to recoup €10.25 million. What has happened with that site? We are not talking about Leitrim or parts of Sligo; this is in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. One would imagine a site...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: Who is the driving agent? There are questions at the moment about how NAMA deals with certain properties, but it is being aggressive in how it disposes of and develops properties. With the uptick in the economy and affordability, who is the driving force behind all these 775 hectares? There will have to be complete due diligence, a plan of action, and so on - all those strategies and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: How many over-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: Is there a clear plan of action to deal with this? The fact that people are looking for houses shows that the construction sector needs to build. There are sites. There has been total inaction. Is Mr. McCarthy confident that within 12 months there will be a plan of action for all these dormant sites?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: There is a lot of uncertainty in Kilkenny or Sligo or wherever the land is held with local authority members, with the CEOs of the county and the whole new local authority structure. Can Mr. McCarthy not give a clear plan of action for all the sites in every county in order that he can say what is going to happen in Sligo, what is the land bank there and the plan associated with it to give...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: Can the Department contact the local authorities on that note?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: I have one question on Irish Water. The statutory responsibilities have been transferred to Irish Water. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: What about the responsibilities for accountability?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: Is Mr. McCarthy the Accounting Officer for Irish Water?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: People are confused about statutory responsibility and accountability responsibility. Statutory responsibility is one job, and we know the statutory responsibility the agency has. However, if one takes the projection up to 2016, with the subvention and all the payments from the National Pensions Reserve Fund and the loans from the capital contributions, it is €1.3 billion, which is a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: The agency is allowed to borrow from other sources. Who signs the State guarantee? Is it the Department that is ultimately responsible for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: What is the Comptroller and Auditor General's opinion on the €1.3 billion as regards statutory responsibility and accountability responsibility?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: The Secretary General will be closely tracking how the €1.3 billion from his Department, from the Vote Estimate, is spent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015) John Perry: The subvention over the number of years coming from his Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015) John Perry: I welcome everybody here. Mr. Hamill has a huge footprint across the country in all the different areas he covers. I have a brief question about changes to national lottery funding. How effective is that funding and how regional is its spread?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015) John Perry: There was always a community focus to the utilisation of the profits from the national lottery. Has there been a diminution of this since it was handed over to Camelot?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015) John Perry: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann organises Irish music fleadhs around the country. Does it receive funding from the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015) John Perry: I compliment the Department on funding Comhaltas and the benefits it brings to tourism. When Comhaltas held its annual fleadh in Sligo, it brought an estimated €50 million to the local economy. The Minister for Finance introduced various film tax incentives in budget 2015. What will the Department do to ensure added value? Is there enough studio space to accommodate future...