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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: The second round is only four minutes so I am going to move ahead with the next group. I think we do have time for a third round so I will come back to Deputy Patricia Ryan, if that is okay.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I call Deputy Leddin.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I will now go to a third round which, given the number of people in the room, will be a relatively free round for whomever wishes to contribute. Deputy Ryan wishes to come in.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Will the national economic plan be published with the budget?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Deputy Durkan wish to contribute further?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister for attending in person when the technology failed us. As there is no further business, that concludes our meeting for today. The meeting stands adjourned until the next private meeting, which will be at 12 noon on Tuesday, 6 October. The committee’s next public meeting will be with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 8 October.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I saw in the note that it had been sent to other committees but I do think it is an issue for this committee. Some of us have been watching the saga of the Hammond Lane site for a number of decades at this stage so it is worth a bit of scrutiny.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to be clear that if we are speaking about something on which Deputy Verona Murphy would have to give evidence or come before the committee, it might be in public session but it is different if someone is contributing to the conversation. I want to be clear about how it would all work. It is one thing to know what is happening in a room and be watching it because it is in public but...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (30 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed by the Land Development Agency transferred from the National Asset Management Agency. [27470/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to clarify the practice of reduced timetables taking into consideration time limits, recording, reporting, alternative educational provision during exclusions and greater consultation between the school, parent and appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27199/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to conduct an audit of the application of limited or reduced timetables for Traveller children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27200/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (29 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to publish disaggregated data on the basis of gender, disability, socio-economic background and ethnicity in secondary schools to monitor participation and outcomes of Traveller and Roma students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27201/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (29 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional ring-fenced educational supports for Traveller pupils; her plans to provide funding to independent Traveller organisations to advocate for Traveller education needs and address educational inequalities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27202/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff from mental health services that have been seconded to work in the Covid-19 testing and tracing regime; and the number of community mental health staff that have been seconded to work in the Covid-19 testing and tracing regime. [26700/20]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: To be honest, Deputy Murphy has covered most of what I wanted to say. I will add that this report throws up many issues. I can think of several questions I would like to pursue on every recommendation. It deserves merit, even on how we assess the levels of need regarding emergency accommodation and housing and homelessness. We know that in Ireland, we do not do this in line with best...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: This speaks to diversity and equality within our Civil Service. I am sure this is based on a previous piece of work that has been done. Is it possible to broaden it to include other metrics of diversity? The Civil Service has a responsibility for persons who are disabled in their employment and other metrics of diversity. Is it possible to broaden the new information to include issues...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Only 3%?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: If we are writing to Departments to ask for this sort of information, we can include that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: May I address that point given that I used to lecture on procurement? Green procurement is incredibly complex. At the moment, we have fledgling items within our procurement structure that mean that regard can be had to factors such as environmental impact, but they tend to be rooted in considerations such as the transport of the good to the site. Something displacing an Irish job could be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports, funding schemes and grants which are available to schools participating in An Taisce green schools programme; the supports available to schools to ensure environmentally friendly waste disposal given increased waste production due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26057/20]