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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds allocated as part of Budget 2021 to payments of the pandemic unemployment payment outside of the recovery and contingency funds. [11550/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds allocated as part of Budget 2021 to payments of the employment wage subsidy scheme outside of the recovery and contingency funds [11551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected profile of payments through the pandemic unemployment payment and employment wage subsidy scheme from January to the end of June 2021; and if he expects the need for a supplementary estimate in the event that funds allocated to the contingency fund are insufficient to fund additional payments under the schemes. [11552/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications granted in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, for foreshore licences for seaweed harvesting by county in tabular form; and the locations in which such licences were granted. [12091/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received, refused and granted in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, for foreshore licences for seaweed harvesting in County Donegal in tabular form; and the locations within County Donegal in which such licences were granted or refused. [12092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process by which a foreshore licence for seaweed harvesting is applied for; if there is a need for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12093/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a contract has been granted to a company (details supplied) for the purpose of advice or consultancy services; the value of the contract; and the total funds paid in respect of same to date. [11150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive their PPSN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12090/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 996. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Holles Street hospital; if the referral is urgent or routine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12087/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 997. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12088/21]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for their presentations on the Estimates and the answers we received to some of the other questions. I wish to return to the Estimates. In his opening statement, the Minister said one of the key OGP initiatives is to further develop, implement and action a medium-term strategy for construction procurement, including the capital works management...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Minister have any idea how much this hospital will cost the Irish taxpayer?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: For the benefit of the committee, what figures does the Minister have?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister referred to completion within the envelope provided. Does he expect, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, this hospital to be delivered for €1.7 billion? Is that correct?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: With respect, Minister, that is a very civil servant answer. He is learning his trade very quickly.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I am not asking the Minister that. I want to get to the bottom of whether the Minister, who has been in his role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a number of months now, has a dicky bird as to where this will end up. Is this a runaway train that will keep on escalating and increasing? Has the Minister got a private figure he is not willing to share with the committee as to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Is it correct that the Minister has made no further allocation for 2021 to the national children's hospital?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: On Vote 11, concerning the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and his Department, which has a budget of €44.9 million, a staff complement of 161 and a grant to the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, of €3 million for 2021. My question concerns the use of funding and, more importantly, the information that comes back from that type of research. The Minister...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I understand that and the work of the ESRI is crucially important. The Minister talks about listening to the ESRI but is it not the reality that the Government has listened to the developers here? This is a developer-led scheme. I am not saying that to make the accusation. I know it because developers came to Sinn Féin and tried to convince us of the merits of this proposal. We told...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised) (2 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: We will have a further debate when our motion is tabled in the Dáil. I hear what the Minister is saying. He believes it will make it more affordable; almost everybody else says the opposite. The Government is in tune with the developers. Both of them claim it will make it more affordable but everyone else is saying it will actually do the opposite and will push up house prices....