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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I wish to conclude the meeting. I thank the Minister and his officials for their patience today. It has been a fairly long but intense meeting. I thank them for attending and engaging with the committee and we look forward to meeting them again shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (15 May 2019)

Pat Casey: 30. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve ambulance services in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20910/19]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Teaghaise) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to a Home) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 May 2019)

Pat Casey: There are more reasons besides that.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Teaghaise) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to a Home) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Ireland is in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. Homelessness levels have soared to in excess of 10,000, including almost 4,000 children. The number of people homeless and living in emergency accommodation is at record levels. Latest figures show that in March, 10,305 adults and children were without a home and living in hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation and family hubs,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Performance Indictor Report: National Oversight and Audit Commission (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I acknowledge the valuable work of the NOAC reports. I wish they were acted on more quickly than what they are. The commission has provided a significant database of information, which we are allowed to access and get a better understanding on the workings of the local authorities. On the specific area of commercial rates, NOAC states there is an improvement in the commercial rates...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Performance Indictor Report: National Oversight and Audit Commission (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: As there are no further questions, I thank the witnesses for attending and engaging with the committee. I propose we suspend the meeting briefly to allow the next witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that, for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on their devices. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode as that will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Deputy O'Dowd is referring to a specific case. The witnesses do not have to answer that question because we are here to discuss the broader work done by the Local Government Audit Service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: It may not be appropriate for the witnesses to make any comment on this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Deputy O'Dowd is raising a particular case. We are here to deal with broader issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: We are not dealing with specific cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: There can be a question on the broader context but not on a specific case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: The witnesses may not have that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Nobody was aware this issue was to be raised today. We are here-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: In fairness, this is a matter that is before the courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Deputy O'Dowd is coming back to the individual case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: I look forward to hearing from Senator Boyhan now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: Then they become Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: If that report is sent to the secretariat, it can distribute it to all members. It is a valuable report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service: Discussion (9 May 2019)

Pat Casey: We can give reports to the members. Having served on an audit committee in Wicklow, I confirm that we were always shown the management letter from the auditors. In fairness, it gave one a greater insight into what the thinking behind the report was. It was always a valuable piece of information. Pensions have been mentioned. The cost of pensions is a recurring issue in every budgetary...