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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The work on the MetroLink needs to be a very specific piece of work as there is substantial work to be done on this issue. I call Deputy Hourigan to speak as she has indicated also.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy for that. If it is agreed, we can take that suggestion on board.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I suggest that we write to the Department in preparation for our meeting regarding the MetroLink project and DART to request information on that before the meeting. If the clerk writes to the Department at this point and we have some advance information, that would be helpful in trying to focus that meeting. The point is well made that if we are going into a meeting with minimal information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Does Deputy McAuliffe wish to come back in briefly?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: That is useful information regarding what the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has done. On the basis of the contributions, there are a number of very specific items, including MetroLink, the DART line, BusConnects and the all-Ireland rail review mentioned by Deputy Dillon. I propose that we write to the Department prior to our meeting to request an update regarding...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank the Deputy. That concludes our consideration of the work programme for today. As we have agreed, we will now go into private session before adjourning until this Thursday, when we will engage with the National Asset Management Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the likely or estimated number of cost-rental units that his Department will approve within the next 12 months. [46317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the target number of units for affordable houses in counties Laois and Offaly, respectively in 2022 and 2023. [46316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance the total spend related to the Special Assignee Relief Programme in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [46674/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the situation with Waterways Ireland in which water levels in the Grand Canal, in some cases have dropped by almost two metres making it impossible for barges to navigate. [46400/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for his response and join the other Deputies in thanking the ambulance crews and the staff for the absolutely magnificent work they have done over the past year, in particular the past year and a half. As for the reply, the Minister of State said that while Laois-Offaly has between five and nine "vehicle resources", which can mean cars as well, support is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: -----and staff. The distance factor-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: -----needs to be pushed on. Lastly, we need to prioritise deployment in terms of fine-tuning that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I raise the problem with ambulance services in Laois-Offaly. There have been a number of cases over the past two years of very long delays and, in one case, a no-show. One case was an elderly man in Clonaslee left lying in a yard. That went on for over two hours. There was a case in Rathaniska in a sports field involving a massive delay. There was a case in Portlaoise recently where...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The figure for spending on agency staff increased from €136 million a decade ago to €355 million in 2020. Replies to parliamentary questions show that agency staff cost about €60 more per shift. I accept there are always recruitment problems and difficulties. Is the HSE making a conscious effort to move away from the dependency on agency staff? Every day, the HSE...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I forgot to ask a question about the ambulance service earlier. Advanced paramedics and other highly trained staff were transferred to work in swabbing and test and trace during the pandemic. That was understandable in the early days. We have a capacity issue in the ambulance service, as Mr. Reid and his operations managers agree. It is a fact of life and there are moves afoot to change...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: How many are still deployed?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: How many are still deployed on testing and tracing and Covid-related activity?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Are we talking about more than 200?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the witnesses and the staff of the HSE for their work. It is a big organisation with a lot of difficult situations and there is obviously always room for improvement. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. McCarthy, and his staff for attending and assisting in our preparations. I also thank the committee secretariat. Is it agreed to request that the clerk seek...