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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Dismissals (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of employees of his Department who were dismissed in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019; the reason for the dismissal of each employee; the number of employees suspended in the same period; and the reason for the suspension of each in tabular form. [48075/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 370. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent on purchasing mobile telephones for staff in her Department for work-related business in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade; if her Department has a contract with a mobile telephone company (details supplied) to supply mobile telephones if needed; if so, the name of the company; the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of complaints of bullying and sexual harassment, respectively, received by her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [48033/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Dismissals (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of employees of her Department who were dismissed in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019; the reason for the dismissal of each employee; the number of employees suspended in the same period; and the reason for the suspension of each in tabular form. [48068/19]

Committee on Public Petitions: Election of Acting Chairman (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I propose Senator Lynn Ruane.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Acting Chair. This is a very interesting petition and is very timely in terms of the debate going on around the raising of retirement ages. The petitioner talks about the fact that many older people who are employed but who lost their jobs through redundancy during the financial crash have been unable to find work because, according to the petitioner, companies do not want to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: On the point the Acting Chair raised, it proves the point that an average is an average and that if one starts to drill down into the statistics, there are those within those averages that drag it one way or the other. The point the Acting Chair raised that certain demographics have a much lower life expectancy should not be glossed over either.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 571. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional allocation of €1.5milllion provided in budget 2020 for early years supports; and the areas to which the funding will be directed in tabular form. [47125/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 572. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget for the early years services supports; and the types of supports and associated cost with same in tabular form. [47126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the quality supports provided to a crèche (details supplied); and if quality supports were provided, the impact the results of the Better Start and the preschool inspectorate reports provided in terms of assessment. [47127/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 594. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications will be accepted for the 2020 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Fund (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local government fund grant given to each local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by local authority in tabular form; the allocation for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47418/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Irish Water commercial rates replacement funding given to each local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the allocation for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47419/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Yield (19 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: 659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the communication he has had with each local authority in relation to changes to local government revenue due to changes to Irish Water commercial rates payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47420/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: On Irish Water, I highlighted the broader aspect of this issue a number of weeks ago in terms of the change that was going to be implemented. We saw this week, on the front pages of our national newspapers, that it has come home to roost. There was a drop of some €35 million in the Local Government Fund and there was a change in terms of the Irish Water situation in that its...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: By €35 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: The Chairman will correct me if I am wrong, but the assessment is based on population rather than the network and we saw this week how that reappraisal has cost the administrative centre of the city of Dublin some €8 million in lost revenue. The city manager had said he understood it would be counteracted by a subvention from central government. That is not forthcoming now and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I agree.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I did have a parliamentary question, which I read out here recently. The answer was that it would be actively monitored.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Shane Cassells: I know. The problem is that it is like a rabbit hole. The work is fantastic but it relates back to the frustration. That is why I would like the letter to be sent. It is these kinds of issues, which are all separated out, that can have such a major impact. The one in question is a huge one.