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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Agreed. I thank the Minister. I have two final questions. Housing was obviously a major issue during the election, but one of the issues that came up a lot was housing for the elderly and appropriate options being available for people who want to downsize from traditional family homes with three or four bedrooms to something suitable. Many people told me they would be open to it, but the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I do not want to raise anything new. I will raise one issue with the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, to reiterate one point. I thank the Minister for his responses in respect of elderly housing options. I totally agree with him that it should be on a voluntary basis. The reality, however, is those options are not there for people. We have to be quite prescriptive as a Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Far left, and I know it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 323. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in 2023 and 2024 from the vacant homes tax. [37187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 328. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would amend the rules governing the residential zoned land tax to exclude the period where an active planning application or appeal is underway on a given site.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37286/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new Owenabue Educate Together primary school for Carrigaline, County Cork; the stage this project is currently at; and the remaining stages and estimated timeline for construction. [37290/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 516. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will significantly increase the mortgage allowance scheme for those vacating a social house with a view to purchasing a property, as creating a strong incentive should free up additional social housing units. [37291/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department or any body under its aegis has any estimate of the value of unclaimed private pension assets in Ireland; if he outline what happens to such funds; if he will outline the current tracing system in place to ensure that deferred scheme members receive the pension they are entitled to; if he has any plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 735. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on actions already taken or commenced to improve the critical accessibility issue as set out in the programme for Government (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37546/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank all the witnesses for being here. I am the last in the line so I apologise if there is some repetition. I will take a step back to the 2021 report. What sparked the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Was there specific concern around referrals to private practice?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Okay, so they were not issues around-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: When were concerns raised about referrals?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Yes, I am asking about consultants working in the public system and referrals to private clinics.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: However, it was private work.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: It is out-of-hours work.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: CHI does not classify that as private work.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Is it not a handy incentive not to reduce the public list, that people will receive out-of-hours work?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: The efficiency of that work could be questioned. How many investigations are under way or have been undertaken into this specific issue at this stage? The HSE is looking at it, as is CHI.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Yes.