Results 1,521-1,540 of 4,091 for speaker:Cormac Devlin
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: In terms of the conclusion to it, Mr. Doyle referred to a retrospective environmental assessment. Does the Department have a timeframe for when this might be finished, including the daily fines and all the associated costs?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: I have just four minutes left so I ask Mr Doyle to be brief in his responses. With regard to Uisce Éireann and all the reforms that have taken place there, I am a little taken aback with regard to the separation of the entity itself. It is stated that this will take effect this year, but that is unlikely. The Committee of Public Accounts will obviously have a role in questioning Uisce...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: We will monitor the situation. I want to turn to the local property tax. There have obviously been changes to the bands in the last year or so. In terms of the amounts collected, has the Department seen a drop-off in the payments being made by householders in local property tax globally across the country or have more people availed of the monthly payment scheme?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: It is the Revenue Commissioners who ultimately obtain all of that information. That clarifies the position. The staffing complement of the Department was 1,207 in 2020. This increased by 159, to 1,366, in 2021. What kind of grades and areas have the new staff been deployed in? Are they at administrative officer or principal officer, PO, level or above?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: However, the 159 are brand-new staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: The Department might forward a note to the committee with a breakdown of that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: Since I am on the topic of staffing, there was a story in the Sunday newspapers relating to the Secretary General. There was quite extensive coverage about an issue involving him being in negotiations in respect of his salary. Is there any way he can shed light on that issue here?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund (26 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: There is no change at present from what is listed here in this documentation in terms of salary.
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: 32. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of artists in Dún Laoghaire that are in receipt of the basic income for the arts scheme. [3557/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (26 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the joint Ireland and UK bid to host the UEFA EURO 2028 competition. [3558/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (26 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans he has for further reform in the rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3714/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: 167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of proposed planning reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to undertake a review of the income tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3082/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I want to start by congratulating and wishing my colleague, Deputy McGrath, well in his new role and thanking him for all of the work he did in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I also want to formally congratulate my constituency colleague, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, and wish her well in her new role. Turning to the question, I would like the Minister to outline his plans...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I thank the Minister and commend him in particular on the work done in relation to the tax credits and the tax bands. The programme for Government commits specifically to developing a circular economy and legislation in that area is being progressed, as the Minister knows. The structural shift to a circular economy should be supported with taxation changes to support labour intensive...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I appreciate the Minister's response and look forward to working with him and his officials over the coming months, particularly in relation to the base reform, PRSI, the tax credit system, USC and the income bands. I am sure we will flesh all of that out over the coming months.
- Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine and discuss the Human Tissue (Transplantation, post mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill this evening. This landmark legislation includes provisions around organ donation and transplantation, post mortem practice and procedures in hospital settings, anatomical examinations, and public display of bodies after death. The Bill will...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)
Cormac Devlin: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons impacted by income tax changes brought in on 1 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3081/23]
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: Unfortunately, I missed the opening statements. I was at a committee meeting as well. Forgive me if I go over questions that have been asked already. I want to touch on the AHBs initially. How many AHBs are there in the State at present?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Cormac Devlin: Are there any outside of that framework?