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Written Answers — Department of Health: Supreme Court Rulings (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: 475. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, and all the agencies to report to his Department fully respects and understands the Ruth Morrissey Supreme Court judgement, which was ruled on in March 2020. [49729/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: 529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of in-patients in each acute hospital over the years 2012-2022 that have been admitted for more than one year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49707/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: 557. To ask the Minister for Health what clinical and financial protocols were used for the decision to take over a nursing home (details supplied). [49789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: 558. To ask the Minister for Health what plans the HSE has to purchase or take over any nursing homes across the country; and if protocols for such scenarios have been put in place yet. [49790/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Chair, and very much welcome all the witnesses. I am a former Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, so I would know a number of the principals here today, as well as others in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the organisations. I have about six or seven questions, and 15 minutes, so I would appreciate short answers purely...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: By what achievement?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: I am a huge supporter but the one issue is that activity levels will have to ramp up in order to meet the targets. How is SEAI going to increase the activity levels?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: What are the risks? What is SEAI's risk register with regard to achieving this?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Why would they do that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: That is where I am going. Affordability is the key question here, and we as a committee need to make some recommendations on this. Affordability is the issue that comes up in my clinics all the time. What measurements has SEAI on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: I am not convinced. The real issue with these schemes is affordability. It is the one thing that pops up all the time across all politicians' clinics, I would say. It is the real issue. Unless we can grasp that, I will be honest, I do not think there is a hope of reaching these targets. There needs to be a rapid transformation. By the way, this is not all within SEAI's gift, and I...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: I have a quick query on contractors. We have got a human resource issue with regard to the volume of people, and I hope the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Simon Harris, will deal with this in the long term. However, through our clinics again, there are some issues that come up with regard to contractors and how they are acting, and I...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Quickly, please.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Yes, but the SEAI should, and has it plans to get that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Should that not be mandated? We can make the recommendation. What does SEAI need for that to happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: I thank Ms McCarthy. What about the contractors?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Very quickly, as I have seven minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: I would encourage SEAI to do more. I need to move on, and I wish Ms O'Brien the best of luck in her new role. On the national broadband plan, and the €8 million underspend, what milestone was missed to ensure there was an underspend of €13.5 million, and how was there a forecasting error of €20 million? What is the updated timeline for the completion of the plan, and...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Kelly: Okay. We have one and a half minutes for this bit.