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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: The intention behind this Bill is worthy. We all agree there is a problem with the construction of spikes that prevent rough sleeping. It is a sad reality that, on the streets of our cities and towns, homeless people seek shelter in doorways and porticos. It is regrettable that property owners feel the need to place spikes at ground floor points to prevent this. Introducing planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rugby World Cup 2023 (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure in relation to the Rugby World Cup bid in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (16 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishing boats that transferred tonnage to other boats in each of the years 2007 to 2014 while they were out of commission due to essential maintenance and repairs or due to illness of persons; the length of time each boat was out of commission; the reason the boat was out of commission; the fishing sector tonnage that...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: 31. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to expand the ambulance service in south and west Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48197/17]

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: Is there a proposal in place to expand the ambulance services in south and east Wicklow because, as the Minister is aware, both areas suffered a reduction in service in 2012?

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister for his response. I wish to put on record my understanding of and appreciation for the work done by the 22 first responder groups in Wicklow. They do an incredible amount of work and are a huge benefit to the health service. Arklow and Blessington-Baltinglass both lost a half-day service in 2012. Under new rostering arrangements they have lost 136 day hours...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister for his contribution. There was an accident during a football game in Arklow involving a boy who broke his leg. The air ambulance had to be called for him because there were no ambulances available from Arklow, Wicklow town or west Wicklow. There was a very sad incident involving a fatality in a car park that is only 50 m from the ambulance base in Arklow. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: My comments on programme A are based on the fact that I have done my own calculation up to the end of October, amounting to 83% of the spend in any calendar year. I can fully understand that the spend on capital projects is not evenly spread over the year because sometimes a big project will begin at the end of the year. That said, there is an overspend on local authority housing of 11% and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: No. I have some questions on water but that is in a separate programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: Has there be an oversubscription to LIHAF that the Government has not been able to meet? When the Department made the call for projects to be submitted, was there an oversubscription vis-à-visthe funding that is available? The actual draw down is a different issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I have two quick ones, the first of which is about problems with water quality. There seems to be significant underspend in capital investment and perhaps the Minister will explain this to me, in light of the number of areas where we are breaching EU regulation. I have a quick follow-up question regarding what Deputy O'Dowd said. Does the Minister have any obligation relating to the pension...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: Will it need the Minister's approval?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I will be as brief as possible. All my questions relate to current expenditure. With regard to local government and subhead C5 on franchises, we are meant to be spending €1,465 million and we have only spent €58 million. What are the franchises in the first place? Exactly what is this expenditure? How come we have spent only €58 million? The next area is with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: Is the final sum €1.59 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank the Chairman and I thank all the witnesses for their presentations here today. Coming from a local authority background, only one and a half years ago, I feel the pain of the local authority members. Back in 2014 we envisaged that local democracy was returning through Putting People First but, as it turned out, it did not restore any local democracy around funding. With regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I asked about the methodology and transparency in the calculation of the baseline. I think everyone is concerned about how that is done. Is Mr. O'Sullivan happy with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: I am conscious of time as the session is scheduled to conclude by 11 a.m. We will extend the session by approximately 15 minutes. I ask the remaining four speakers to be as brief as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: Would Mr. Moylan like to come in first on these questions? I ask him to keep his answers brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: That is not relevant to the funding model. I must ask the Senator to stick to that topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Casey: We are not discussing the national planning framework. We are discussing the funding for local authorities.