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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: The Central Bank.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Does the Central Bank review all the measures that were taken, including simple things like the massive amount of box ticking and compliance people have to engage in when they take out a mortgage? Does it review the red tape, for want of a better description, measures that were implemented after the crash, which perhaps need to be looked at again?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Yes, I know. I am talking about reducing risk.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing a career pathway for healthcare assistant profession through a third level course, apprenticeship, social care degree or community care degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 885. To ask the Minister for Health the expected waiting time for a hip replacement and for further information to be supplied to a patient (details supplied) and this Deputy. [37836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the appraisals will be completed, and decisions made, on properties that have expressed an interest in providing international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (3 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans for further supports or funding to be made available for structural damage to farm buildings during Storm Éowyn, where an application was not made during the emergency TAMS 3 tranche, or whether there is another existing scheme to which farmers can apply for funding; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (3 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reform his Department’s capital expenditure programme by giving longer-term financial commitments, for example, ten to 15 years, to all arms of the State responsible for delivering infrastructure, such as Irish Rail, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Uisce Éireann, and so on, as this will allow them to plan for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I have just one question. On page 60, subhead B12, national recovery and resilience plan, there was €61 million in 2024 in capital expenditure, which is down to €30 million in 2025. What was that €61 million originally for? What was the outturn in 2024 and what is the €30 million in 2025 for?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: What was being done there?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: What works are being done?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Is the €30 million this year for the same projects?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Could I get a breakdown of the 2024 actual expenditure and the split between the projects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I wish to draw the attention of the Minister of State to three issues even though he may not have the answers. He may have some knowledge of the third issue, so perhaps the meeting could go into private session at that stage. The three issues relate to my hometown of Baltinglass in west County Wicklow. First, locals have expressed concerns about the safety of the structure of the 12th...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I know, and I expected that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: If the Minister of State and his officials have any knowledge, then they can raise their hands and we can go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Second, the monks did a lot of work on the nearby River Slaney about 1,000 years ago to divert. There is a weir connected to the river. It is suffering erosion and is in danger of being washed away. This is an historic feature of the Slaney. It is right beside the abbey. The monks diverted the river for milling works. I have written to the OPW on this issue. I want to find out who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Tidy Towns has written to the Minister of State as well. Third is a bigger issue in many respects, although all these issues are important. I wish to bring the Minister of State’s attention to this fact and history. The Baltinglass area has nine hillforts. It has by far the highest density of hillforts in the entire country. A lot of research work was done by professors and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Before I go further, as this is the first time I have taken the Chair, I will make the following declaration. I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Committee of Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach and without fear or favour apply the...