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Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the new local authority mortgage scheme will lead to an increase in house prices, particularly in the bracket of €250,000 to €400,000; the number of mortgages he expects to be delivered through the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4576/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid to approved housing bodies to date in upfront or accelerated CALF funding; the amount of interest that to date has been paid back on these loans; the amount of principal loan funding that to date has been paid back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4846/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: There is much interest in and concern about how the Minister is dealing with the housing crisis. On social housing, why has the Government anointed and funded approved housing bodies to deal with the shortage of social housing stock? With regard to capital advance leasing facility, CALF, funding, how much has been loaned and paid back and how much does the Department expect to get back in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I do not know who in the Department negotiates with approved housing bodies, but I would not mind setting up my own charity and arranging a meeting with them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: As the Minister said, by way of CALF the Department provides 30% of the funding upfront for a private organisation to purchase housing units. From what I can see, the loan is unsecured, with a 2% interest rate over a 30-year term. It is understandable organisations are not queueing up to repay during the term of a loan. Even after the 30-year period, there is no concrete repayment option....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I find it interesting that charitable, not-for-profit approved housing bodies are very good at making profits. When one considers the amount of State aid they receive, they would have to work very hard not to make a profit. Take Cluaid, for instance. It made a profit of over €6 million in 2016. Its rental income is €16 million and it has reserves of €74 million. It...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the fact that certain Dublin local authorities have yet to list properties on their vacant site register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4579/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the vacant site levy will work with regard to releasing viable land for development; his plans to work with the Department of Finance with a view to amending the vacant site levy in order to establish an immediate tax on land banking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4575/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure from his overall budget which has been set aside to be provided to the 31 local authorities, excluding housing bodies, in 2018 and 2019 for the construction of social housing; the expected number of social housing units that will be delivered by each local authority excluding housing bodies for 2018 and 2019;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved housing body units nationally his Department is paying rent on at 92%; the number of approved housing body units nationally his Department is paying rent on at 95%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4578/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts Data (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the contract awarded for the supply of the passport card; the name of the contract; the company to which it was awarded; the date it was awarded; the length of the contract; the cost of the contract; and if it was tendered. [4767/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Reliefs (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from the granting of special exemption orders in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county, in tabular form. [4790/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of each special exemption order granted by Court District No. 17 from 1 December 2014 to 31 December 2015 in chronological order; and the specific date and licensed premises to which each special exemption order relates. [4791/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: While I accept the Minister did not provide a timeframe, the Taoiseach informed the House last week that it would take a couple of weeks to sort out this issue. If that is the case, it will be a first. I intend telling the affected pupils and teachers in counties Wexford, Carlow, Wicklow and Meath not to hold their breath. The liquidator, Mr. David Chapman, who is a civil servant working...

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Carillion and other such companies engage in so-called business process outsourcing, add nothing of value to the economy and are simply middle men. They have access and contracts and nothing else. What kind of research is done on such firms before contracts are awarded? In the past ten years Carillion's profits have continuously declined while its debt levels have skyrocketed. According...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: There is no "if" about whether they followed proper procedure. The Garda internal audit has established that they did not. This is not something that happened overnight. The 2015 accounts for An Garda Síochána state 73 contracts breached public procurement guidelines. This issue was raised at the Committee of Public Accounts by Deputy Catherine Connolly in July 2017 and the...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Taoiseach is avoiding the questions asked.

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I am sure the Taoiseach is familiar with Accenture, the IT management company. It has positioned itself as one of the top earners of external contracts from Government Departments and State agencies. Various Departments are availing of its services, but its number one contract in 2016 was with An Garda Síochána, which paid Accenture €26.5 million, and as astonishingly high...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his dealings with the European Commission Director General for Competition regarding the state-aid complaint concerning NAMA and its involvement in the private sector; when he expects a decision will issue from the EU regarding same; if NAMA and his Department are working together on this issue; his views on whether comments by An Taoiseach in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a statement (details supplied) by An Taoiseach on NAMA; his policy on NAMA and its role in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4233/18]