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Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: Would Ms Buckley concede that the legal strategy that had been adopted by the board was flawed in its previous approach?

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: Thirty-five cases were conceded and nine cases were lost. Obviously, lessons need to be learned. I accept that Ms Buckley said every point has to be won in a court of law. Have all of the costings for the nine cases that the board lost come in yet?

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: Would Ms Buckley agree with me in regard to the colossal legal bill of €10 million, which was taxpayers’ money? From what Ms Buckley is saying, the vast majority of that was certainly not money well spent. The decision was taken to legally challenge many of these cases on unsound planning grounds. Whatever about external legal people, and whatever about the decision that was...

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: May I make a brief point? Deputy Verona Murphy commented that these apartments could only be afforded by approved housing bodies and local authorities and that they would turn into the ghettos of the future. I hope she was not referring to current or approved developments by local authorities and housing bodies as "ghettos".

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: We have many local authority estates in my constituency. Approved housing bodies-----

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: Yes, we do.

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: They are certainly not ghettos.

Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: I represent many people who live in those and they would take serious offence at being described as living in ghettos.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an obligation on a participant of a CE scheme to continue to engage with Turas Nua whilst being on the scheme if they are working 19 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19651/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19655/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if she will outline the works that are needed; if she will provide a timeframe for when this work will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (26 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken by her Department regarding security concerns raised by a school (details supplied); the action and measures that will be implemented by her Department following the completion of an assessor report carried out in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project tosaigh in County Wicklow for each of the years 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport renewal (details supplied) given the applicant's target issue date has been exceeded by a number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18566/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update and estimated timeline for a school building project (details supplied); if the tender document for the school has been issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18444/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update and estimated timeline for a school building project (details supplied) to include a detailed schedule of works with proposed completion dates; when the additional temporary accommodation units will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18445/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (18 Apr 2023)

John Brady: 26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the current situation in regard to the development of a national security strategy. [14312/23]