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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have one last question. We are all wondering why we received so little from NAMA. Do we have figures for how much stock NAMA has in each area? I am not just talking about what it identifies for use as social housing. Do we have the figures for how much stock it actually has, broken down on a county by county basis? I know that a lot of it has been sold, but what remains on a county by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Has Deputy Murphy received a response yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Could we hear the responses and then I can come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As I mentioned to the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Kelly, when leaving the earlier session, I would like an instruction to be given to all local authorities to the effect that the eligibility criteria for any of the schemes designed to keep people in homes or get them into homes if they are on the housing list or homeless should be relaxed and there should be flexibility. Too...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not happening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what I am advocating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A new phenomenon of working homeless has appeared. If people are working, they often do not qualify for many of the housing supports available. We need to change policy to ensure that where people's working income is insufficient to meet their accommodation requirements as a result of which they become homeless, there is flexibility in terms of family income supplement, FIS, for example,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When will it come into operation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Could we ask for more time to debate this in the Dáil on Thursday?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 85. To ask the Minister for Defence how the budget allocation of over €900 million will be spent; how, in particular, the measures he will be responsible, given the refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41201/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a social protection appeal by a person (details supplied) is processed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the staffing levels in the decisions advisory office in her Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date. [41565/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the type of self-care, such as counselling, which is available for staff working in front-line positions in her Department, in particular, staff dealing with homelessness; the number of staff who availed of this service in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance why a person (details supplied) did not receive any change in income, despite the changes to tax credits in budget 2016. [41673/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future of the momentum programme; what will happen to its unused budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41564/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide assurances to tenants of voluntary housing agencies that the new legislation placing these agencies under the remit of the Private Residential Tenancies Board from 2016 will make no material change to their tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41608/15]

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 3:In page 8, lines 19 to 22, to delete all words from and including “(a) Subject” in line 19 down to and including line 22 and substitute the following:“(a) Subject to paragraphs (b)and (c), a local authority chief executive may not sell, transfer, exchange, surrender or otherwise dispose of any shares vested in the local authority of which he or she...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I must leave shortly and shall say a brief word on the amendment. Even though we only covered a couple of amendments on the last day we covered most of the arguments around them. Although there is a series amendments, they work their way in a logical order through the Bill and are connected. A series of amendments provide that the ultimate power for managing and controlling the harbour...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 4:In page 8, to delete lines 23 to 38, and in page 9, to delete lines 1 to 30.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 5:In page 9, line 33, to delete “local authority chief executive” and substitute “Elected Council in consultation with Stakeholder and Community Group”.