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- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: To give an example, it would go from, say, Respond to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: On building up the total housing stock throughout the State, would it not make more sense for the State to take out an equity stake rather than providing loans? We would then be building up the housing stock. Would that not make more sense?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: Has any consideration been given to that or has any research been commissioned?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: I did not catch all of the meeting but what struck me most of all from the first questioner, Deputy Hourigan, right through was the phrases "we are currently looking into that" and "we are looking to establish this". We are in the depths of a housing emergency and whether it is delays or the revolving acquisition fund or whatever questions the witnesses were asked, the answer was always that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: Mr. Harrington would accept that the evidence suggests there is a lack of expediency. The process is so drawn out. We hear from approved housing bodies how long it takes for departmental approval. They go through the Housing Agency in a relatively short time and then they have to duplicate that work which can take anything up to six months. The cost of construction is rising, so things...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: I have just pointed out to Mr. Harrington that approved housing bodies have flagged that there is undue delay, that there is a reasonable turnaround with the Housing Agency, but then it goes to the Department and the whole rigmarole has to be gone through again and everything duplicated, leading to increased construction costs. This is all totally unnecessary in the midst of a housing...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2020: Housing Agency
Financial Statements 2021: Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Chapter 7: Housing Agency Revolving Acquisition Fund
Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (19 Jan 2023) Imelda Munster: They are not saying that because they are bored. They are saying it out of frustration.
- Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: In 2006, hospital overcrowding was declared a national crisis. Declarations were made by the then Fianna Fáil-led Government. Each Fianna Fáil- and Fine Gael-led Government since then swore that this would be resolved. Despite that declaration, and all the statements on resolving hospital overcrowding from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael health Ministers, and Fianna Fáil-led...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: I welcome everyone to the committee. I will start with RTÉ representatives. Looking through their opening statement, they said they had delivered 42 hours of premium Irish dramas last year. Was that a typo, by any chance? It seems to be the bare minimum. Is that correct?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: That is okay. I just thought that might be a typo.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: That is fair enough. I just thought it was quite strange when I looked at it. Back in November, the Minister said that RTÉ was carrying out a review of the pay grades, which was to be completed by June of this year. Is it still committed to that timeline?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: Can Mr. Lynch confirm whether or not that review into pay grades would include the disparity of pay between workers working through the Irish language in Raidió na Gaeltachta and those who work through the English language in radio stations?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: Including that.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: The last time we had RTÉ representatives in, they said that it was not, so I wanted confirmation that it would include that.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: One would imagine a public service broadcaster that is publicly funded could not have discrimination or pay disparity within its own workers who work either through the media of English or Irish. That is good to have that confirmed. In her statement, Ms Craig talked about multi-annual funding arrangements, but she did not say what they were. Could she outline those for us? If I am...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Jan 2023)
Imelda Munster: 438. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a date for new applications for the sports capital grant 2023; and the amount that has been allocated. [63471/22]
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)
Imelda Munster: I raise the lack of dental care for medical card patients. I have raised this matter so often with this Government that it is deeply frustrating for me. I can only imagine how bad it is for patients affected. For almost two years now, patients with medical cards cannot access dental care. This includes patients who are seriously ill with diabetes and even with cancer. To give an...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)
Imelda Munster: The scheme is not fit for purpose and I have already told the Minister that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022) Imelda Munster: Mr. Buckley and his vast team are very welcome. It is appreciated. We appear to have the whole shooting gallery here, which is great. I will start by touching first on the maintenance contracts, and particularly the measured term maintenance contracts. In the period from 2020 to date, were any works carried out that were in excess of the €500,000 with regard to those contracts?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022) Imelda Munster: Mr. Buckley said "well in excess". Perhaps he could just expand on that and the period.