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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government following the publication of the national planning framework, if he will advise when the local authorities will receive their revised population figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35827/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Following the publication of the national planning framework, NPF, will the Minister of State advise when the local authorities will receive their revised population figures? It is important that these guidelines are rolled out to county councils as soon as possible to allow them to amend their county development plans and local area plans. Because of the delay, I have seen a planning...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: On a related matter, I want to bring up the issue of headroom. At this stage, no guidance has been issued on this. From my experience of development plans, the previous directive from the Office of the Planning Regulator was 0% headroom, which is very misguided. It is imperative that there is a considerable percentage headroom because in practice many sites will not be developed for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: From a national point of view, councils must be closely involved in the delivery of housing. Delivery must be micromanaged. These county targets must be drilled down further, with monthly figures produced by all local authorities of actual homes built versus targets and explanations given. This is the only way to deliver large numbers of houses. The Minister must then meet the CEOs of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: The N81 national road runs from Tallaght in south Dublin through west Wicklow and onward to Carlow. It functions as the principal transport artery for west Wicklow and parts of counties Kildare and Carlow. I will make two major points. The N81 is one of the most dangerous roads in the country, as proven by several studies. Second, the N81 is the only national road out of Dublin that has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: 46. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out hospital transport services for patients attending regular hospital appointments who are not cancer or dialysis patients. [34975/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: 119. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for service expansion in the Baltinglass and Blessington primary care centres in County Wicklow. [34974/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans there are to improve sports and recreation facilities in west Wicklow, in particular the swimming pool for west Wicklow, a sports centre for Baltinglass and a walkway around the Blessington lakes. [34986/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank the Chair. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for coming to the committee. I thank them for allowing me to ask technical questions about the Votes. I was unavoidably detained and could not make the first meeting; I apologise. Vote 11, operational services, is up 63% from €665,000 to €1,070,000. Is there any particular reason for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: Does that cover item 4, operational services supplies and sundry equipment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: Also in Vote 11, subhead A5, the managed European development fund, went from €39 million in output in 2024 to a target of €67 million in 2025. It is a standout figure of approximately €30 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: It is mainly capital expenditure? It is quite a big number - there is a €28 million increase.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: Will the Minister provide more details?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: On Vote 12, is the increase in the appropriation-in-aid single pension figure from €562,000 to €690,000 credits back? That reduces costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: On Vote 17, there is quite a significant decrease in the appropriation from €870,000 to €206,000. Appropriation-in-aid was €870,000 in 2024 and it is estimated at €206,000 in 2025. That seems a dramatic drop. The deduction is far less in 2025 than it was in 2024.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Edward Timmins: Will the Minister provide more detail about that?