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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Obviously we are all aware of some of the recent television programmes broadcast about the greyhound industry. Is the Department following up to ensure the welfare of dogs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Mr. Harris. I will now go to our Vice Chair, Deputy Tully, who is substituting for Deputy Ellis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, which were very informative and useful. I thank them also for attending the meeting and articulating the issues that need to be addressed. As they will know, this committee works on a cross-party basis and has been a very united committee under the stewardship of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. It is a committee that genuinely wants to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: If I may come in there, a vote has been called in the Dáil Chamber. Two Senators are attending the meeting, namely, Senators O'Loughlin and McGreehan. Perhaps they could take turns chairing the meeting while the vote takes place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: To clarify, the third question was on how governments and other stakeholders can raise awareness and remove barriers in education and health environments, including for children with disabilities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Would Ms Mullock like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I call Ms Soraghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Soraghan. I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Well done; there were seven mentions of Carlow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I understand; well done. Mr. Harris might respond to the Deputy's comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Soraghan, Ms Mullock and Mr. Harris for their engagement this afternoon, although I apologise that we had to step out for a number of votes but Senators O'Loughlin and McGreehan kept it going. I thank them for their sincerity and the work they are doing on behalf of the communities they represent. It is hugely important that they continue that work. Right through, the services...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have some very specific questions for the Minister to help me understand the Estimate. I will start with capital and A3. Of the additional €552 million, some €255 million of that is for the development levy waiver. That means there is about €297 million left for social housing. Is the bulk of that to fund the tenant in situ scheme or have there been increased costs...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That means there is €297 million for the housing element of it, rather than the development levy waiver, and €97 million for the tenant in situ scheme. I looked at the statement from the previous Estimates. I am not clear on where the €200 million has gone. I say that in the sense that the €200 million was not in the original Revised Estimate, but it is in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The next question relates to the increases in CAS, CALF and CREL, which combined comes to approximately €370 million. Again, is it fair to assume that it is not the case that the targets will be exceeded on the AHB side, it is more that it reflects the increased cost of the contracts coming in?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is a big increase for CREL. It is €225 million. Is the Minister saying he believes that this year more than 800 cost-rental units will be delivered by AHBs?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am asking specifically about the CREL approved housing body cost-rental target. I would have thought a lot of that €225 million would be a mixture of construction sector inflation and the increase in the CREL to 55%.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Of the overall capital increase of €1 billion, some €200 million of that is not new money into the Department. It is the reversal of a temporary reallocation. Is it then the case that the other €800 million is all additional money coming into the Department, or is there other money that has been moved around programme level expenditure allocations?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay. I will ask my final two questions. There is a very big jump in LIHAF funding. Last year, only €20 million was spent on it and this year's allocation was €10 million. There is an extra €225 million in there. That is a very considerable change, and if there is any explanation for that, I would be interested in it. There were two areas of expenditure announced on...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Likewise, with the disability and adaptation grants, there seemed to be a suggestion in the press conference that there was an extra €25 million, but the budget book across the two subheads was the same as last year, so it is just to clarify.