Protocol for the Provision of Information to Members of the Oireachtas by State Bodies under the aegis of Government Departments/Offices

As per the Protocol for the Provision of Information to Members of the Oireachtas by State Bodies under the aegis of Government Departments/Offices listed in the Department of Expenditure and Reform’s Circular 26, which should be read in conjunction with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies . This states that in the spirit of Open Government Partnership, state bodies should seek, where appropriate, to publish the response to queries from members of the Oireachtas on their website.

Responses to queries raised by Oireachtas members during 2024 are as follows:

Summary of Queries to HFA dedicated email address for Oireachtas Members during 2024

Date

Oireachtas Member

Summary of Questions and Answers

Responded to within deadline

28 March 2024

Matt Carthy T.D.

Question

To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the ground rents payable by his Department or agencies under its remit, by named property, by name of landlord and by amount payable, in the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter

Answer


We confirmed that the Housing Finance Agency does not pay any ground rent, so there was a nil return from 2016 to date.

Yes

26 April 2024

Heather Humphreys T.D

Question

We’ve been contacted by the above constituent who has been renting the above property for four years. XXX was recently told to vacate the property in August 2023, but this has since changed and we believe the Housing Finance Agency has been in contact with the landlord, Mr. XXXX, to purchase the property. In recent times, he has continued to pay his rent to XXX but is unsure if XXX still owns the property. XXXX has been in touch with the Housing Finance Agency and is seeking an update, as this matter is causing him and his family extreme stress currently. We would be grateful you would contact xxx directly and also provide our office with an update.

Answer


We directed them to the relevant authority, which in this case was the Housing Agency.

Yes

Responses to queries raised by Oireachtas members during 2023 are as follows:

Summary of Queries to HFA dedicated email address for Oireachtas Members during 2023

Date

Oireachtas Member

Summary of Questions and Answers

Responded to within deadline

12 June 2023

Neasa Hourigan T.D.

Question

Please provide details of the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. Details Supplied: EY, KPMG, PwC, Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey

Answer


Please note in relation to your query, that there were no awards made by the Housing Finance Agency to the management consultancy firms,(as detailed), for the years from 2018 to 2022. We note that you made your original Parliamentary Question request to the Minister for Housing Local Government and Heritage in February 2023 , however, we only received your request yesterday in our dedicated Oireachtas Members mailbox.

Yes

16 June 2023

Rose Conway Walsh T.D.

Question

Please provide details of the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022.

Answer


The Housing Finance Agency’s spend on consulting services for the year 2022, was €249,785 and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, was €1,903,385.

Yes
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