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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not mean to editorialise what Mr. McCarthy is saying, but does he mean the rainy day fund may be used in 2023 or, more likely, in 2024 and that that rainy day fund is there to buffer against what might happen in that period?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been a Member of this House for two and a half years and I am yet to have a month when we have not had a shock, between Covid and everything else. I might move on to the interest rate environment and we can return to the other issues later. Mortgage holders are seeing increases in their mortgages, and people who might have had mortgages of the order of €1,200 a month are now...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I think I saw a figure suggesting that almost 90% of our debt has a maturity beyond five years. I would be concerned about the portion that has a shorter period than that because, obviously, interest rates are increasing. Has the Department crunched numbers for what impact the recent increase in interest rates will have on borrowing this year or next year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: My question related to the sum allocated to the rainy day fund.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I will explore that point. The concern was that test cases were being used. Mr. McCarthy said there was no evidence in the sample he examined of a test case being applied across a whole sector. Is that fair?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There are issues with the word, "test". When the courts are determining between a contract of service or a contract for services, they use a number of tests such as integration and control tests. That is separate from the use of the word "test" in the example that we have used.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The courts use the term "test" but those are the criteria. Is there any evidence that criteria are being used for industries or were questions pursued and a response given in each case looked at?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: What was the size of the sample?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Did that sample cover some of the sectors of concern?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Did any of the cases cover the delivery driver sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I ceded Deputy Higgins's time without acknowledging her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I would reflect on the points Deputy Higgins made about the scale and the numbers involved, for both those in receipt of temporary protection and those seeking international protection. Ireland has no control over those numbers. We are in receipt of those people. They come to our shores and airports and they seek international protection. In the case of those coming from Ukraine, they are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (16 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can provide assistance to former customers of a company (details supplied) which has left the Irish energy market without refunding their customers their credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56929/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the Taoiseach's answer. It gives an example of the depth and breadth of the Housing for All plan and how it touches on so many different areas of increasing supply, not least with the provision of public housing on public land. On the last count, there are more than 25 public sites delivering public housing in my constituency. That is very welcome. That most recent of those was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [54580/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 25. To ask the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 3 of 2022 will be published. [54581/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on efforts by the Office of Public Works to increase public access to the Dunsink observatory; and the way the efforts may support the work of DIAS. [56342/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The Government took a number of measures in the budget to protect people from the cost-of-living crisis, not least the increase in the fuel allowance for those who are over 70 years of age and who earn up to €26,000 and for couples earning up to €52,000 where one member of the couple is over 70. That is a really important measure. Many people are waiting for it, particularly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Collection (10 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the implementation of the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55892/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cycling Facilities (10 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The Minister hit the nail on head. We need to work with existing companies but many of them are telling us that the capital costs of providing e-bikes across the whole city are significant and the State should be involved. They are, however, happy to be involved in the operation and delivery of the service. That would give the State control and provide stability in the city as people would...