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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There is the five-year rule to consider. I accept all of that. Either way, it is a significant expansion beyond the previous one.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Has the Department made a budgetary allowance for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I was going to turn to that. Mr. Griffin is right that the national development plan provides the funding base. We now have established the clear pipeline of the demand. The delivery bit is the bit in the middle. I have two questions around that. Does Mr. Griffin believe the SEAI has the capacity to deliver that extra demand? What is the Department doing for Irish contractors, and by...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I am conscious of time. What about the capacity?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I am not sure the Chair will give me the discretion.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to quickly expedite the large number of persons over 70 years who will be eligible for fuel allowance come January 2023 following changes in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50613/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reform the CE and Tús schemes, in order to make them more appealing to potential candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50614/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to increase childcare places in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (13 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been spent on the active travel investment programme to date; the amount that has been spent on construction and consultancy fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51084/22]

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister for reading his script a little more quickly to allow me to make a very short contribution of just one minute or 30 seconds. Unfortunately, the Business Committee does not allow the majority of Deputies on the backbenches to make contributions in these debates. That is reserved for the Government. However, I will be here for the debate because, as a former Tús...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (12 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the news that Go-Ahead will have its full complement by Christmas. As I said from the beginning, if a company tendered for a service, it should be in a position to deliver it. In that context, we should not be playing catch-up, particularly where people's lives are concerned. We only have to look at the discrepancy between the number of routes Dublin Bus operates and the number...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (12 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Devlin provided a litany of buses that have been cancelled. Thankfully, Go-Ahead only operates one bus in our area, the N6, although many would say that one is enough. It does not seem to be able to fulfil the contract that has been given to it. That is significant. When a person is standing at a bus stop at 7.50 a.m., has to be in work for 9 a.m. and the first time a bus arrives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: That is useful from a broader committee perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The issue of caring has been a significant part of our discussion. Certainly the issue of parents of children with a disability and their access to school places has been a key discussion. Where does the Taoiseach stand on this? We have made some moves in terms of helping to secure the rights of children with disabilities, particularly those with autism, and access to school places....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposed permanent school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49737/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the capitation grant for both primary and post-primary pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49738/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the passport application by a person (details supplied). [50059/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (11 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers employed at the Finglas Social Welfare office for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49465/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (11 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional needs payments applied for in the Finglas Social Welfare office in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49466/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (11 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional needs payments processed at the Finglas Social Welfare office in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49467/22]