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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 29. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24571/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24570/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Last week Dublin City Council, the HSE and the ETB launched a plan for public homes on public land with infrastructure to match. It will include a primary care centre and an increase in all-weather sporting facilities along with 100 homes. These facilities along with the new family resource centre in the area will be crucial to support the community in Finglas. Will the Taoiseach ensure...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The Opposition was surprised at the timing of the Taoiseach’s visit to two countries on the edge of the Russian Federation at a time when it has invaded another one of its neighbours. I am not at all surprised and the timing was correct. Today's vote in the Finnish Parliament to join NATO, by 188 votes to eight, is a sudden move but it is understandable from a Finnish perspective....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [24569/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the affordable housing element of the planned housing provision in Dublin 11 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24204/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 341. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [24122/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 368. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the passport for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [24455/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 416. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when passports will be issued to persons (details supplied) who submitted applications in January 2022 and who expected a date of issue on 22 April. [24851/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 736. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [24800/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for being with us. If I pop out after these questions, it is because I must be in the Dáil for other questions and not because the witnesses gave me an answer that was offensive in some way. I am pleased that the witnesses and those from the LGAS are with us today in the context of points that have arisen in two discussions, one of which took place at this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: My question was concerned more with the current structure, and Mr. McCarthy is right that the structure exists, in the context of the time and resources that the members of audit committees have and whether that structure enables them to scrutinise the audit reports in the same way as we do at the Committee of Public Accounts, for example. My knowledge of local audit committees is that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: If that is the case, and many people would agree with that position and it is welcome that Mr. McCarthy voiced it, what structural changes can we make to improve the ability of local authority members to audit or scrutinise an audit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: NOAC has not yet carried out any work in this area. Perhaps Mr. Hayes might wish to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I may discuss that further with Mr. Hayes in my later round. I know I have gone over time. I appreciate Mr. Hayes and Mr. McCarthy clarifying that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Gould. He is over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Gould. Three minutes are left, so I propose to give Senator Boyhan a minute and to give myself a minute, and hopefully the witnesses will be able to answer in one minute, because we have another group of witnesses coming at 4.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Many of Senator Boyhan's points echo my opening questions about the local government audit. I ask the witnesses to revisit that, as Senator Boyhan asked. The second area I hope the witnesses would consider having NOAC look at, though I appreciate it has a considerable amount on its agenda, is transparency about applications for housing, between the Department of Housing, Local Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: We will be doing a report out of this piece of work. I welcome the suggestion that the officials are open to recommendations from the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: All significant changes since the new Government, but of course I would say that.