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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will assist with finding a school place in a special school for a child (details supplied). [36052/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach. I thank all our guests for their contributions here and for their work. A majority of members on this committee support a right to housing in the Constitution. That has happened because of campaign groups like those present and in response to effectively ten years of undersupply and dealing with the fallout of that. The Government is committed...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I acknowledge the presence of the Minister and the Minister of State in the House, although I feel like we are in the wrong seats. The difficulty is that for some children, there is no seat in schools and for some children and schools, we have not been able to vindicate the constitutional right to an appropriate education. The difficulty we have is that the Department of Education does not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: A great part of the discussions it had with us regarding the metro involved the slippage of timelines. A commitment was given that a railway order would be issued for quarter 2 of 2022. Unless I have been very delinquent in my correspondence, that has not happened. Given commitments were made here and we had such a large discussion around the slippage of timelines even though we are just...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [35119/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [34682/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (29 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the transfer of lands to a school (details supplied). [34603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 501. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for persons (details supplied). [34349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 504. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied). [34353/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 543. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update for passports by persons (details supplied) which have been overdue since 15 June 2022. [34464/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The committee is joined from the Irish Council for Social Housing by Mr. Pat Doyle, president, and Ms Tina Donaghy, vice president. We are also joined remotely by assistant professor Orla Hegarty from University College Dublin, UCD. The opening statements have been circulated to members and with their permission, we will take them as read. Has Ms Hegarty prepared an opening statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: If Ms Hegarty wishes to read her opening statement, she is more than welcome to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate that. There was a group outside Leinster House and I wanted to attend to them. I thank the witnesses for appearing before is. I was here for the meeting's beginning but missed its middle, so I apologise. One of the principal issues around the cost of delivery is that it impacts our ability to deliver – that is stating the obvious – and particularly the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Is it fair to say that is not really at a policy level but a project management level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Was that with or without the €100,000 subsidy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: That would have brought it in between €175,000 and €195,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The serviced sites have merged into the affordable fund. Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: That is encouraging.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I am anxious to let in Ms Hegarty.