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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Finglas roundabout scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12080/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for affordable housing in Dublin 9 and 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (2 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 141. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a list of the migrant reception centres in Dublin 9 and 11 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There is no doubt the better energy warmer homes scheme is an important support for many eligible homeowners. It is one of the key tools that will help to reduce the use of carbon in our economy and help us reach our climate action goals. Since 2000, more than 143,000 homes have availed of the scheme and, in some ways, it has been a victim of its own success. When it was first promoted...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I particularly welcome the Minister of State's confirmation regarding the particular criteria I outlined, when he stated: For the first time, applications will be accepted from qualifying homeowners who previously received supports under the scheme but who could still benefit from even deeper measures. This means that applicants will now be able to have a second visit under the scheme. ...

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I strongly support today's motion. I want to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people following an outrageous breach of international law by the Russian Federation. The images of refugees pouring into neighbouring EU countries, families separating at borders and civilians being targeted by cluster bombs are all stark, and reminiscent of images we hoped Europe would not see again....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [11749/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Community Growing Spaces in Ireland: Community Gardens Ireland (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There seem to be two challenges here. One is to tell the witnesses how supportive we are of it and the other is to name all the community gardens in each of our constituencies. I will try to live up to the challenge previous colleagues have set. I think everyone in the room agrees with this because of how important it is and because of practical experience. I do not think that is a new,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Community Growing Spaces in Ireland: Community Gardens Ireland (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I am worried that it might have a chilling effect on local authorities transforming informal space into formal space if we over-regulate it. It is a balance about which we need to be careful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Community Growing Spaces in Ireland: Community Gardens Ireland (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: It was interesting when Ms Foreman talked about her own situation. She said there was already a waiting list for it and that if that had happened, her group would have been locked out of that space. It would not, therefore, have had the same ownership of that space. An idea or solution Ms Foreman suggested, for example, a standardised waiting list or some sort of waiting list, could in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Community Growing Spaces in Ireland: Community Gardens Ireland (1 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Some of these proposals should form part of the work of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, and there might be a good pipeline in that regard for policy as well.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for being here for this Topical Issue debate because I know that he, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, treat this matter with the utmost seriousness. We have had nearly two days of housing meetings with chief executives and housing directors of local authorities across the country with the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the Minister of State outlining some of the many things contained in Housing for All, the Affordable Housing Act 2021, the Land Development Agency Act 2021 and the many other measures that he mentioned. We need to go further and start to make sure that every local authority knows the breadth and depth of this housing plan, that every local authority knows how much is in here and...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Town Centre First is yet another tool with which the Government can tackle the housing crisis. It aims to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new life into town centres. People have reconnected with their communities throughout the pandemic, underlining the importance of high-quality public streets, parks and other amenities in towns that provide space for communities to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Can the Tánaiste outline to the House the legislation we have passed that empowers local authorities to build public housing on public land?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Will the Tánaiste outline to the House the legislation we as a Government have passed that empowers local authorities to build public housing on public land? Does he reject what happened yesterday in the Chamber when several terms like "sweetheart deal" and "blackmail attempts" were used deliberately to misrepresent what is happening with O'Devaney Gardens? This was a democratic...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I begin with the comments from the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the discrepancy in the documents laid before the House and the removal of the clarifying line about the outcome or expected timeline of the project. I apologise if I missed a comment on it during the witnesses' opening statement while coming from my office to here. Why was that sentence removed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: For the record of the House, will Mr. Byrne describe the details of that sentence?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I can only take Mr. Byrne at his word on the evidence he has put before us. I would not detract from his good name in any way by saying that he is misleading us. Many sceptical people may view the removal of this line as not being accidental but as an attempt not to outline the direction of the project as clearly as it was done in 2020. To help Mr. Byrne to address that, what should I say...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: It is important for Mr. Byrne to outline that here. That is not in any way to take from his good name. It is important for the record of the House for that to be reflected, because the work of the Comptroller and Auditor General is so important both for the RTB and the House.