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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Duffy. I now ask for any speakers to indicate. Deputy Ó Broin has indicated. Anybody else can indicate online as well. Deputy Ó Broin, I will give you the floor. I also want to give you the Chair for five minutes as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Make your call.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Dr. Minihan. I think it is important that we allow all that on the record of the House. I will continue this line of questioning. Is it correct to say that unless Irish Water had been doing the testing on the separate sludge facility, it is likely that the issue in Ballymore Eustace would not have been identified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In many ways it was pure coincidence that Irish Water was doing works at that location and decided to test the front end of facility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Had that testing not been taking place, when is it likely that it would otherwise have been picked up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In the second part of my slot, I would like to raise a disconnected issue, although it does have some connection. We have seen here a case of an accidental incident, where water quality was impacted. One could say that security at any of the water treatment facilities is at a minimal level. Taking the Ballymore Eustace plant as a particular example, because it serves nearly 700,000 people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Obviously a deliberate breach would subsequently come into the remit of the EPA. Would that be fair to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Dr. Minihan. Our final speaker is Deputy Cormac Devlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: We have actually reached the end of our time, so I will ask Dr. Minihan to conclude quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Our final contributor will be Senator Garvey for the second time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: As that concludes the speaker list, the meeting will adjourn. I thank the witnesses for participating this afternoon.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to assist universities in the construction of purpose-built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (13 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of development of the next national research and innovation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing schools that have to use special education teachers to cover staff absences due to Covid-19 given that no other substitute is available to bank the hours to use for the purpose of special education teaching provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50101/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Joint Sitting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Travelling Community
Business of Joint Committees (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome all members to this joint meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community. As the inviting committee, the Standing Orders of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage apply but I want to particularly acknowledge the Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Key Issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, the Irish Traveller Movement and the County and City Management Association on the programme for Traveller-specific accommodation in local authority areas across the State. Deputy Ó Cuív is not with us but will join us shortly. We are joined by the Minister of State with responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State. I note that Mr. Paul Benson, principal officer, and Ms Ann Gill, assistant principal officer, are in attendance. I call Senator Fitzpatrick.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase funding to replace the Dublin Fire Brigade fleet of vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49509/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the capital funding provided to Dublin Fire Brigade in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to deal with the lack of second level teachers in Dublin city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49204/21]