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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the Finglas to Killester cycleway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 528. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the new UBU Your Place Your Space contract will allow detached youth work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46130/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. In some senses, the premise of the Bill is an admission that including Irish Water with Ervia was not a long-term or sustainable method of establishing a public utility. We should reflect on that and the serious mistakes that were made in the establishment of Irish Water. That has a cost. There is an estimated cost of €5 million outlined...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: What is the breakdown between permanent costs and once-off costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The €5 million relates specifically to once-off costs. Mr. Ó Coigligh is suggesting that relates to the separation of services in each company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay. Is that an estimated figure? Are public sector contracts in place? How has that €5 million figure been reached?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I may have more scope to examine that issue as a member of the Committee of Public Accounts. That may be an early warning for Mr. Ó Coigligh. There is a widespread political commitment relating to public ownership. The mechanism for doing that is the share of the Minister. We know from the past that can be changed by Government decision. What work has been done to try to ensure...

Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Quadbikes and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sinn Féin had other options.

Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Quadbikes and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: We are getting on with fixing the problems.

Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Quadbikes and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the Deputies bringing this Bill forward. We were fortuitous in it being drawn from the lottery. We have been talking about this issue for some time. There is a broad understanding of this in the House, both from the Deputies who have spoken but also on the part of Deputy Lahart, who brought forward an earlier Bill which has now gone to the next Stage, and Deputies Chambers and...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am going to stay on the section 39 organisations. First, I will deal with pay. Decisions were made in December 2020 regarding pay restoration, with a further phase in May 2021. What level of compliance has there been on that within section 39 organisations?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I use that as an example of the level of oversight and governance we have in respect of the section 39 organisations. We expect the implementation of a pay increase to happen automatically but there is non-compliance in many areas of policy, for example, procurement. What level of oversight is there of procurement and pay policy regarding section 39 organisations?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Despite that, the service user sees them as just another outlet of the health service and would not often be aware of the underlying structure. We do not have a sufficient level of oversight and governance of some of these organisations. During Covid, we saw that we did not have a sufficient level of control, in particular over service delivery. Have we analysed whether the section 39...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate that is Mr. Reid's view. The question is whether there has been a systemic review of the governance, compliance with procurement and benefit for service users of the section 39 model.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Reid have any insight into the level of compliance as regards the targets set for service delivery, that is, what was agreed in the service level agreement, and what was delivered? What percentage of organisations meet the targets?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am not undermining in any way the work of many of these organisations. In fact, sometimes they struggle with the level of funding, in particular capital funding, that they need to grow their services. My question is whether the section 39 model benefits them, the service user or the State. I cannot see the benefit of a system which puts obstacles in the way of the State being able to act...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures and proposals her Department has taken or plans taking to regularise pay, conditions and the pensions of school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her progress to date in engaging with local schools to provide additional ASD classes at both primary and post-primary level in Dublin 9 and 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45450/21]