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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the college fees can be carried out in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I will start with some of the issues covered by Mr. Curran. Budget 2021 provided a 50% increase in funding for the management of halting sites. What has been the practical impact of that on the ground? Have local authorities been able to improve the services as result of that increase?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Should that level of funding be maintained and how would Mr. Curran see it being used in a non-Covid period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In terms of the breakdown of types of accommodation for members of the Traveller community, a significant number of Travellers are living in private rented accommodation. We know already of the level of discrimination against HAP tenants in general, but we have all heard the stories of the discrimination experienced by Travellers on top of that. What has the Department done to capture and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Competing is one thing, discrimination another. I would like to see some longer term analysis of that issue, perhaps done by the local authorities in conjunction with the Department with responsibility for equality. My hope as we go forward is that we will not have to rely on HAP for any type of housing. It is an incredibly poor way of spending public money. In the meantime, we need to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: My final question relates to an analysis of the type of accommodation of which Travellers currently avail. Close to 80% of Travellers are in non-Traveller-specific accommodation. I wonder what the generational impact of that will be on the Traveller community. Many Travellers fear that many of the things that are unique to the Traveller community, including that sense of collective living,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am going to put the Tánaiste in a difficult position by asking him to comment on or dismiss unconfirmed reports about a Government plan that has not yet been announced. Communities across north Dublin are concerned about reports that MetroLink may be delayed. I do not have to convince the Tánaiste of the benefits of MetroLink. It is a project that helps our climate, our city...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: This is a really serious issue. I have submitted my own parliamentary questions on the issue over the summer and will submit subsequent questions on it. My question concerns how it relates to our work on the Committee of Public Accounts. I am a new member, so I am still getting used to it. Which areas will we be focusing on? At this point, the issue does not appear to involve public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (21 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dates on which the changes to CPO for local authorities announced in the Housing for All document are due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45131/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Housing Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 512. To ask the Minister for Health the dates on which the various changes to the fair deal scheme announced in the Housing for All document are due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45131/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (21 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the current wait times for ambulances in the Dublin area as patients have reported hour-long waits for emergency ambulances. [44963/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 655. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reported refusal by some dental practices to accept appointment requests from medical card holders; if he will clarify the responsibilities which dental practices have to medical card holders who request appointments and subsequently require treatment; if he will clarify which dental services are currently covered by the medical...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Earlier this week, I attended a meeting of school principals and a family resource centre about how open drug dealing is impacting the services they provide in the community. We all saw the "Prime Time" programme on open drug dealing in Ballymun. My question relates to the programme for Government. When will the citizens' assembly on drug use be brought forward and will the Tánaiste...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I will return to the procurement of personal protective equipment and ventilators. The first two contributions by members were absolutely bizarre in not allowing the HSE to outline the context in which discussions took place and decisions were made. It is akin to two soldiers stepping out of the trenches as the smoke clears, being told they did a great job and invited to sit down so they...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Have those learnings been put into a systematic approach for any future emergency?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There are legal and commercial routes to seek to secure some of that €23 million, but our success rate may be a different thing. Is that what Mr. Mulvany is saying?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the non-contributory pension application by a person (details supplied); and if a supplementary welfare allowance can be awarded in the interim. [43971/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 487. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is considering increase the maximum age for recruitment to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most appropriate avenue through which an organisation (details supplied) can apply for potential funding streams within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43165/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I very much welcome the legislation that is before us today. It effectively marks the end of the SHD processes. It allows communities once again to have access to a two-stage decision-making process and it reverses the attempt to remove them from that decision-making process. I think it is another example of how the new Government is doing housing differently from the previous Government....