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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 312. To ask the Minister for Finance the work done to date on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34807/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the planned €5 million investment in DEIS schools will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34810/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the lack of multi and non-denominational primary school places in Dublin 11; her plans in relation to the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34811/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of discussions her officials have had with officials in Fingal County Council in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 regarding future educational needs in the Meakstown, Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34812/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for changes to the patronage competition system for new schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34813/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid out for the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2019 in Intreo offices (details supplied). [34817/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are due backdated payments will receive their payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35029/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pandemic unemployment payment will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied). [35212/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 689. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacy staff that were wearing masks and deemed a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case are classed as casual contacts and can continue to work. [34749/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: As a public representative, I have often said that the only thing more unpopular than the housing shortage is the construction of housing. I can understand the motivation behind trying to ensure a speedier delivery but there was no acceptance in the opening statements today that the introduction of SHDs has significantly undermined the construction of housing. Housing often involves...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: My questions are on the clustering of SHD applications and the comparison with local area plans, LAPs, or strategic development and regeneration areas, SDRAs. Do the witnesses accept that when there are clustered SHDs, they effectively bypass or undermine existing LAPs or the potential to have new LAPs? The witnesses have talked about relying on the zoning and on each application standing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: So there is no impact from an appeal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It is fair to say that at local authority level there is a far greater track record of those things being considered in a holistic way rather than on a stand-alone basis for each application.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: We have run out of time but I would ask for a written response on the question on tenure.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: To assist, I wish to focus on two areas, the Apple escrow account and the Irish Water transactions. Questions were asked about the overall fund's decline between 2018 and 2019. A political point might be that one would wonder how there is anything left in the account given the number of times Opposition politicians have asked that it be spent. With regard to the decreasing balance, I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: So that strategy is agreed between the Commission and Ireland.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Moran believe there is an alternative way to preserve the balance without accruing that sort of annual loss?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The investment committee was mentioned a number of times. Could Mr. Moran outline its membership?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Does it include representatives from Apple?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It was asked earlier whether there would be any liability if the case went the other way in respect of Apple's involvement. That is key to having the agreement.