Results 1,901-1,920 of 5,948 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: As there is only three and a half minutes, we will try to keep the answers tight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes, but just for the answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Much of that was directed to Councillor Feeney. She may start and then we will allow the others in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Who does the Deputy wish to direct her question to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Anybody else? I am conscious that getting to all four witnesses for each question will take time, but I am happy to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That is a direct question. I will allow any of the chief executives to come in. What powers will they give away?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I sympathise with the witnesses. Looking at the report, I was a little disappointed when I got the recommendations of the citizens' assembly because I expected it to be more detailed, complex and thought-out. That is one of the challenges. All of us are, or have been, practitioners in the local government space and understand the ether. It is difficult for people who are outside to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It would appear that it is proposed that the existing traffic budgets would remain with each of the four local authorities. How could directly-elected mayors make decisions on budgets that are held by the different local councils without reference to the councils, for example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: May I comment on the issue of cathaoirligh not being present? I agree with Deputy Higgins that cathaoirligh can often go further than chief executives might because they have a mandate. Part of the difficulty with their not being present is echoed in the current challenges of the office. The role is highly ceremonial and very much driven by community events and so on. One would not want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We will proceed to the second round, beginning with Deputy Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Senator Fitzpatrick is next and then Deputy Cian O'Callaghan. We should conclude after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We are doing that with everybody, to be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: They might do a better job of it anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I have a final question, and I am not even sure who to direct it to. One area that caused the most debate when we discussed the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 at prelegislative scrutiny stage was the issue of impeachment. We do not have a directly-elected executive office in Ireland, and one of the concerns expressed during discussion of the Limerick mayor Bill was that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That completes all our questions. We appreciate the witnesses coming before the committee. It is not in their normal role of being accountable for the day-to-day functions. We always appreciate them commenting on that but we also appreciate them going slightly outside of it to provide their expert views. We will keep them informed of our work as we go through.

Situation in the Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I express my condolences to all those who have died in recent weeks in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. I join in the growing chorus of Irish voices inside and outside this House who cherish the principle that attacks intentionally directed against a civilian population or against individual civilians who are not taking part in hostilities are wrong. They are unacceptable....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Taxi Regulations (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome his clarification that the anomaly exists that those cars under section 31(2) will be older and yet we will be asking newer cars to come off the road. It is an anomaly. It is a very significant purchase for many taxi drivers. The Minister of State finished his contribution by saying that it was done for the uncertainty that exists in the market....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Taxi Regulations (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State for being here. The last question dealt with stakeholder engagement and this topic touches on it too. I refer to the representative groups who represent taxi drivers. The Minister of State will have met many of them in his constituency, as have I, Deputy Troy and many others, in regard to many issues. One issue that has seemed to come to the fore, mostly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the ICT grant will be paid to both primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45660/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering allowing disability allowance to be disregarded for the purposes of the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/23]