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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Sorry, I should have said the proposed number.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: My next question is for the Irish Environmental Network. Earlier we raised the issues relating to heads 9 and 10 - the idea of the definition of the foreshore and the idea of airspace, as opposed to aerospace, being included in that. I heard Ms Uí Bhroin's comments earlier. It seems like a logical conclusion to include the seabed, the column and then the area immediately above,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: If I have heard Ms Uí Bhroin right, is she saying that there is a concern that if a licence was granted for an offshore wind turbine, for example, that it would somehow give extended rights into the airspace or a mineral deposit found beneath? Is that the area of concern?

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: We have to put this Bill in context. It is in the context of the Social Welfare Bill and the Finance Bill, of the announcements made on budget day and the resources this Government has been able to gather from the people of Ireland and those people who invest in Ireland to create wealth so that we can redistribute it. At the beginning of Covid-19 many people would have said it would be...

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Representatives of Meath and Kildare county councils recently appeared before the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss how they are implementing Housing for All. They followed the four Dublin councils and Cork, Waterford and Limerick councils, with more councils to appear before us in the new year. All of these councils are telling us the story of public...

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: We move to the Rural Independent Group. I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, who is sharing time with colleagues.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is deferred until the weekly division time tomorrow evening.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I understand that is a matter for the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on efforts by the Office of Public Works to increase public access to the Dunsink observatory; and the way the efforts may support the work of DIAS. [56342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that she has made to date in bringing school completion officers back under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the permanent new school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57488/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that were processed in 2021; his plans to ensure that there are no delays in the processing of passports in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57513/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average wait time for each type of passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57514/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (22 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to install fibre broadband in a location (details supplied). [57530/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I ceded Deputy Higgins's time without acknowledging her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I would reflect on the points Deputy Higgins made about the scale and the numbers involved, for both those in receipt of temporary protection and those seeking international protection. Ireland has no control over those numbers. We are in receipt of those people. They come to our shores and airports and they seek international protection. In the case of those coming from Ukraine, they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Chair and committee members for allowing me to be here today. I will direct my initial comments to Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus. I accept that they have covered this to some degree. When we talk about these things, it seems like statistics. It is 1 p.m. now. In about ten minutes time, I will be in the Dáil canteen. There are two members of staff there who get the No....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There is a real impact. One gentleman last week told me he received a verbal warning from his employer because of a consistent failure to attend. Another lady told me she had to pay a late crèche fee because she was unable to get back. I accept that Dublin Bus has recruitment issues but what we are discussing today has real-life implications and this can often get lost in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: What work have Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus done with the RSA to indicate the flow that is coming towards it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: That is very encouraging. What about Dublin Bus?