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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of reviews of carer's allowance that took place in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22186/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: On the subject of pilots, I want to congratulate the Minister on the meeting of the Cherry Orchard task force that took place this week. It is not my area but it is very welcome. There is some frustration in the Ballymun area, where there has been very extensive engagement with officials in the Department of An Taoiseach. Funding has been put in place but there is no point having funding...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the refund for a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be issued. [23481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the model of the NEIC (North East Inner City) Multidisciplinary Teams to include all schools with a DEIS band 1 status in Dublin 9 and 11. [23371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the model of the NEIC (North East Inner City) Multidisciplinary Teams Model to include all schools with a DEIS band 1 nationwide. [23375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the establishment of fully resourced and staffed nurture rooms within all schools with a DEIS band 1 status in Dublin 9 and 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for the establishment of fully resourced and staffed nurture rooms within all schools with a DEIS band 1 status throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23376/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the expansion of the support teacher service to all of the schools with a DEIS band 1 status in Dublin 9 and 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for the expansion of the support teacher service to all of the schools with a DEIS band 1 status the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23377/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of additional ASD places expected to be available in Dublin 9 and 11 at both primary and post-primary level for the next academic year. [23378/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Prices (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: One of the big challenges in delivering the targets in Housing for All is the cost of construction and the effect that has on the unit price. Will the Minister of State comment on the measures being taken by the Department to reduce construction costs?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Prices (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome some of the issues he detailed. I am aware of the report that was commissioned by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage which found that construction costs in Dublin were significantly higher - between 15% and 30% higher - than other European cities. When the report was examined, labour costs and also additional specifications...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Prices (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State for discussing the report. There is much to learn from it. In Dublin city in particular, a clear planning decision has been made that apartments will be the predominant mode. Planners are dictating that. It is for good environmental reasons but the reality is that, as we all know, apartments are significantly more expensive to build and we have to consider...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to return to the central issue here, which was the subject of the aforementioned KPMG report. We respect the fact that the KPMG was essentially an internal inquiry carried out by the governing authority of UL. On the basis of the last appearance by representatives of the university at this committee, my understanding was that the governing authority felt it had not been given...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is an internal document, owned by UL and it is a separate process from the Committee of Public Accounts process. This committee has a responsibility to ensure value for money. It also has an obligation to secure, in public, the facts or details of incidents so that people can be held to account publicly. I fully appreciate the legal situation that UL is in and I understand that us...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sorry-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been generous. I ask Professor Mey to answer the question.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: With respect, that was not the question. I am interrupting because that was not the question. Professor Mey is answering a different question. The governing authority initiated an inquiry because it had concerns. My question was whether the governing authority or the university believes it paid in excess of the market value.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: How can the University of Limerick say it had no concerns around the value of the site when no proper valuation process took place?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am asking the university whether it believes it paid in excess of market value.