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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Absolutely, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: For public confidence, the DAA notes that it has had a PFAS-free alternative since 2013. I think that puts it in context.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: My understanding is that PFAS have not been used since 2013. This is a legacy issue.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: When a development is close to other developments, a planner will often apply a stepping-up or stepping-down principle to try to match adjoining building heights or to ensure that there is consistency. I am hearing two different perspectives. Is there anything in what is proposed in the Bill that would prevent a planner from making a decision when it comes to stepping up or stepping down?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Will we be discussing amendment No. 212?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I will speak briefly to my two amendments, which are both self-explanatory. They are very simple. Amendment No. 210 is about promoting infrastructure and so on. I wish to respond to the debate though because it is important. The proposal Deputy O’Callaghan spoke about is, in some ways, contradictory. I think back to my days in development plan discussions. With many of the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I was speaking against the amendment for the reason I outlined.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I am happy to hear the Minister's response on the amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy is misunderstanding my point. I will make it very simply. I was just saying that there is a conflict between adding an aspiration for affordability and adding an aspiration for additional costs. There is a challenge there. If we add more bells and whistles, it will cost more and be less affordable. My point is that the two things can be contradictory.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I was not talking about the viability or ideals.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy was not even in the room when I said it so I do not know how he even heard me.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The Minister is right, it was my error.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Apologies; it was my error.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: That would be very useful. As Mr. Moynihan knows, I have been to the Inchicore development. It is a very important one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Sorry, Ms Bayliss. Ms Bailey wants to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: We will start another round of questions. If all members stick to five minutes, everyone will get in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: We need spaces for those in recovery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: It is about championing recovery as well. Deputy O'Donoghue is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Who is that question for?