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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister for coming to the committee to update us. Deputies Hearne, Ellis and I met Dublin City Council to talk about the pipeline in our own constituency. I have to say there is a very strong pipeline of nearly 2,500 public homes all on public sites in our constituency. What was welcome to see on many of those was the mix of tenure. We have cost rental, social and affordable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Given that they already have planning permission, some in bundles 3 and 4 - I think there were nearly 800 with full planning permission - given that they are all on local authority sites and given that we have enabled them in the Housing for All plan and have passed the Affordable Housing Act, we cannot really facilitate or accept any delay in delivering those. I know it is only a matter of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: They have seen the designs and they want to participate in them. I will turn to a related conversation regarding ground floor units. In Ballymun, we have a large number of retail units that have yet to be used, which were built under the regeneration. Unfortunately, with regard to the design, the planners insist on ground floor spaces being animated by providing retail. The difficulty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: We should be doing at the very beginning when they are being planned. With particular regard to public housing that we build, that should happen at the beginning rather than waiting to be converted. The Department needs to issue stronger guidelines to Dublin City Council planners to say that where there is an oversupply, we should not be prescribing that there has to be retail at ground floor.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the targeted supports he intends to give to families for the upcoming college year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport can be issued for a child (details supplied). [37762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the anomaly in the Private Security Authority guidelines (details supplied); if consideration has been given to amending such guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 767. To ask the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme can be used in the case of a person (details supplied). [37165/25]