Results 601-620 of 5,941 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the enterprise support grant will be amended to enable self-employed persons who have signed back onto the pandemic unemployment payment and are still working on a reduced scale to qualify for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39902/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Equality Issues (3 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 109. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress in examining the introduction of a new ground of discrimination, based on socioeconomic disadvantaged status to the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40769/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Codes (3 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a new Eircode will be expedited for a person (details supplied) [41020/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Covid-19 guidance that has been given on children's dance classes during level 3; if one-to-one classes are allowed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41423/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made in providing seed capital to local authorities to provide serviced sites at cost in towns and villages to allow persons and families build homes as outlined in the Programme for Government. [41446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in expanding the role of vacant homes officers in local authorities and support local authorities to bring vacant stock into productive use as outlined in the Programme for Government. [41447/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in examining the creation of a system of holding rental deposits informed by international experience as outlined in the Programme for Government. [41448/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in reforming and consolidating compulsory purchase order laws as outlined in the Programme for Government. [41449/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the required pupil teacher ratio for a junior co-educational school with nine teachers. [41873/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the tender and construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42028/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) against the removal of their illness benefit payment. [41872/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: General Practitioner Services (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 605. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of general practitioners taking on new patients in Santry, Dublin 9;and his plans for a primary healthcare centre in the area. [41319/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I will concentrate on the new amendments to the Bill that relate to the tenancy protections. On the dates, it refers to tenants who at any stage between 1 August and 12 April 2021 were on pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, and so on. Why was 1 August chosen rather than 1 April? People might have been in receipt of the PUP between April and August and built up arrears but are not now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: That is a very profound comment to make. Is that the view of the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Lemass realise we exited level 5 restrictions two weeks ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: As soon as the landlord makes that claim and the counter application the protection from eviction is lifted but the case might only be resolved at dispute stage.

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I believe I am sharing with Deputy Carroll MacNeill, although I cannot see her in the Chamber. She may be on the upper deck.

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Having been a Member of this House only since February, I am aware that a vast amount of the time in this Chamber is spent on the Opposition misleading many people that this Government does not protect the most vulnerable in our society. From the first days during which the programme for Government was being put together, that has been a core...

Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I think the bulb blew but the best referee in Croke Park might not see me, I am so far back. I welcome the publication of the Bill. Previous speakers described it as technical legislation, and in some ways it is, but it underpins the vision for the relocation of the facility. I acknowledge the improvement in services and facilities it will bring about. I also acknowledge the provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (10 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in tackling the issue of catalytic converter thefts from cars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42330/20]