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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: To be helpful, I was chairing the committee when the amendments grouped with No. 93 were discussed. Deputy O'Callaghan attempted to move Deputy Pringle's amendment at that time because Deputy Pringle was not here. We agreed that the amendment would not be moved at that time but that, when it came time for No. 93 to be debated, a member of Deputy Pringle's group could move his amendment. I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Well that answers that question.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (16 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 183. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider funding multisystemic therapy for an organisation (details supplied). [32310/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (16 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider funding additional posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (16 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an amendment to the Technological Universities Act 2018 for section 12(j) to be amended to increase the number of education and training board nominees onto each technological university’s governing body from one to three nominees. [32312/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (16 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider additional resources to allow an expansion of the Strive programme in Ballymun to allow more offenders to be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32308/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Support Services (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: This year, there will be two important developments for the jobs club networks and local employment service networks across the country. One is that we will have an extension of the services to those areas that are not currently covered, which I welcome. We have strong local employment services in our area and we greatly value the contribution they make. I can imagine the gap they would...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Support Services (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I have heard the Minister of State's contribution here and heard the Minister's yesterday. I welcome that she will meet with a number of Fianna Fáil backbench Deputies about this because we are greatly concerned about it. My local employment service, as with many across the country, issued a press release last week stating that the Government was implementing a for-profit model that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the ten-year rule for taxi drivers in view of the severe impact that Covid-19 has had on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32403/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am very conscious that I want to ask Mr. Joyce a question. I apologise for cutting Mr. Doorley off. Mr Joyce may not have time to answer all of my questions. In my area, I see a dysfunctional postal service, in particular on halting sites, as one of the issues that affects voting cards, election literature and so on. Is that something on which the Irish Traveller Movement has engaged...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I apologise.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Only 90 minutes in this session remain. Could we get through the amendments more quickly if we remained in the committee room? I cannot see a reason for us not to do so.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate the Minister suggesting that he will seek to address it on Report Stage. I want to progress the Bill but it is very clear that the Opposition wants to ensure that this is purely a land amalgamation agency, whereas the Government wants to ensure this is an agency that builds affordable homes for people. The Minister has already said that in places like Dublin, the 20% Part V...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 204: In page 46, line 7, to delete “50 per cent” and substitute “80 per cent”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 209: In page 46, line 11, to delete “50 per cent” and substitute “80 per cent”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 222: In page 48, line 7, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 223: In page 48, line 25, after “housing” to insert the following: “, including the affordable land value of relevant public lands in the geographic or administrative area”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the representatives of the three organisations for being with us here today. We were anxious to ensure that groups such as those represented today with a long track record of representing people who are under-represented within the political system had a voice in this Bill. Our guests are right in saying it is something that has long been campaigned for. I certainly appreciate the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That is good to hear. The National Youth Council made a suggestion around head 104 and the electoral register. I do not disagree. It is an area of increasing concern. Will Mr. Doorley talk about how the preregistration system might work? What user experience does he want for that system in order to encourage as many young people as possible to register?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering amending the help-to-buy scheme to include the best four of the past five years of PAYE income given the impact of Covid-19 and the large number of persons who received the pandemic unemployment payment thus paying less tax than in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33017/21]