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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the business case to be made for the metro north project by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55827/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (16 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the publication of the credit union policy review framework. [62332/21]
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: This morning, the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, indicated that inflation may cap out at 6%. That is an alarming and stark figure, because while many of us can stand up in here and talk about any manner of public policy, inflation will impact on our competitiveness, public pay policy, the pay policy of private companies and our ability to spend the significant amounts that...
- Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (16 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: In contributing to the Covid debates, it often feels as though you are speaking while standing on shifting sands because Covid continues to bring about changing circumstances and to be inconsistent. The prime example of that is that only a few weeks ago we renewed the emergency powers legislation and the lead Opposition party said the restrictions were long past their sell-by date. Yet we...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Paul McAuliffe: I will continue on the point Deputy Dillon made about the transparency and oversight of the delivery of projects. Mr. Watt may not be familiar with the Finglas primary care centre project and he can revert to me with an update in writing. We know how important primary care is in the area and the HSE has done significant preparatory work on the site. Unfortunately, the project has been...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Paul McAuliffe: As I say, it is a case that makes itself. I turn to the registration of births and deaths. While it is primarily a HSE function, is the Department of Health concerned about the significant delays that appear to be emerging as a result of Covid and the cyberattack? There are delays in Dublin of up to 11 or 12 weeks for people registering births and deaths. That has a significant knock-on...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Paul McAuliffe: I am thinking about the governance of the service. It is provided by the HSE. There has been a significant failure by the HSE in conducting an important function. Is the Department concerned that such a failure is happening and that it is having such an impact?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Watt is not alone. I believe 11,000 people are caught in this situation. Many who contact my office are not aware of why it is happening. We all understand the cyberattack had a crippling impact on the HSE's ability to administer data and its IT systems. The idea that private companies are now making services available to register services outside of Dublin is a concern. They are...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Paul McAuliffe: I would appreciate it if Mr. Watt could provide specific written correspondence on that. A number of Deputies and Senators have concerns about it. There is emotional trauma when people try to register a parent's death, have to go in again and again, and are unable to do so each time. There is also a practical impact. My concern is especially about early years and the registration for...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021) Paul McAuliffe: The Department of Social Protection clearly stated it is a HSE function. The HSE stated it is addressing it but the issue is not getting solved any time soon. I am looking to Mr. Watt as somebody with overall responsibility for delivery of this service via the HSE. I ask him to step in to try to take some action.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister for his response. I agree with him that residents want to have a say at the planning stage and the Bill grants them that. Being aware of proposed developments at the pre-planning stage give residents more of an opportunity to be prepared for that process. In particular, I ask the Minister to consider those sections that provide information at the pre-planning stage...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Yes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: This legislation is quite significant. Many Deputies will have spoken in the Chamber on the importance of this legislation, and how it effectively gives back to the local authorities by making them the first port of call for planning applications. The strategic housing development, SHD, process deprived local communities of the opportunity to contribute to the planning process and gave them...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I have a lot of sympathy with the points made, particularly around ensuring the primacy of the development plan and the issues around height being a national strategy. In my locality, areas we want to see developed for height and are identified for height have not seen that investment but areas where the city would not have preferred that height because it wanted to concentrate it in a...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I am not sure why my amendment was not linked with this group but it touches on many of the same issues. I take the Minister at his word that he will look at what he can do on this issue, perhaps on Report Stage. If that allows us to progress to the next section and in the meantime reserve judgment to see what comes back on Report Stage then I would look forward to that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 33: In page 9, to delete lines 16 to 20 and substitute the following: “ “(1B) Where a planning authority receives an application for permission to which section 32A(1) applies it shall— (a) notify the elected members of the planning authority of the making of the application, of where the application is available for inspection, and of...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Amendment No. 52 seeks a small change to the Title of the Bill. I believed the amendment might entitle me to speak first. It outlines exactly what the Minister refers to in respect of restoring the power to local authorities. It proposes a small cosmetic change.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Is the Minister encouraging me to press my amendment or suggesting that it be left at that?