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Coronavirus: Statements (5 Mar 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: To those parents, children and teachers who are at the front line of Covid-19, the country is behind them. They may be in individual isolation, but as far as this House is concerned, they are not isolated or forgotten. The word "war" that I use with regard to Covid-19 is not to alarm but to demonstrate that, in this containment phase, all of the resources of the State must be used and...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I wish to acknowledge the work that has been done to support employment. I look forward to the announcement to be made tomorrow. We need to start looking at how to reopen our economy such that we can continue to protect employment. Many older people have told me that when they came back into the world after weeks of cocooning they felt less confident and less safe. Employers, employees...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sharing time with three colleagues, with each of us taking four minutes. I welcome the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty. After four hours of questions on the Revised Estimates, I do not want to be one of those politicians who asks the same questions that were asked earlier just to be seen to be asking them myself. However, I will refer back to the...

Covid-19 (Defence): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Like my colleagues, I commend the service members of the Defence Forces have given, as have many public servants, during the period of Covid-19. I also look forward to an opportunity to having more than just gratitude with which to reward them for that. Deputy Troy mentioned 1916 and I want to raise the case of Mr. William Halpin with the Minister of State, who has not yet been awarded a...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: One of the strongest tools the State has in building strong communities is community policing. We only have to look to the US to see the disastrous consequences when the relationship between the police and communities breaks down. One issue that constantly undermines community policing in my constituency and that has become more acute during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the need to share...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Yesterday, the Taoiseach said that Ireland was compliant with WHO guidelines and in line with other EU countries with regard to the use of face masks. Walking around the city, however, one would have to wonder if that is true. It is clear that the key challenge in respect of Covid-19 transmission relates to those at the presymptomatic stage. We heard this morning from Dr. Nabarro that...

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: If media coverage is anything to go by, many people would be forgiven for thinking that Brexit has gone away since the outbreak of Covid-19. If anything, Covid-19 has proven that different governmental responses can have a profound impact on how these two islands connect, trade, operate, and indeed, survive. Some 40% of retail stores in Dublin city belong to UK retail chains. Workers...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: This is the first opportunity I have had as the parent of two children to acknowledge the work that many principals, teachers and special needs assistants, SNAs, have done during the pandemic. In many cases it was done without the assistance of a national online learning platform, which is something we need to look at very speedily. We also need to look at the issue of the digital divide,...

Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Like my colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, I welcome some of the proposed improvements and responses to domestic violence in the draft programme for Government but, like every Deputy, I will be holding whoever holds the relevant responsible ministerial positions to account because the State has not done enough to address domestic violence. I know this from having visited the Aoibhneas centre...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Like previous speakers, I congratulate the Minister on his appointment as Minister for Health. I say that, not out of some sense of party loyalty, but because I have seen in a very real way the ability and skill he has applied to the health portfolio as an Opposition spokesperson. I saw it here in the Chamber but more important, I saw it when the Minister came to visit my constituency with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Lending (16 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 4. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some financial institutions are declining mortgage applications in cases in which applicants are on the temporary wage subsidy scheme, TWSS; if there are measures he can take in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16281/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Lending (16 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I had the pleasure this week of attending the launch of the latest phase of affordable housing with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. It is great for any politician who attends such events to see the pleasure of any young families in being able to purchase their own homes. Unfortunately, however, many young families now have a level of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Lending (16 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister for his reply. I understand the regulatory framework, but when my constituents, Derek and Sandra, attended my clinic last week and told me about their mortgage application, it was very difficult as a Member to explain to them why we have such a large stake in the ownership of many of these banks and yet they feel they are being treated unfairly. I accept the statement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Lending (16 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister and I accept his bona fides in this matter. As well as the responsibility that we have, and as someone who purchased a home in 2008, I know all about the issues relating to protecting those people who may not have long-term financial security. We also, however, have to ensure that we have a functioning housing market and that we continue to allow people who can to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (9 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. In the immediate aftermath of the election, the Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, said that there was an urgent need to provide the country with a functioning government. In outlining the many reasons why that was needed, he spoke very passionately about how parents of children with a disability must fight to secure a place each September for their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (9 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State. At the heart of her reply, as well as the experience of any parents who sit before us at a clinic explaining their real urgency and frustration, is the issue of transparency. Many of those parents do not feel part of the process but feel they are subject to the process. Many do not believe there is transparency about how a school or ASD unit is established,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (15 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 43. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Finglas primary care centre [22250/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (15 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the Ministers of State, Deputies Butler, Rabbitte and Feighan, to the House. Having waited eight years for a Minister to champion their primary care centre, the people of Finglas will be delighted that three Ministers of State have come along all at once. This project dates back to 2012. The HSE, local GPs, elected representatives and the community all agree on the need for a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (15 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate the Minister of State outlining some of the difficulties with the site, but it is clearly water long under the bridge since 2012. What people want to know now is, first, when will the design team be initiated? I appreciate that the Minister of State confirmed it will be appointed, but when will that be done? Second, is the funding in the capital programme to deliver this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (15 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State for his bona fides on this issue. I acknowledge that he is taking the question on behalf of the Minister. We have a very strong team in the Department, led by the Minister and the Ministers of State. I hope that they, working with me and other Government Deputies who represent the area, will be able to deliver on the commitments in the programme for Government...