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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: The way the Government has responded has been creative. It has looked for measures that can be rolled out quite quickly. In many cases, that can mean that it is perhaps not as targeted. I accept the Minister's point that there is a strong case for people who are over 18 and are in second-level schooling. However, I know that will require a strong case to be made to the Minister for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That is what she did last year.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I acknowledge the question was tabled by Deputy Crowe and appreciate him being present. Will the Minister update the House on whether she has considered expanding the child benefit payment for those in full-time education up to the age of 22? That situation existed in the past and we would like to see the scheme expanded.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in examining options for a pension solution for carers, in recognition of the enormous value of the work carried out by them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a review of an electric charger grant application by a person (details supplied). [24546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new build for a school (details supplied). [24783/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the school place for a pupil (details supplied). [24839/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of successful applicants for fuel allowance in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24551/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Prices (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State for discussing the report. There is much to learn from it. In Dublin city in particular, a clear planning decision has been made that apartments will be the predominant mode. Planners are dictating that. It is for good environmental reasons but the reality is that, as we all know, apartments are significantly more expensive to build and we have to consider...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Prices (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: One of the big challenges in delivering the targets in Housing for All is the cost of construction and the effect that has on the unit price. Will the Minister of State comment on the measures being taken by the Department to reduce construction costs?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Prices (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome some of the issues he detailed. I am aware of the report that was commissioned by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage which found that construction costs in Dublin were significantly higher - between 15% and 30% higher - than other European cities. When the report was examined, labour costs and also additional specifications...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to return to the central issue here, which was the subject of the aforementioned KPMG report. We respect the fact that the KPMG was essentially an internal inquiry carried out by the governing authority of UL. On the basis of the last appearance by representatives of the university at this committee, my understanding was that the governing authority felt it had not been given...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is an internal document, owned by UL and it is a separate process from the Committee of Public Accounts process. This committee has a responsibility to ensure value for money. It also has an obligation to secure, in public, the facts or details of incidents so that people can be held to account publicly. I fully appreciate the legal situation that UL is in and I understand that us...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sorry-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been generous. I ask Professor Mey to answer the question.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: With respect, that was not the question. I am interrupting because that was not the question. Professor Mey is answering a different question. The governing authority initiated an inquiry because it had concerns. My question was whether the governing authority or the university believes it paid in excess of the market value.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: How can the University of Limerick say it had no concerns around the value of the site when no proper valuation process took place?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am asking the university whether it believes it paid in excess of market value.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Professor Mey replied by saying it was value for money. That is a separate issue. Does she believe the university paid in excess of market value?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am being very clear. Does the university believe it paid in excess of market value? It is a simple question.