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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is the best place to start

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (30 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 46. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in CHO 9, Dublin, currently awaiting an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15746/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships registered to date in 2023; his plans to promote apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15744/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the bus connectivity and links to Dublin City University in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16000/23]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [13066/23]

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy should read Housing for All.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy was not here.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the provision of a permanent building for a school (details supplied). [15704/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason those paying the D stamp and who were recruited prior to 1995 are not eligible for the State pension (contributory); her plans to amend the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15184/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the social welfare entitlements of public service employees who paid the modified class-D social insurance rate that were employed before 6 April 1995; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15183/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 339. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied). [14907/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: With regard to Beaumont Hospital, it might be worthwhile to have the Comptroller and Auditor General look at the matter again, having regard to the purchase of the site adjoining the hospital and the value. That is something that the Comptroller and Auditor General might examine. If he feels it is appropriate, it is something we could explore at a future date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: There was some newspaper coverage.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I would support that. That would also be my experience. The capital has to be spent in a certain way and often within a very specific geographic distance.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes. My only worry is that this relates to local authorities, which do not necessarily fall within our remit. Also, it is probably a policy issue for the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Deputy Catherine Murphy's point is very valid because I have seen it for myself in Dublin City Council.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Some of it was to ensure that local authorities did not get hooked on development either. There was an effort to ensure they were not giving development that might otherwise not be appropriate on the basis that they were getting income from it. I think some of the restrictions were there for a good reason as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: As the board reaches the point where it tries to buy out responsibility, that process might be rushed. Will value for money be obtained in the rush to get that security? There is a great deal of pressure to get the hospital delivered on time. I am concerned that, in this final period, value for money issues could arise due to seeking to buy out options, inflation and other matters. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Exactly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: While I will not be as specific as Deputy Carthy was in explaining, it is about who and why.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It would be interesting to know if barristers' fees related solely to the inquiry or the costs of people who participated in the inquiry.