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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been here since 9 a.m. I did not have any issue with the Deputy's contribution.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: My contribution was related to the Chair's proposal. It had nothing to do with Deputy O'Donoghue's.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for a person (details supplied) will issue before 24 March 2024 as they are due to travel on a school trip on that date but the passport is not expected until 25 March 2024. [12853/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant property refurbishment grants which have been paid in each county. [12135/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time taken to process the vacant property refurbishment grant by each local authority. [12136/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 878. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the funding provided to youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas; the number of posts funded; and the total number of posts created since 2020. [12269/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 879. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided by her Department to youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas since 2006, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12270/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to assist families with newborns where maternity leave/payment ends at 26 weeks, but the vast majority of crèches will only take children aged from 12 months upwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11879/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown in the funding provided by his Department to youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas; and for a breakdown in the changes to the level of funding since 2020. [12276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the number of new posts funded by his Department in youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas since 2020. [12277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided by his Department for youth services in Finglas and Ballymun since 2006, in tabular form. [12278/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1578. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of FTE staff and the grades of the staff assigned to the tidy town's unit in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1579. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how many tidy towns adjudicators her Department recruited in 2023; how many tidy towns adjudicators her Department currently has; the remuneration they receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1580. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department takes in devising the marking scheme for the annual tidy towns competition; and the annual adjudication period when groups may be inspected. [11930/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 210: In page 66, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(p) the promotion, protection, improvement and delivery of strategic utilities and infrastructure.”.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes. A constituent, Mr. Patrick Fagan, brought this matter to my attention. He was involved in some of the consultative reforms with the DAA and to be fair, he has been raising this issue for many years. As a member of the Committee of Public Accounts, my concern is around the potential liability, or risk, that may arise from this. After Mr. Fagan raised these concerns with me, I was...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes. The question is around whether there is a potential liability to the taxpayer. The Cathaoirleach is right; PFAS are mostly used for firefighting foam and that is an historical issue. Will the DAA take up the responsibility or will there be an impact for the Department? That is the focus of my concern and I do not think that was answered, but maybe we did not put that across strongly...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: To the DAA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I wish to say one thing. Obviously, Dublin Airport has used PFAS historically. However, there are other airports on this island and there is a broader question around how widespread this issue, and therefore what the cumulative impact, is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Absolutely, yes.