Results 301-320 of 5,596 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: There are 21 people. What grades exist within that team?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Who is the most senior person in the team?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: I accept that. That is the organisation chart. What is the most senior grade?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: The principal officer is the most senior grade in that team.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: There are 21 people. Is there a technical staff there too, as well as administrative staff?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Is there any formal process within that team which evaluates requests that come in from people who occupy the OPW’s buildings?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Dunsink Observatory is one of the OPW’s properties. If Dunsink Observatory and DIAS, which I know well, asked for a gold-plated train to bring it to the city centre I am sure the OPW would reject that, right? What are the criteria by which the OPW assesses requests?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: I agree, yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Has the OPW provided bike-parking facilities in other office buildings for other Departments?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: Then comes the opportunity to spec it. There is approximately €120,000 for steelwork and glass; around €50,000 for groundworks; and around €40,000 for the granite paving. Then there are two figures for preliminaries and day works. As Deputy Murphy said, I can somewhat justify that the materials in the glass and the steel could come to that figure but I have a real...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for being here on a day the Committee of Public Accounts does not normally sit. This speaks to the importance of why we are here. This committee supervises our audits and the billions of euro that is spent. The idea that an expenditure of €336,000 would draw our attention speaks to the point as regards this issue, namely, that many people cannot get their heads...
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 279. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on changes of funding eligibility for digital grants and consultancy to ensure more simplified, accessible, and broadly available funding supports for digitalisation for businesses; how many more businesses will qualify; the financial value of the proposed funding eligibility changes; and if he will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 280. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount being allocated to the seed and venture capital scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42454/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Funding (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of extending the hot school meals programme to all second-level schools; and the number of primary and post-primary schools presently in receipt of this funding, respectively. [42385/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list all the achievements that have been made to benefit and improve outcomes for carers since this Government took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42605/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detail any changes to carer’s payments and benefits, including the means tests, income thresholds and capital disregards, that are under consideration by her Department; the outcome and conclusions thus far; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42606/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the consideration that has been given to reforming the means test for carer’s allowance so that the carer is recognised in their own right, including individualisation with regards to the means test and reducing the amount of income of the spouse/partner that is taken into consideration when determining access to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the full-year cost of increasing the income disregards for single and couples for carer’s allowance by €25, €50, €75, €100, €125, €150, €175, €200, €225, €250, €275, €300, €325, €350, €375, €400,...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant by €100, €200, €300, €400, €500, €600, €700, €800, €900, €1000, €1500 and €2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42609/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detail the full-year cost of increasing all social welfare payments by €5, €7, €10, €12, €15, €20, €25, €30, €40 and €50, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42610/24]