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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the pension entitlement for a person (details supplied) can be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18674/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Coroners Service (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate that the response outlined by the Minister of State on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, outlines that three additional staff will be provided to the Coroner Service. That is welcome. It will help to deal with the delay. The response references the pandemic and the impact of it. While we lost many people during that time, this issue only arise this February, March and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Coroners Service (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I wish to raise a very difficult issue that has affected many families over the last number of months in the north Dublin region. I refer to the remains of loved ones being released from the coroner service following a post mortem. Post mortems are required following the death of some people but arising from what appears to be the temporary closure of the mortuary in Connolly Hospital...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: This weekend we had another person murdered in my constituency in what has been reported as being a gangland assassination. This follows weeks in which other people have been murdered following the discharge of an illegal firearm. We have had homes that have been petrol-bombed or suffered arson attacks. We have had a kidnapping. We have had social media platforms being used by rival gangs...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Government measures to address dereliction in rural towns and the creation of work hubs; and if these schemes are available to urban villages such as those in Dublin city. [17842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [17952/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I apologise for missing some of the meeting but I was scheduled to ask a question in the House on promised legislation. The idea behind this session is that we can better understand, as part of the expansion of public housing throughout the State and the provision of Housing for All as a total package, how we can ensure we are building energy efficiency and sustainability into the stock,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Has SEAI engaged with the Department regarding that objective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: We can put these questions directly to representatives of the Department when they are available. Certainly in my view, there should be no fossil fuel-based heating systems in any new homes that are built. There is no point in us having a retrofitting programme if we are building homes that, ultimately, will have to be retrofitted a second time. To return to the better energy homes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: What about partnering or working with local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Last week, I saw a maisonette where only the top storey had been retrofitted, which is a completely farcical situation, but that was due to there being two different schemes and two different owners. There was no joined-up thinking at all. I accept that it is not the case, but there is definitely benefit in marrying thing together. I will ask more questions in the second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I call Deputy Francis Noel Duffy . Mr. Meally can come back in at our next round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There are just three and a half minutes to reply to all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I believe the person responsible is unable to attend because of illness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: That was agreed earlier, that is, we would have an opportunity to put questions.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this issue. There have been three Private Members' items of business on this issue and, unfortunately, Private Members' business does not allow time for Government backbenchers to speak, so I welcome this opportunity for statements, which do. I was in the Chamber twice in successive weeks when various Opposition Members called for time for these...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Men have a role as well as Deputy Smith.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: It is disgraceful for the Deputy to suggest that men do not have a role-----

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: It is disgraceful. It is a disgraceful thing to suggest.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I was attending the meeting of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality in which we were discussing the issue of domestic violence. I could probably spend the entire ten minutes speaking on that issue. I will route the request to that committee, but perhaps there will be an opportunity for that committee to engage with the Garda Commissioner on that issue separately. However, I will come...