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Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: The Minister is one of those people who was certain about CERN a long time ago. While that organisation might operate at the speed of light, the implementation of our associate membership, unfortunately, did not. This is a small step in some ways but it also represents an important underlining of the investment by Governments over many decades in education and research, which has put...

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: First, I will respond to the thousands of emails I have received and make it clear that I, my party and the Government do not support the genocide taking place in Gaza. We do not support the genocide, the starvation of Gazan citizens or the current actions of Hamas or Israel. We believe those actions are undermining the stability of peace in the region and of the ultimate solution, a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I might try to divide my time. Six minutes is such a short amount of time. It is more of a challenge for the witnesses than for us. We have the easy job of asking the questions. First, on the DPOs, maybe to reassure the witnesses a little, no Oireachtas committee's agenda is set in stone. It is set by us, as a committee, and we can change it at any time and can decide to do that as a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I would have a different perspective on the Taoiseach's approach to this, but that might be a natural thing for us to disagree on. What I am focused on is the fact that if the restriction relating to those children at this moment who need assessments of need is recruitment, then what is the best way of deploying the State's resources? I am struck by the three thirds relating to this debate....

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I hear Mr. Darmody's points. If I was the person in charge of the service, I would be looking at the blockages. Part of the difficulty is the man and woman power resource. That seems to be the limitation.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Walsh has replied to some of my comments on DPOs. How do they interact with other established representative organisations? I would like to understand the difference between the two and the different roles they might have.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: We might hear from some of the other witnesses as well.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: How does the IDS differ from a DPO? What do you think the relationship between the two will be as things go forward?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Is it hoped to establish a DPO in every local authority?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 101. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to review the current statutory redundancy guidelines, with a view to reducing the time required to claim a payment and to increase payments, given the rise in cost of living. [30901/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review will be carried out in relation to the decision not to award the carer’s support grant to a person (details supplied). [31096/25]

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I spent five years on the housing committee during the previous Dáil, and I learned fairly quickly that there is no silver bullet to solve the housing crisis. It is by turning on the supply in multiple different streams that we will be able to reach that. Despite what previous speakers said, we cannot ignore the fact that we are now at the stage where we are building more social or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [27570/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has plans for a dedicated support programme to enable climate action response through the local development sector and local community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to review the requirement for widowed parents to provide a sole guardianship affidavit for passport renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 869. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in ensuring that regulations on service charges and sinking funds, which were drafted by the Housing Agency in February 2022, will be issued by the end of 2025 [30671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 868. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in ensuring sufficient resources are put in place in Q4 2025 to enable the unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies, as envisaged in the Programme for Government, to commence its work on an administrative basis in Q1 2026. [30670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 1017. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce minimum sentencing laws for sex crimes involving children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29597/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (10 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 1018. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration is being given to minimum custodial sentencing for sexual offences committed against children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29598/25]