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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: If somebody replies to a survey, Sinn Féin does not advertise to that person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Sinn Féin advertise back to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There is a lot of work to do on online political advertising. I think voters knowing that Sinn Féin records whether they voted or not on an active database and knowing that if they contact Sinn Féin about a problem, Sinn Féin will use it to target them for advertising rather than solving the problem, are issues which are not healthy in a democracy. They are not unique to Sinn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: To come back on the point just made by Deputy Ó Broin, it is not correct to state that Irish voters gave permission for Sinn Féin to record on a central database whether they voted. It is incorrect to state that. Sinn Féin did so without voters' permission. The information is made available but it is not permitted to record it on a database. It is wrong that Sinn Féin...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the case of a person (details supplied) can be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/21]

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The findings of Mrs. Justice Keegan are harrowing to read and, I am sure, deeply painful for the family members, 50 years on. Mrs. Justice Keegan's words declare that those involved, members and loved ones of those families, were entirely innocent. This provides some justice to those who have spent decades seeking it. That the British Government has had it in its power to do this for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place to help persons get back to work post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26253/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for local development companies that unlike private entities provide a complete wrap-around service for their communities and work on an non-for-profit basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made inquiries regarding car tax versus fuel tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the guidelines for reopening Irish dance classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence in relation to access to a reading class (details supplied). [25631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the process for the implementation of section 37A of the Education Act 1998 as inserted by section 8 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; the factors that are taken into account in the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD units in Dublin 9 and 11, both primary and secondary; the location and number of pupils in each school; the number of applications each has received for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any school at primary or secondary level in Dublin 9 or 11 has applied to open an ASD unit for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and supports available for a school that has an interest in opening an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26205/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the PRSI contributions made by employers and employees in 2020 in comparison to previous years. [25851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the availability and take-up of the extra 3,000 places for employment support schemes, including community employment and Tús places, as part of the July stimulus package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the responsibility that forestry companies have in relation to the upkeep and repair of roads that that have been damaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The Chairman is right to point out that usually we discuss Bills prepared by the Government but that today we are fulfilling a mandate from the people of Limerick. Whether we agree or disagree with the position of a directly elected mayor, it was a decision of the people of Limerick to opt for one and it is up to us now to work out the details. However, we should be cognisant of the fact...