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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (6 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for appointment to the Taxi Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the measures being introduced to escalate the scale of housing being built in 2021 following the construction sector shutdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the social, affordable and cost rental housing projects funded by his Department in Dublin 9 and 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23010/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the proposal by a group (details supplied) to have a separate section of Metro North extended to Santry village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the shortage of substitute teachers; and if she will consider amending the five-day rule in which newly qualified teachers who are not yet registered with the Teaching Council can only teach for five consecutive days on a temporary basis. [23118/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to publicly tender on a cost bid model for the local employment services and jobs clubs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23152/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the delivery of the employment service initially as a two- or three-year pilot delivered by local development companies therefore eradicating the need to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23153/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 444. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the shortfall of funding for a project (details supplied) as a result of the move from community childcare subvention to the new national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23105/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I will take the first slot and the second slot will be taken by Senator Byrne, as Senator Fitzpatrick is attending another committee meeting. I welcome Mr. Cussen and Ms O'Connor to the meeting. The comments from the Chair outline the importance of the OPR. It is about balancing that with accountability and the element of local democracy held by officials and elected members. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: My second question relates to height. The previous Government's decision to allow height strategies to be set aside has had an impact. I will outline an example. Santry and Ballymun sit very close to each other. One will benefit from a metro scheme but the other will not. However, all of the large-scale development over the past 12 to 24 months has been in Santry. That is because the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: What about the height issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Would Mr. Cussen accept that there is effectively no height strategy in Dublin city any longer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I accept Mr. Cussen's point but I wonder how we can have a height strategy without having height dictated in certain areas. There is either a free-for-all or a strategy that prioritises height in certain areas, which will inevitably lead to an arbitrary cap. I would say it is not arbitrary; it is strategic.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 136. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a walk in Covid-19 test centre in the Ballymun, Finglas local electoral area given it has the third highest incidence rate in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22507/21]

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: As with previous speakers, I start by thanking the Union of Students in Ireland for bringing forward a solution in this area and campaigning on an issue which impacts USI members, as it does on many issues which impact students in Ireland. I also thank the Government for allowing this Bill to progress to pre-legislative scrutiny in order that we can examine some of the measures in it. There...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider a restart type grant for the hospitality sector when it is safe to reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date of the Night-time Economy Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (28 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding has been received from Dublin City Council or Fingal County Council for the pedestrian crossing or flyover at the roundabout located at the M1-R104 intersection in Santry, Dublin 9. [21175/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 381. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure the revival of tourism in Dublin city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 382. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the 2020 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21808/21]