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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]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Ms Forbes for being with us. She said something earlier that we should not let pass, namely that RTÉ is a trusted source of news, a place of robust journalism and it supports the cultural life of Ireland. Increasingly, RTÉ is competing with operators that do not fulfil those categories. While RTÉ might receive public money, it is worth championing that work at the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The shared island is one of the priorities of this Government and is something we wish to see promoted. However, I receive negative reports from people north of the Border who find themselves geo-blocked from content on the player or access to GAA content. In negotiations with international providers, does RTÉ seek to have an all-island usage? With regard to sporting organisations,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Would that apply to the GAA?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Is there a reason that content would not be available on the player?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2021: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am anxious to move on to the votes on the affordable housing Bill so I will keep my comments to welcoming the amendments, which are positive. I might forward the Minister a copy of the Dublin City Council cafés and restaurants working group report from 2015, which looked at this area long before Covid. It examined the positive impacts of the passive policing elements of having street...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Nonsense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Everyone does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a shocking statement from a housing spokesperson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a shocking statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There is broad agreement with that proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Read the wording.