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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in bringing forward the construction of the Luas route to Finglas in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to help the RSA deal with the inevitable backlog of driver test applications that it faces as Covid-19 restrictions ease. [15649/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (24 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 760. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the E3 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14667/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons working on genome sequencing of Covid-19 variations in the HSE to date; the way in which Ireland compares to other EU countries; if he is satisfied that this number is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (24 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1486. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the long waiting times for decisions on primary medical certificates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if landscaping is permitted during level 5 restrictions,, in particular hedge trimming that is seasonal in nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13986/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I often think that the provision of fees for communications services is demonised, particularly by politicians. I very much disagree with that. We have seen the importance of communications over recent months. My difficulty is with the retention of an external company for that service. I would rather see an in-house communications person ensuring that the communications are good. I agree...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I always know we are going to have a good session when I agree with good chunks of both opening statements. In particular, I agree with Ms Carolan regarding us having a stronger, more independent and better resourced electoral commission. We waited the best part of 30 years for this to come. The question is whether we get it started or wait for the perfect. That is always the decision of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: One of the requirements for printed advertising is that the person's name and address are published as somebody who is distributing information regarding an election. In respect of the publication of someone's personal information, for example, a third party taking out paid political advertisements, does Mr. Sunderland believe that this requirement would be in line with data protection? It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Am I up against time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Regarding the question of online political advertising, it only covers the period of the election. We do not in any way regulate spending outside of election periods but equally we regulate heavily political advertising on other broadcasting media such as radio and television. Does Ms Carolan believe we should deal with the regulation of political advertising in separate legislation that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: As Vice Chairman of the committee, I second the Chairman's proposal to waive pre-legislative scrutiny. I do that from the same perspective that he has outlined here. There is a hard stop where a group of people needs protection. It is a decision for us now whether we maximise the amount of time which this committee has to scrutinise the Bill and, therefore, risk the amount of time the...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the Government's announcement in recent days regarding its attempts to secure a supply of vaccinations. I made a rough calculation. The WHO says 315 million people on the planet have been vaccinated out of an available population of 5.2 billion. This means that 4.8 billion individuals have yet to be vaccinated. In the early phases of the pandemic, we saw a great deal of amateur...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration Tax (11 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if assistance will be provided in relation to the case of a missing log book of a person (details supplied). [13573/21]

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister for the announcement he made this week on further education and apprenticeships and on how they will be managed. Perhaps the term "further education" itself adds to the perception that there is a difference between higher education provided in universities and that provided through the education and training boards, ETBs, or apprenticeships. We have some concerns in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the availability of SEAI grants for private home owners to retrofit and insulate their homes; if these schemes will be expanded to cater for more persons; the current waiting time for a person that may wish to avail of same; if funding will be increased for these schemes; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (10 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce illegal dumping nationwide; if he is satisfied that current measures to prevent dumping are sufficient; the role of CCTV in any prevention measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date on the national retrofitting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Staff (10 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made in ensuring that all local authorities have a sufficient number of biodiversity and heritage officers among their staff complement as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Traffic (10 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average number of haulage trucks that arrive into Irish ports on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12803/21]