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New Decade, New Approach Agreement: Statements (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In light of the threat of a collapsed Northern Ireland Executive and increased community tensions, it is timely that we review an agreement that was born out of similar circumstances. The Good Friday Agreement was an opportunity for us to demonstrate how a shared island might lead to a united Ireland. The commitments that the Irish Government gave in the New Decade, New Approach agreement,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund by Dublin City Council from businesses; the funding that has been allocated to the authority; the number of businesses that have received funding under the fund from Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount allocated by his Department in 2020 and 2021 for the retrofitting of private dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered a national anti-illegal dumping campaign; and his views on whether the current measures to prevent illegal dumping are sufficient. [10268/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the properties under the control of the Office of Public Works, OPW, in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11. [10269/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated by his Department in 2020 and 2021 for the retrofitting of local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 992. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 antigen tests purchased by the State; the expected uses of same; and if he plans greater use of antigen testing when the economy begins to reopen. [10272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1137. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports, funding and grants available to registered tidy towns groups; if she is considering increasing these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees (24 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1138. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid to tidy towns groups from her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [10271/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for being with us today. I will concentrate on the cash in transit issue and issues with the Senaca Group. I appreciate the opening statements which outline the details of that. I found it difficult to understand how cash which was being transited became part of the assets of the company being liquidated. Surely the process of putting that cash, which was being...

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Kavanagh has outlined the matter well and fairly. I am still scratching my head since a company responsible for transporting a good managed, through its liquidation, to take ownership of the goods. If it was anything other than cash, I think we would also be scratching our heads about that. While Mr. Kavanagh cannot comment on the investigation, what measures has HRI taken, in a...

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Given the new supplier, the same thing could happen again. Fraud was potentially carried out, yet Horse Racing Ireland does not seem to have changed its insurance provisions to prevent that from happening again, where a third party holding HRI's cash might carry out fraud. Is that something that HRI needs to look at?

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Last week in my constituency, Ballymun, we saw the death of another man related to the illegal drugs industry. While other Deputies have spoken about addiction to gambling or alcohol, the reality is that if this gentleman had not had an addiction to illegal drugs he might likely be alive. If it is difficult to deal with the alcohol or gambling industry, try dealing with the Kinahans. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for not allowing general practitioners to carry out vaccinations in larger facilities, for example, in local sports halls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (17 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 9. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a derogation for flour coming from the UK to Ireland can be issued for a company (details supplied). [7925/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on the waiting list for a driver test at the Finglas test centre; and his plans to deal with the backlog due to Covid-19. [8443/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (17 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the availability of childcare services for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government (17 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 715 of 3 November 2020, the progress to date of the programme for Government commitment to expand and prioritise the transfer of viable schools to community national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8134/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if courses of a facility (details supplied) will be included on the list of approved courses for tax relief on tuition fees; and the criteria for private colleges to be included on the approved list. [8220/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Annoyingly, Deputy Hourigan covered almost all of the questions I had intended to ask. I apologise if I come back to some of her questions, although I might come at them from a different angle. I want to first accept the ambition of this project across many different Departments, touching not just on technology but also on work practices. I have no doubt it is a significant undertaking....