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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sure this is one of the first hearings of the Committee of Public Accounts where our witnesses have not been asked about Eircode. Let me make sure that does not happen. I note in the report that there is an additional spend of €1.53 million and the cumulative total for the project appears to be €32 million. I have seen previously reported figures that the total cost of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There are many people who might be reluctant to encourage the Department to spend more than that. Given that we spent such a substantial amount, I am sure Mr. Griffin was disappointed with the survey showing 60% of people never, or seldom, used the system. What needs to be done now to encourage people to use it? There is a very clever radio advertisement regarding the ambulance service on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I suspect I am short on time. Is there a plan to review the overall spending and the benefits? The Comptroller and Auditor General previously thought we had not yet realised the benefit of the expenditure. Perhaps there should be a review. The Secretary General might come back to me on that issue.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Mr. Griffin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State for being with us today. In many ways, it is an exciting day. Many people over many decades have spoken about the delivery of an electoral reform Bill and the establishment of an electoral commission. As the Chair said, it is worth noting the work done by the Department under the previous Government. It is obvious we are ready to go with this measure as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There are multiple references here to the role of local authorities, which traditionally held the register. There is still a lot of detail yet to be established, probably by ministerial order, about how the interaction will work. It appears that local authorities will continue to maintain a register and then provide an update directly to the commission. As a lot of people would have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not have the benefit of seeing a clock but I imagine I am close to my time limit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That would place significant resource implications on the local authority with rolling registers and so on. We should take that into account and I imagine that there are also General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, and data protection concerns that would need to be ironed out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Murnane O'Connor is not with us but Senator Fitzpatrick and I will split the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sorry.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow a greater variety of questions for the written leaving certificate in 2021 given the time missed due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts her Department and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, are making to address the lack of ASD units in primary schools in Finglas and Ballymun, Dublin 11, in particular in the case of a child (details supplied). [3467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (21 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed, given this individual was incorrectly placed on the non-contributory pension in 2013 and did not receive full back payment when awarded the contributory pension in 2020. [3066/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 368. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the communication of the vaccination roll-out, in particular the number of persons vaccinated per week and area. [3137/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 369. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered a vaccination calculator application that would give persons an indication as to when they will be vaccinated based on data inputted. [3138/21]

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: A time slot of four and a half minutes gives little time to contribute to the discussion on a report which spans almost 70 years and covers 18 institutions - many more are not covered by it - 28 different Governments, ten local authorities, several religious orders, many trusted professionals, multiple churches and a society shaped by all of that. The report outlines the difficulty the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average wait time for a motor tax disc to be processed and sent to vehicle owners in Dublin following payment. [2746/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff working in the motor tax office in Dublin during the current level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2747/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance is available to leaving certificate music students who intend to sing for their practical examination, given current departmental guidelines, which state that singing is not allowed in a school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2553/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied). [2265/21]