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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare supports available in the case of a person (details supplied). [2685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 607. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reprioritising persons with Down's syndrome in the vaccination strategy and implementation plan, given their lower life expectancy, in particular persons in care homes aged 40 years of age plus. [2687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (14 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered reinstating fortnightly payment of some social welfare payments in view of the reintroduction of level 5 restrictions. [1951/21]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: On previous occasions I have started my contribution by offering my condolences to those who have passed away. Over the next few days we know that there will be families laying to rest their loved ones who have suffered the fatal consequences of this virus. They do so in the cruellest of circumstances, limited in numbers to ten mourners, often with a closed coffin, and without the support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in the establishment of a working group to examine building defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44739/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the boundaries of the 3,440 electoral divisions in the State in advance of the 2022 census (details supplied). [1779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Examinations (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when guidance will be issued on the leaving certificate 2021; if she foresees changes from a traditional leaving certificate, given the significant disruption to fifth year students during 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a contributory pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [1716/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 615. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which a person (details supplied) who is a survivor of a mother and baby home can access counselling to deal with the aftermath of events that occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 774. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider giving discretionary medical cards to amputees to cover the cost of artificial limbs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44737/20]

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am reflecting a little bit on Deputy O'Connor's contribution as he said it would be his last contribution for the year. It makes us reflect on the year we have had. Certainly the election in February seems more than just a number of months ago. Since then, we have had to tackle two major issues. One is the impact of the virus itself, and I believe we have managed the virus well in this...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for attending. Many of my questions are for the Department on how we progress the five asks, but I do not want to move on and allow something unintended to come out of today's meeting. Caranua has been given the opportunity to address the real concerns that have been represented to us as public representatives. One member asked if Ms Downes would apologise to anybody...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Ms Downes accept that the 13% who were not happy or very happy had issues with the service? As victims, they are just applying. They are not responsible for the design of the system, the method or any of that. I am sure Ms Downes will not want to leave the meeting today with the message going to those 13% that she is not sorry that things did not work out for them or that they were...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Regarding that broader group, I do not have one case. I am sure Ms Downes regrets that some people feel that Caranua did not meet their needs. That might not all be Ms Downes's fault, but-----

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: If Ms Downes were to say today that she regretted that Caranua was not able to do that and that some of those reasons were outside its control, that would go a long way.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Ms Downes should not leave today without acknowledging that there is some level of dissatisfaction. It is not being fabricated. To be fair, we all know the reasons for it. However, I feel Ms Downes is doing a disservice to all the good work Caranua may have done by not acknowledging that the service could be better.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Regarding the Department, there are clear asks. As the co-ordinating Department, what learnings will the Department of Education take from this process? We hope to get the mother and baby homes report early in January and we do not know if it will have a redress scheme. There may be other redress schemes in the future. What learnings has the State taken from having an independent...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Given the upcoming publication of the mother and baby homes report, including, I imagine, calls for redress, it should be more than food for thought. We should prioritise the evaluation of the spending of a vast amount of money from the State's perspective, not in the administration and operation, but from whether we believe it was the appropriate way to address an issue that is there.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding opportunities available to a centre (details supplied) which is a non-profit organisation providing community, family and employment support in the Finglas, Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43931/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (17 Dec 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her progress to date in introducing on a phased basis a number of projects similar in approach to community development projects as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43932/20]