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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Can I move on to two issues, namely, the one-bed units and HAP. The one-beds units are crucial to resolving this issue. All of us know that. We are aware of very successful cases in which homeless people have been placed in senior citizen complexes, particularly in the Dublin City Council area. Will the city council use the new single-stage approval process, for up to €6 million,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Would it be possible for Dr. Burns to answer that?

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am thinking of the many people in my constituency who have approached me about the issue of affordable housing, some of whom may be tuning into this debate this afternoon. They can see Opposition spokesperson after Opposition spokesperson getting angrier than one another during their slots, which are the right length for Facebook, in order to get a video. They gesticulate at the Minister...

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: While I appreciate that the Minister of State recognises the dual role and the fact that many CE schemes provide a community service, I believe some CE schemes are providing State services. A Meals on Wheels service is not equivalent to a CE scheme in a football club, GAA club or community hall. It is, and should be, a direct front-line service provided by the State. In many ways we are...

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I have a number of questions for the Minister but I will begin by responding to the claims by both the Labour Party and Sinn Féin regarding the waiving of the tax liability for people on the PUP and those whose employers received the employment wage subsidy scheme. Both parties are showing blatant hypocrisy because they are not equally...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (27 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 367. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the detention of a person (details supplied) by Russian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3547/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Support Services (27 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 819. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding early intervention. [4252/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 822. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a backlog of undelivered text messages notifying close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases of their status as of 18 January 2021; and if so, the number of text messages that were undelivered. [4266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (27 Jan 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 827. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in CAMHS in Dublin north city and county. [4284/21]

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]