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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: As such, some elements relate to the larger project.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: In July 2019, a new council was elected. It has a different approach to housing and seeks to build more public housing on public land. In November 2019, the council voted to approve the HLI deal and made a parallel agreement with Bartra Capital Property to purchase 30% of the stock for cost-rental accommodation. I know the new Government is committed to a cost-rental approach. At this...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I really appreciate the Department's support, which was key to securing agreement on that site. That bears comparison with what happened just a week ago at the Oscar Traynor Road site. A full year passed between the decision on O'Devaney Gardens in November 2019 and the vote on the Oscar Traynor Road site in November 2020. It was known that the proposal for O'Devaney Gardens was barely...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: An earlier speaker described a mix of incomes. The main reason for the failure of this project was uncertainty around the prospect of 50% private ownership. These units could easily become private rental housing through the housing assistance payment, HAP, or a real estate Investment trust, REIT. Providing models of funding which allow certainty around the outcome will be the secret to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Data (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of renewable energy in kWh and the corresponding retail value of this renewable energy that was dispatched down due to constraints and curtailment on the energy network in each of the past four years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the refusal by a school of an application for assistive technology by a student (details supplied) will be reviewed. [38940/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the payment for the special transport grant for a person (details supplied) will be released in view of the fact it is overdue. [39031/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the stage 1-2a application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39115/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 143. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies in community employment schemes; her plans to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39112/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the recent changes in community employment rules (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39113/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 or similar legislation to deal with the issue of revenge porn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for a national affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38481/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a social housing passport to allow households move from one local authority list to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38482/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the payment of arrears to persons who are or were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment. [38559/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 748. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing levels in Ballymun Garda station in each of the years 2006 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38747/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 856. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for visitation in nursing homes and other residential settings; and if consideration has been given to procedures such as testing and PPE provision for nominated family members to be allowed to visit residents who are not Covid-19 positive in settings in which visits are currently banned. [38374/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 863. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of ultra-freezers owned by the HSE and his Department; his plans to purchase further ultra-freezers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 864. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent Covid-19 vaccine announcements by companies (details supplied); his plans to purchase these vaccines when available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38416/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome our guests and thank them for the briefings we received in advance of the meeting. It is important to say, on behalf of the Government, that this is a key commitment in the programme for Government and how we tackle climate action. Much human activity has an impact on our environment and there is a balance of compromises in many ways. If we are to continue our current level of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The Department is not opposed to it at this point.