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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: To come back on the point just made by Deputy Ó Broin, it is not correct to state that Irish voters gave permission for Sinn Féin to record on a central database whether they voted. It is incorrect to state that. Sinn Féin did so without voters' permission. The information is made available but it is not permitted to record it on a database. It is wrong that Sinn Féin...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the case of a person (details supplied) can be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/21]

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The findings of Mrs. Justice Keegan are harrowing to read and, I am sure, deeply painful for the family members, 50 years on. Mrs. Justice Keegan's words declare that those involved, members and loved ones of those families, were entirely innocent. This provides some justice to those who have spent decades seeking it. That the British Government has had it in its power to do this for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place to help persons get back to work post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26253/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for local development companies that unlike private entities provide a complete wrap-around service for their communities and work on an non-for-profit basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made inquiries regarding car tax versus fuel tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the guidelines for reopening Irish dance classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence in relation to access to a reading class (details supplied). [25631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the process for the implementation of section 37A of the Education Act 1998 as inserted by section 8 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; the factors that are taken into account in the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD units in Dublin 9 and 11, both primary and secondary; the location and number of pupils in each school; the number of applications each has received for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any school at primary or secondary level in Dublin 9 or 11 has applied to open an ASD unit for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and supports available for a school that has an interest in opening an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26205/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the PRSI contributions made by employers and employees in 2020 in comparison to previous years. [25851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the availability and take-up of the extra 3,000 places for employment support schemes, including community employment and Tús places, as part of the July stimulus package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the responsibility that forestry companies have in relation to the upkeep and repair of roads that that have been damaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The Chairman is right to point out that usually we discuss Bills prepared by the Government but that today we are fulfilling a mandate from the people of Limerick. Whether we agree or disagree with the position of a directly elected mayor, it was a decision of the people of Limerick to opt for one and it is up to us now to work out the details. However, we should be cognisant of the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I will come back to my observations on head 45. We have had a good discussion on the role of the director general. I can understand why staffing is not included within the mayor's remit, but we must look at introducing an element of control because much of the budget and strategic decisions in the council are based on staffing. While I do not expect the mayor to deal with individual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The only point I would make in that respect is that the objective may not be to unseat the mayor but to cause as much distraction and dismay as possible during his term. That is the worry. While the Minister will ultimately have the power and may choose not to remove the person, we could be locked in a procedure which frustrates the work of both the mayor and the council. We need to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (13 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I greatly welcome the Minister’s clarification that the commission will deal with pay structures and allowances. Allowances are at the heart of some of the key grievances that many of the Defence Forces personnel have. It was unfortunate that the comments were made in the Oireachtas that appeared to say the commission would not deal with HR issues. Members of the Defence Forces...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (13 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date on the commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24889/21]