Results 521-540 of 5,573 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average time from first interview to completion of training for An Garda Síochána recruits. [28653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of candidates on a waiting list to be recruited to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28654/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: On Friday, the Department of Education informed us that St. Kevin's school in Finglas West was approved for a new ASD class. This brings to 20 the total number of ASD classes opened in my area in the past four years. There is a real challenge here in that for the last nine months, parents will have applied to all 20 of those schools to try to secure a place. They will have spent nine...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (2 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school place for a child (details supplied). [28238/24]

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a great pleasure to be back in the Seanad, having been in the Dáil only four years. I spent my first few months in this Chamber, so it is a great pleasure to be back and to represent Fianna Fáil. I offer the apologies of our party leader, who I think is on his feet at the moment in the Dáil. I will preface my remarks by saying that while I have nearly ten years of...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I will be brief, as I appreciate that the Seanad needs to conduct its business. I am willing to take back with me this discussion – Deputy Ó Murchú was right when he said there was considerable agreement – and the report, when it is published, and feed them into our party’s manifesto process. I have no doubt that I will be supported by my Seanad party...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (27 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the €1.5 million in funding for civic society organisations which he recently announced under the Government’s shared island civic society fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, recently established by the UK government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27584/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status the psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy for a person (details supplied). [27518/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet again. [26146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (25 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has provided updated guidelines to local authorities if they should re-establish joint policing committees; and if she will outline the transitionary arrangements for the implementation for local community safety partnerships. [27014/24]

Committee on Drugs Use: Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health (20 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Having listened to the contributions, we could spend several meetings going through the flaws in the system and the challenges we believe exist. The establishment of this dedicated committee is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us to get to grips with making this better. There are many flaws in the system and I accept that the witnesses know that, too. We can try to try to improve...

Committee on Drugs Use: Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health (20 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Often referred to as the two strikes system.

Committee on Drugs Use: Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health (20 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: That was the last time the Oireachtas took a position on the matter, so the Department is taking its lead from that with the health diversion system. The citizens’ assembly appeared to go further than that. Mr. Reid made clear the assembly’s view when he was before us. It is an advisory body and its opinion is not law, so I accept the Department cannot take a lead from it,...

Committee on Drugs Use: Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health (20 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Much of this will lie with the Department of Justice, given the way we have criminalised addiction and so on. One of the challenges is trying to operationalise the citizens’ assembly’s recommendations, assuming that is what we decide to do. How can the Department assist us? Perhaps it would be as micro as assisting us in drafting the wording of policies around the Misuse of...

Committee on Drugs Use: Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health (20 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Tell me about the two Departments. Mr. Ryan says this is the Department of Health's legislation, but issues of criminal justice and so on lie with his Department. Are there challenges of which we should be aware?

Committee on Drugs Use: Drug Use Policy: HSE, Department of Justice and Department of Health (20 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I might make a recommendation after the meeting, but as we go through this process, perhaps a liaison to the committee from each Department would be useful for private sessions when we could have additional discussions on drafting and so forth. Much of this revolves around the legal and policy approaches, but a great deal relies on what Senator Seery Kearney discussed. Addiction often has...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Recently, I met the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association following the decision by the Minister for Social Protection to end the Green Paper process and to carry out further consultation. We are heading into a budget. The ESRI has stated on the last two occasions that we have kept ahead of inflation by combining core increases and once-off payments but we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Jun 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 143. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on an operation (details supplied). [26417/24]