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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2021: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I am anxious to move on to the votes on the affordable housing Bill so I will keep my comments to welcoming the amendments, which are positive. I might forward the Minister a copy of the Dublin City Council cafés and restaurants working group report from 2015, which looked at this area long before Covid. It examined the positive impacts of the passive policing elements of having street...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Nonsense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Everyone does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a shocking statement from a housing spokesperson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a shocking statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There is broad agreement with that proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Read the wording.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Fianna Fáil will oppose this amendment. I understand the motivation behind it. We are putting this legislation before the House for a reason, which is to have a significant intervention in the market to provide affordable purchase and affordable rental. The programme for Government was put together to respond to the issues which Deputy Gould and other Deputies in this House, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Put it to the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Do not play into it. That is what they want.

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I acknowledge the unprecedented level of support for the creation and support of employment, and that is because that is a core value of the programme for Government. It probably will not be fully understood, perhaps given the mechanism in which it is paid. Sometimes there is not transparency around how much support Government is giving. However, we have a problem. When Members supporting...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been a long-time champion of walk-in PCR testing, particularly in hot spot areas. We have seen a reduction in case numbers over the last few weeks. Has an analysis been done of the impact of the walk-in test centres in hot spot areas on overall numbers? Does any such analysis suggest a role for such test centres or for more widespread PCR testing as we continue to vaccinate people,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In 2017 I wrote to the then Taoiseach asking for a Mulvey-style report to respond to community concerns in Ballymun around open drug dealing. While he declined and suggested this be done at local authority level, we went ahead and, as Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath, I commissioned a report which was recently circulated at the joint policing committee. I understand the Taoiseach has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the issue of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20382/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a restart grant was declined for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19951/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 418. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on matters regarding motorcycle driver testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20156/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for a project (details supplied) to be transferred back to the Cork Education and Training Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1077. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in sanctioning a new primary school in Santry, Dublin 9 given the 3,600 new dwellings in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1078. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in sanctioning a new secondary school in Santry, Dublin 9 given the 3,600 new dwellings in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 1159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a widow’s pension. [19643/21]