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Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I begin by responding to a really useful point made by Deputy Ó Ríordáin. I welcome the changes that have been made to promote gender equality and how sports capital funding might be aligned to that goal by using real tools within the process. Deputy Ó Ríordáin also referred to the idea of sports clubs coming together. We all know that any groups coming...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In his report to the Dublin county board, the outgoing secretary cited the lack of facilities in the city. This site is 15 minutes from the city and right in the heart of the local community. It would be fantastic for Ballymun Kickhams GAA Club to be located back in the community we represent instead of being out near the airport in Páirc Ciceam, even though that is a great facility. ...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: As the chair, I should remain independent, but I will call on Deputy Ó Ríordáin to conclude.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I join with other Deputies in calling for the details for the large-scale sports capital grants to be made available and to allow projects to make applications. I have spoken to the Minister of State many times about Bohemians Football Club in Dalymount stadium, a stadium with a huge history but also great potential. The partnership between the FAI, Dublin City Council and Bohs has the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 26. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the large-scale sports infrastructure fund will open for applications. [45220/23]

Situation in the Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I express my condolences to all those who have died in recent weeks in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. I join in the growing chorus of Irish voices inside and outside this House who cherish the principle that attacks intentionally directed against a civilian population or against individual civilians who are not taking part in hostilities are wrong. They are unacceptable....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Taxi Regulations (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome his clarification that the anomaly exists that those cars under section 31(2) will be older and yet we will be asking newer cars to come off the road. It is an anomaly. It is a very significant purchase for many taxi drivers. The Minister of State finished his contribution by saying that it was done for the uncertainty that exists in the market....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Taxi Regulations (18 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State for being here. The last question dealt with stakeholder engagement and this topic touches on it too. I refer to the representative groups who represent taxi drivers. The Minister of State will have met many of them in his constituency, as have I, Deputy Troy and many others, in regard to many issues. One issue that has seemed to come to the fore, mostly...

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That is shocking.

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Is this about scoring points or supporting people?

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Is this about scoring points or supporting people?

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: He should tell the truth.

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for being here today. I will preface this by saying I would not normally speak on this kind of industrial relations issue. I believe that industrial relations matters are best dealt with in a negotiation room. They are often best dealt with in advance of strike action, although I fully accept that the right to strike and use of strike action is an...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That must explain why the Deputy went into my time, but anyway. The budget was a really important step in the journey. If you think the last time a Fianna Fáil Finance Minister made a budget speech, it was the late Brian Lenihan, and he was in many of our minds when Deputy Michael McGrath stood to propose the finance element of the budget. One of the main reasons was that, as the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sure the Tánaiste will join me in sending our condolences to the family of the lady who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Phibsborough yesterday evening, which involved the large-scale closure of the Phibsboro area. While it was a tragic incident that resulted in this closure, it was not an unpredictable scenario that a large part of the city would have to be closed following...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I agree with Deputy O'Dowd. I think of Willie Bermingham, the founder of ALONE, who established that charity to transform the lives of people who were forgotten. For every person who receives these grants, their life is transformed. However, this also means that for every person who does not receive a grant, their life is limited. We must ensure the financial steps are in place to address...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: As the Ceann Comhairle has said, the housing adaptation grants are a well-understood tool that many of us in our constituency offices or during our time in local authorities would have used to support people to stay in their homes and avoid adding to the requirement for more permanent residential supports. It is one of the more successful schemes that local authorities operate, in that it...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (3 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-2025, published by his Department on 1 August 2023. [37564/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (3 Oct 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the child poverty unit and the report that it issued. I met the Society of St. Vincent de Paul last week. It reported that in conjunction with the elimination of fees for school books and the increase of €100 in the back-to-school allowance, it had seen a 20% reduction in requests for assistance in regard to the return to school. It is an example of how Government measures...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We have seen a big debate in recent weeks on the funding of childcare places. There is a realisation that a one-size-fits-all solution does not fit for every circumstance. One area that is of real concern to me is childcare services that operate in disadvantaged areas and have a very high number of sponsored places. Some 30%, 40% or 50% of their places could be on the sponsored place...