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Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (22 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Housing for All progress report published on 14 November 2023. [50685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a report on the number of vacant and derelict croí cónaithe applications that have been made per local authority with a breakdown per local authority. [51234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what provision can be made for a community (details supplied) that does not have access to fibre-optic broadband to each home on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50744/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made for an oral examination to be introduced as part of the Leaving Certificate qualification in Arabic at both ordinary and higher level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50969/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a great pleasure to welcome witnesses and members to our fourth meeting on the proposals of the citizens' assembly regarding a directly elected mayor for Dublin. This committee has been asked by the Dáil to consider if a plebiscite is needed and to consider the potential wording of such a plebiscite. We have already held three hearings on the matter, the first being with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I also have an opening statement supplied by Ms O'Connor, a member of the citizens' assembly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Ms O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We know. We look forward to seeing Mr. O’Leary in a few weeks’ time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am conscious of time. The five minutes belong to individual members, who can use as much themselves and leave as little to the witnesses as they wish. The witnesses may want to roll any further answers into their contributions with other members. I will move onto Deputy Steven Matthews.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to come in now and continue the discussion. The majority of people in the room are strong supporters of the concept of the directly elected mayor. The question is what is the best chance of making it happen. I think the question a number of members have put to the witnesses essentially is whether we risk putting it to a plebiscite, given that it could fail and effectively we would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: How does Ms O'Connor feel about the committee recommending that the Government should just legislate for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. O'Leary has a lot of experience of how long things take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Sometimes pushing into the next stage delays things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is not that we do not want it to go to the people or that we do not want people to have an engagement. I think it is a recognition that this subject is an incredibly technical one. A bit like the witnesses have said, when you walk in on day one, it is very unlikely that any members of the general public are going to invest the time, energy or effort to read a general scheme, even if it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: The mayor, then, would have influence rather than those who are in of the mayor's office.