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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Ms McPhillips believe that there are sufficient financial resources available to roll that out?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Apologies. I have one final thing I wish to mention. I acknowledge the work of Ben Ryan, as well as that of Elizabeth Canavan and Barry Vaughan. All of them pushed very hard on this matter and I want to thank-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: -----them for the work that they did. Sometimes we give witnesses a great deal of criticism. It is important to give them the compliments when they are due.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: In the context of catching criminals who are trying to use Ireland as some sort of refuge, they can be caught as a result of their fingerprints as opposed to the travel documents they have destroyed.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I am not doing so; I am only saying that in the case of - I will put my comments in context - the people to whom I refer. I am trying to debunk some of the concerns regarding a person who committed a crime and is being sought by the police in another country and who destroys his or her passport on arrival here. When that person presents, he or she will be fingerprinted and his or her...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I wonder if we can ask the clerk to the committee to circulate confirmation of attendance for next week's meeting on 22 February. It is merely to confirm which bodies have accepted our invitation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Excellent. That is great. I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the plans to reform the licence fee and future funding of RTÉ. [7025/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the tenant in-situ-scheme; and a breakdown of the number of purchases by of the four Dublin local authorities. [7021/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Scholarships (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 213. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Gaeltacht scholarships available to post primary level students in DEIS schools; her plans to increase this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7226/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 214. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total revenue collected by the TV licence in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 215. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of households who paid for a TV licence in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7228/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 216. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of prosecutions for not having a TV licence in the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7229/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: It is great to hear young people's voices from across the island in Leinster House. When I was a young person involved in youth work we did North-South discussions. There were people at that time who would not sit in the room together or shake hands. These were not politicians but young people. We are now operating in an entirely different environment. As adults we must realise there are...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 29: In page 35, line 32, after “water” to insert “and wastewater services”. My amendment is similar to Deputy Flaherty's. I will withdraw it.

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I follow Deputy Crowe's contribution by acknowledging the work that Deputy Jim O'Callaghan did with me and Dublin City Council in returning the Countess Markievicz Na Fianna Éireann banner from the British Museum. On that occasion it was returned and is on public display. A lot more could be done on that. I start my contribution by congratulating those people who took office, both...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the availability of the Department to assist the school on this matter. I note the issues regarding the pre-tender report. The school is quite frustrated that the report has delayed things. I know there is some difficulty in trying to secure the additional requirements. There is a bigger issue here. If we had a DEIS plus programme, this would be a school that needed it. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate the Minister's reply. As I say, there is a broader issue not just on this site but across north Dublin. We have schools that were perhaps built when we had much larger and younger populations in certain areas. Unfortunately, they have seen a reduction over time. They are large campuses. They are not new school buildings. They are often 50 or 60 years old. We need a broader...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the repair of the roof and rain shelters at a school (details supplied), which was most recently at pre-tender report stage. [6304/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I recently had the pleasure of attending St. Joseph's School in Finglas west with the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, for an active school project. There was a fantastic atmosphere and a great presentation was put on by the school. However, I have to say that I was struck by some of the building issues the school has. The school has engaged with me about the issues it has with the...