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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1579. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how many tidy towns adjudicators her Department recruited in 2023; how many tidy towns adjudicators her Department currently has; the remuneration they receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1580. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department takes in devising the marking scheme for the annual tidy towns competition; and the annual adjudication period when groups may be inspected. [11930/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 210: In page 66, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(p) the promotion, protection, improvement and delivery of strategic utilities and infrastructure.”.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes. A constituent, Mr. Patrick Fagan, brought this matter to my attention. He was involved in some of the consultative reforms with the DAA and to be fair, he has been raising this issue for many years. As a member of the Committee of Public Accounts, my concern is around the potential liability, or risk, that may arise from this. After Mr. Fagan raised these concerns with me, I was...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes. The question is around whether there is a potential liability to the taxpayer. The Cathaoirleach is right; PFAS are mostly used for firefighting foam and that is an historical issue. Will the DAA take up the responsibility or will there be an impact for the Department? That is the focus of my concern and I do not think that was answered, but maybe we did not put that across strongly...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: To the DAA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I wish to say one thing. Obviously, Dublin Airport has used PFAS historically. However, there are other airports on this island and there is a broader question around how widespread this issue, and therefore what the cumulative impact, is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Absolutely, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: For public confidence, the DAA notes that it has had a PFAS-free alternative since 2013. I think that puts it in context.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: My understanding is that PFAS have not been used since 2013. This is a legacy issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I agree with Deputy Murphy. What is also concerning is the timing of key decisions, as they seem to be made immediately prior to meetings of the Committee of Public Accounts, which are well scheduled and flagged. That is not satisfactory. I hope that on the next occasion we do not have significant changes at the very last minute again. The committee has been left in no position.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Could the Comptroller and Auditor General talk about the payroll overpayments and highlight whether, with breaches of payroll controls of an organisation of that size, he believes the numbers he has highlighted, €288,000 and €640,000, are something we should be concerned about as a committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: A small number of people over an extended period. Is it likely, given the numbers involved, that they would be people at a very senior level?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: That is a matter we should examine further.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Is that information or detail that Mr. McCarthy already has?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation of the LGMA guidelines on the use of CCTV to tackle illegal dumping and litter. [7022/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 314. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding given to the Finglas Youth Resource Centre for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11284/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 315. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding given to the Den Youth project, Finglas, Dublin 11 for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11285/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: When a development is close to other developments, a planner will often apply a stepping-up or stepping-down principle to try to match adjoining building heights or to ensure that there is consistency. I am hearing two different perspectives. Is there anything in what is proposed in the Bill that would prevent a planner from making a decision when it comes to stepping up or stepping down?