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Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Like many in the House, my heart was breaking when I watched the programme last Monday. The Beneavin nursing home is literally five minutes from where I live. There are neighbours and friends who have relatives in Beneavin nursing home. However difficult it was for any of us to watch the programme, I cannot imagine how difficult it was for them. I know many people could not bring...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Cummins helpfully asked the question I was due to raise on school funding and I re-emphasise that point. Given the news breaking on the plane crash in India, which I believe involves 169 Indian nationals, 45 Britons, seven Portuguese and a Canadian, will the Tánaiste as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade do everything in his power to provide consular assistance to any...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Could I clarify whether it is at this stage that we comment on whether we would like representatives of bodies to appear before us?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Representatives of Home Building Finance Ireland were before the committee previously and there were issues over delivery and access to funding from parties that perhaps were not the primary reason the body was established. I wonder whether the issues have been addressed or whether it would be worth asking the representatives to appear before the committee again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: On the basis that housing is such an important issue and that the committee has previously addressed this, it would be worth having representatives before our committee as part of our work plan.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Will we be agreeing the questionnaire to CHI, which we will put to its representatives, in advance later in private session?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Why does it appear in the members' brief?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Why is it in it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: We will follow the Chair's lead.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: My only request is that we would write to the Department to seek clarification on the details that have been provided to us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I only flagged this because of the proximity of the meeting with the Peter McVerry Trust. It relates to a contractor who has not been paid. There may be valid reasons for that or there may not. I ask that we make that the Peter McVerry Trust be made aware of it in advance of its representatives attending so that they can answer questions on it if it raised.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I was particularly concerned about the RTÉ programme because one of the nursing homes, Beneavin Manor, is in my constituency. I live five minutes' walk from that home. It is part of a campus comprising three nursing homes that are operated separately by Emeis. I took many calls this week from people who are genuinely concerned about the welfare of their relatives in the home. They...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: The C and AG said he believes the CHI report on the NTPF should have been available to him previously. Will he expand on why he is of that view, including the grounds on which it should have been made available and when he should have had it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Is that because of a financial risk?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: On that basis, I ask that the committee make a request that a copy of the document, or the relevant details, be made available to us.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware of a campaign group (details supplied) and its calls for the GPO to be given as a veteran centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27202/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Clonturk-Swords Road educational campus and capital programmes on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31112/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (12 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding to date this year for independent youth projects in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31113/25]

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I see the specific issue with trying to include a particular condition because there are many others that could be. I have reminded myself of the specific request in the DCU FAST report, which is to do with people being committed to psychiatric institutions when they are under the influence. There is a difficulty with doing that. The way we might deal with it on Report Stage is that rather...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the amendment because it opens the discussion on dual diagnosis, which is incredibly important. I was lucky enough to be part of the DCU Finglas Addiction Support Team, FAST, peer-reviewed research on dual diagnosis. There were a whole range of recommendations included within it. One of those was an amendment to the Mental Health Act that would ensure a no wrong door approach. ...