Results 161-180 of 4,880 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I hear what the Commissioner is saying. Perhaps the way to proceed, because I am about the work to be done to improve something, and the key for John Costello's group, is that senior decision-makers are committed to the process of implementation on the ground. This would involve the HSE, Tusla and other State agencies that often leave gardaí on the front line on their own without the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Statistics can say many things, but there is very clear evidence that we do not have the Garda numbers that we should. On another point, the Commissioner also helped support the working group we had in 2019 in respect of scrambler bikes. That working group has followed through and we now have the new Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023. It has been fantastic to see a problem that was in some...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The Road Traffic and Roads Act is in place. It is legal to use e-scooters on roads but not on footpaths. Maybe the public is not aware of that. What the Chair, myself and others are saying to the Commissioner is that maybe a bit of communication and a high-profile operation are needed to help communicate that.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I believe it has.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes, the same provisions are in place for scrambler bikes. The e-scooters might have more complicating factors.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I move amendment No. 396: In page 107, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(h) the zoning of sufficient and suitable lands for renewable and low-carbon energy deployment consistent with the achievement of Ireland’s national climate targets.”

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The proposal was to extend the meeting; I disagree. I think we should conclude the meeting.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: With respect, Deputy, I have something to attend at 4 o'clock.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I have been here since 9 a.m. I did not have any issue with the Deputy's contribution.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: My contribution was related to the Chair's proposal. It had nothing to do with Deputy O'Donoghue's.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for a person (details supplied) will issue before 24 March 2024 as they are due to travel on a school trip on that date but the passport is not expected until 25 March 2024. [12853/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant property refurbishment grants which have been paid in each county. [12135/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time taken to process the vacant property refurbishment grant by each local authority. [12136/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 878. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the funding provided to youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas; the number of posts funded; and the total number of posts created since 2020. [12269/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 879. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided by her Department to youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas since 2006, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12270/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to assist families with newborns where maternity leave/payment ends at 26 weeks, but the vast majority of crèches will only take children aged from 12 months upwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11879/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown in the funding provided by his Department to youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas; and for a breakdown in the changes to the level of funding since 2020. [12276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the number of new posts funded by his Department in youth services in the Finglas and Ballymun areas since 2020. [12277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 1146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided by his Department for youth services in Finglas and Ballymun since 2006, in tabular form. [12278/24]

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

Paul McAuliffe: 1578. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of FTE staff and the grades of the staff assigned to the tidy town's unit in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11928/24]