Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Business of Joint Committee

2:10 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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I ask members to turn off their mobile phones because they interfere with the recording and broadcasting meaning that people cannot be heard properly.

We will consider the topic of the national spatial strategy for 2002 to 2020 and its successor within the context of the-----

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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When will we get a chance to address what happened at the last meeting, where the Chairman took it upon himself to represent all of the committee by doing what he did?

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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In the private session after the-----

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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The Chairman told-----

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Let me answer the question. We will have a private session during which we will go into full detail on the topic of the fishermen that I understand the Deputy wishes to discuss. Is that right?

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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Yes.

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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We will address that later. It is just that we have guests before us.

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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At what particular time? I cannot stay here all the time and I want to be there for that.

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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It depends how many questions our guests are asked. I cannot say for sure, but it will be towards the end of the meeting.

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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There are two parts to this meeting, session A and session B. Is it after the first session?

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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It is after both sessions.