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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope everybody had a good break. We are back for the first of many committee meetings, hopefully, in the new year. I ask members to turn off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the sound system. I propose to suspend the sitting for a few minutes to allow the witnesses to be seated before we resume in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe ar fad. Meabhraím do gach éinne na fóin phóca a mhúchadh. I ask witnesses, members of the committee and people in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the recording system. If members and witnesses wish to be heard properly and not have their contributions interfered with they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat. Already, Mr. King has left us with many points to think about, and we have to hear from two more distinguished guests. That is on a day when Irish film has made substantial progress again on the world stage in getting such nominations, but I will not delay the meeting on that. We will return to questions and comments from our guests. I call the next speaker. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Bhí roinnt acu os comhair an coiste roimhe seo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank all four of our guests for their presentations and for their interesting questions. I am sure there will be many questions from members to them. I hope that when we put the report together, it will look at questions for the Minister and politics and society in general about why the arts matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The written contributions will be made available at the end of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: No. The Minister of State indicated that he has to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does anyone wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If none of our other guests wishes to comment, I will turn to Deputy Niamh Smyth. After the Deputy, I will call Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell. There will be two sets of questions before we turn back to our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will come back to Deputy Smyth, time permitting, but three other members are waiting to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am trying to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to contribute because we only have the room for a limited time. I would love to sit here all day. Three members have yet to contribute but if we have time, I will come back to Mr. Dorgan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have a few questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have waited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If I were to impose the normal rules of debate in the House in this type of debate we would not have the benefit-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----of the exchanges we have had, which will be very useful in compiling our report. There are two items of information which the witnesses might enjoy and which the members should take on board. Next week, representatives of the Abbey Theatre, some of the people who wrote the letter and representatives of the Arts Council will appear before the committee because it is so important. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Táim ag iarraidh críoch a chur leis an gcruinniú. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe a thánaigh isteach inniu: Ms Garry Hynes, Mr. Philip King, Fr. Mark Patrick Hederman agus Mr. Theo Dorgan. Tá cead agaibh bualadh bos a thabhairt, más mian libh.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (22 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aontaíonn sé gur cosúil, de réir tuairiscí, go bhfuil ag éirí leis an bPolasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta, 2017-22, agus gur léir dá réir go bhfuil gá le straitéis nó polasaí iomlán a mbeadh spriocdhátaí leis maidir le múineadh na Gaeilge sa...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Energy Usage (22 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates over the past 18 months that lights at junctions on the M6 motorway from Athlone to Dublin were turned off for energy saving measures; if the lights at junctions were turned off as part of an energy saving measure was in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if credits will attach to Westmeath County...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Even though the Minister of State cannot even reach the establishment level of 9,500, does he accept there is a need to look at increasing it to carry out the existing tasks and duties of the Defence Forces? Otherwise the men and women will be stretched to breaking point. There is also a need to go beyond the establishment figure to address some of the problems identified earlier by the...