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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards Data (7 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the persons on State boards under the aegis of his Department who are also serving on other State boards; the persons on State boards under the aegis of his Department who have served previously on other State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (7 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 318. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in her Department and agencies or bodies under her aegis seconded in each of the years 2012 to 2017; and the grade number, pay scale and length of time each member of staff has been serving while under secondment in tabular form. [6211/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards Data (7 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 323. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the persons on State boards under the aegis of her Department who are also serving on other State boards; and the persons on State boards under the aegis of her Department that have served previously on other State boards. [6459/18]

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Interconnector (6 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister has studiously avoided answering my question. An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to Eirgrid. It does not include access in over 500 situations. Without access Eirgrid cannot build the interconnector. Unless it breaches that permission this will meet another stone wall. Is the Minister going to tell us how exactly Eirgrid is going to gain access to build...

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Interconnector (6 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: They are not equal to it.

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Interconnector (6 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: We in Sinn Féin support a North-South interconnector and an all-Ireland energy market. Most importantly, however, we only support it if it is undergrounded. Shockingly, the Government plans to overground it. Fine Gael and the Independents seek to construct 409 pylons, some of them up to 51 m high, carrying 400,000 V through Meath, Cavan, Monaghan, Armagh and Tyrone. Some will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (6 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the old secondary school building in Longwood, County Meath; and if it will be used for community groups looking for space. [5477/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (6 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if An Bord Pleanála’s planning conditions in relation to the North-South interconnector have to be adhered to by Eirgrid; and if not, the penalties that will be enforced. [5819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (1 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to meet the shortage of second level teachers with Irish, particularly those teaching languages and science subjects in the Irish medium and Gaeltacht schools. [4652/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Is féidir linn tús a chur leis an gcruinniú. Táimid i seisiún poiblí. Níl aon leithscéal faighte againn. I would ask everybody to switch off their mobile phones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: You set an example for all of us, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Inniu, pléimid coinníollacha oibre agus forbairt sa tionscal scannán, working conditions and development within the Irish film industry. Today, we are here to discuss working conditions in and the development of the Irish film industry and to help us in our consideration of this matter we are joined by the Irish Film Board, represented by Mr. James Hickey, CEO, Ms Teresa Mc...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe go léir as an bhfianaise a thug siad inniu. I apologise; before I open the questioning, I invite Mr. Macken to make his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. Obviously this is a very important sector for a number of reasons. The first of these is the artistic expression it allows. Second, it allows our country to tell our story. To a certain extent, it is very easy for us to become a satellite of Anglo-American culture, and that is not a good thing. Third, the sector adds a lot to the Irish economy. Another important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Mr. Hickey recognise that it can lead to an unequal relationship between worker and employee that can be exploited. Is there a solution to it? If we can park the accounting purposes, is there a solution to the lack of continuous employment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: If Ms Geraghty went to Grafton Street and asked a person whether he or she would like an employment scenario where the job comes to an end every four months and the person has to keep reapplying for it, everybody asked would say "No". That would leave the employee in an unequal position to the employer. It would change the nature of the experience with the employer and leave the employee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Ms O'Loughlin wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Mr. Collins have a comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I want to focus on training. This is a major gripe within the sector as far as I can see because the training seems to have no beginning, no middle and no end. It has no accreditation. If a person looks to go into any sector, what he or she will seek is to know how long it is going to take, know what their output has to be and know the accreditation. Once they have achieved that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Indigenous and foreign films.