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Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will press my amendment.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, line 18, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. This amendment seeks, in page 4, line 18, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". The purpose of this is to take the discretionary power from the Minister on whether documents should be released to the public. We are talking about documents that relate to what is in the public...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister is looking at paragraph (d) which states: "In paragraph (a), “relevant member of the Government” means, in relation to a class or classes of Departmental records specified in an order to be made under that paragraph".

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Where would the word "shall' go there?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate the Minister is seeking to make a compromise towards opinion on this side of the table but-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Sure.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I propose to press the amendments and we can have further debate on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 3:In page 4, lines 18 and 19, to delete “he or she is satisfied that” and substitute “the Information Commissioner is satisfied”.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 4:In page 4, to delete lines 27 and 28. This amendment seeks to take the discretionary power from the Minister to make decisions on what can and cannot be done as far as the release of these documents is concerned. It seeks to increase their transparency in the public interest in order that no one in government would be able to decide which documents were not suitable...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it possible for me to move the amendment tabled by Deputy Niamh Smyth?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Would it be possible for me to table an amendment with a similar objective on Report Stage?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a visa application (details supplied) for residency has not been processed in over eight years. [52409/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons employed by a company (details supplied) are refusing to talk to Deputies on matters concerning persons in cases in which persons have given personal authority to the company to discuss the issues with Deputies; and if she will direct the company to allow this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the length of time it is taking to process applications for cessation of turf cutting compensation schemes (details supplied); the number of staff tasked with physically checking the bogs in question; and if this case will be closed before Christmas 2017. [52415/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Since September there has been a near collapse of bus services into County Meath, involving dozens and dozens of buses meaning services have been dropping every month, leaving passengers out in all types of weather. Absenteeism levels among drivers in Bus Éireann have reached 14%, which shows a significant level of dysfunction. As a former Minister for Transport, the Taoiseach will...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: It is making it worse.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (5 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Níl leithscéal faighte againn ó aon duine ach amháin an Teachta Niamh Smyth. Comhairlím do chomhaltaí a nguthán póca a mhúchadh ionas nach gcuirfeadh siad isteach ar an gcóras fuaime agus ar chraolacháin an chruinnithe. Mar atá comhaontaithe ag an gCoiste um Nós Imeachta maidir le gcoistí gan pháipéar, tá...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: The Arts Council: Statement (5 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Further to the meeting of the joint committee on 23 November, I welcome the representatives from the Arts Council, Ms Orlaith McBride, Mr. Martin O'Sullivan and Ms Sheila Pratschke. I invite Ms McBride to make a statement.