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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 757. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad a dhéanfaidh an rialtas chun na gníomhartha ón Straitéis Fiche Bliain atá curtha i bhfeidhm a thomhas; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [20622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 759. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she has taken to ensure artists have an income to allow them live while they develop their craft. [20624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Agencies Data (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 1250. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the digital hubs that exist here that are in receipt of public money; the location of same; the details of State funds received each year for the previous five years; the startup costs of each; and the capital and current costs of each on an annual basis. [19210/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 1257. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current stage of the tendering process for the national broadband plan. [19228/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 1258. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a legal opportunity to seek the acceleration of the procurement process under the national broadband plan for the supply of high-speed broadband at this stage. [19229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Data (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 1307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the operating costs, staff numbers and annual budget of the Road Safety Authority. [19192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 1403. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual cost of funding the high potential start-up programme; and the expenditure in this regard. [19221/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: As we have the required quorum of four members, including one Deputy and one Senator, we will begin. I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones so that they do not interfere with the sound system and the broadcasting of this meeting. We have received apologies from Senator Maura Hopkins. Before discussing the issues on today's agenda, I propose that we invite Mr. Paddy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome Mr. Patrick Murphy, chief executive officer, Mr. John Sullivan, chairman, Mr. Greg Casey and Mr. Ronan Sheehy from the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation, CLG. I also welcome Mr. Tom Kennedy from Daingean Uí Chúis fishermen's committee and Ms Nora Parke, project co-ordinator with Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Limited. Tá fáilte romhaibh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank Mr. Murphy for his statement and we will get a chance to tease out some of those issues later. I now invite the Daingean Uí Chúis fishermen's committee to make a statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Kennedy has ten minutes and may speak on any issue he believes makes the best use of his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat as sin. Ag an deireadh, ba mhaith liom cuireadh a thabhairt do Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat as sin. Would An Teachta Michael Collins like to begin the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We will have a chance to come back to that issue and to look at the detail. What was the Government's response to that particular argument?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will return to that. We have to give ten minutes to each Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Do any other witnesses want to respond to the points made by Deputy Collins?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Can we try to speak through the Chair, if we can? We have the benefit of the knowledge and advice of Deputy Collins on a regular basis in the committee. It might be a better use of Ms Parke's time to answer his points. We will not have a chance to hear her input on this issue for a while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will let Mr. Casey come in in a short while. There are many questions. He can bring his response into his next engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will give Ms Parker an opportunity to reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The ten minute slot Deputy Healy Rae had is expired but we can back to this matter on a later day. I call Teachta Murphy O'Mahony.