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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Míle buíochas as sin. We will have a number of questions. Under the normal procedure, we have five minutes of questions and allow for five minutes of answers. If people want to come in a second time afterwards, that is fine. I appeal to everyone to focus their questions and statements on the National Parks and Wildlife Service input into the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Would the witnesses like to address the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Please, without interruption. There is only one minute left in this ten-minute section and other people wish to comment. The Deputy can ask questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I have been very flexible in terms of giving Deputy Ó Cuív opportunities to speak. He can ask questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Dr. O'Keeffe wish to address a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Ó Cuív asked about the prevalence of the actions of the Department's organisations in the development process. It could be useful for us to have a map of the roads, planning applications, processes and level in which the Department is involved. The Department can be involved in the pre-planning process, after An Bord Pleanála gives advice or the it can make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it European law that is forcing the adherence here, pure and simple?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will let the Deputy back in shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What would be the consequences for the Department it if were not to fulfil its statutory obligations? What would the European Commission do if the Department were not to fulfil its obligations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Will Mr. Fitzgerald give a rough idea of the sums involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: In fairness-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy has had his ten minutes and I have not taken any time as of yet. The Deputy will have ten minutes shortly. We just need to do this fairly. That is all. The question then comes down to leeway. So in other words, the question could be that if Ireland is implementing these rules in a too-strict fashion, is there leeway? Senator Ó Clochartaigh mentioned leeway earlier on and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What kind of timescale would that take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The other issue that seems to me to be quite unusual and shocking is that although there obviously is phenomenal pressure and necessity for this road, Mr. Fitzgerald can only respond to a method statement that is developed by Galway County Council and yet that council has not provided all these method statements. To a certain extent, we could be here until kingdom come but unless Galway...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: At the current pace, what is Mr. Fitzgerald's estimated time of completion of this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: An estimate is always possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Would Deputy Ó Cuív like to take five minutes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Would Dr. O'Keeffe like to respond to any of the questions?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Resolution Processes (17 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of solicitors operating in County Meath dealing with schemes in Abhaile. [41247/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of building plans for a school (details supplied) awaiting a building upgrade since the 1990s; when the building upgrade will commence; and a projected timeframe for the completion of the project. [41776/16]