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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence an bhfuil beartas earcaíochta faoi leith i bhfeidhm chun aon chuóta maidir le líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge, má tá a leithéid ann, a bhaint amach. [30099/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We will now continue with our scrutiny of the following: COM (2016) 543, proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on a European Year of Culture Heritage, which is schedule A. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny other than to seek information about funding and cross-border activities. Is this agreed? Agreed. I propose we suspend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach éinne. The meeting is resumed and we are in public session. We will now discuss what it takes to sustain a viable rural community with representatives of Comhar na nOileán Teo., Roscommon Leader Partnership, South Kerry Development Partnership and West Cork Development Partnership. I welcome the following witnesses to the meeting: Máire Uí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Míle buíochas as sin. Bhí sé an-suimiúil, caithfidh mé a rá. Tá brón orm deifir a chur ar an bhfinné ach tá go leor daoine anseo. Beidh níos mó ama aici labhairt linne mar beidh ceisteanna go leor ag teacht i dtreo na bhfinnéithe. I call on the Roscommon Leader Partnership to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. I invite South Kerry Development Partnership Limited, SKDP, to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I now invite Mr. Ian Dempsey and Mr. John O'Brien of the West Cork Development Partnership to make their opening statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a lot of food for thought in Mr. O'Brien's presentation. We may get to tease out some of the issues - the whys and wherefores - in the discussion we are about to have. A number of rural partnerships, including those in Meath, Monaghan, Kildare and Fingal, were invited to attend this meeting but they were unable to do so. That is a pity for all of us. We have asked all of them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The delegates have two minutes in which to answer those questions. Who would like to start? Ar mhaith le Ms Uí Mhaoláin a thosnú?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: As 30 minutes have passed, we will move to the next questioner. I will allow an Teachta Éamon Ó Cuív to come back in at the end if anything needs to be cleared up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the selection process referred to by Mr. Dempsey the tendering process that was undertaken or was it a post-tender process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There was more than one bidder for that role in west Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Departmental officials will be before us over next few weeks and we might put this issue on the agenda in order that members can ask them what was the process and the rationale behind their decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I suggest it could be done afterwards as we have many questions to deal with. When the guests have left, we can discuss the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes, and we can seek for them to be answered together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There are five minutes left in the slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: That will include responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will allow a two-minute response from each of the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The committee will produce a report based on the evidence it has heard from all of the delegates who have travelled great distances from around the country to engage with it. In that regard, it is important that delegates rather than members are allowed to speak for the majority of the time allocated. I ask that members confine their questions to three minutes, with witnesses then having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá trí bhaill an choiste ag iarraidh ceisteanna a chur, ach roimhe sin tá Seán de Buitléar agus Joseph McCrohan chun freagra beag a thabhairt ar an díospóireacht dheireanach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Everyone will have an opportunity to speak because there are plenty more questioners to come.