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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (14 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: 22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects to open the 2018 outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme; the amount of funding he plans to allocate towards this funding stream in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: State Pension Reform: Discussion (14 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I welcome from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Mr. Tim Duggan, assistant secretary, and Ms Helen McDonald and Robert Nicholson, principal officers, and from Age Action Ireland, Ms Corona Joyce, senior policy officer, and Mr. Gerry Scully, senior information officer. I will invite each of our witnesses to make their presentations to the joint committee. Members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: State Pension Reform: Discussion (14 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank Ms Joyce. I remind members to confine their questions to five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: Apologies have been received from Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív and Martin Kenny. I remind members, witnesses and the people in the Gallery to turn off their mobile phones because they interfere gravely with the sound system. I ask everyone to take a moment to check their phones. The committee has included road connectivity and, in particular, rural transport among its priority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: As a number of members are indicating, I will call them in groups of two. I will call on Deputy Michael Collins and then Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I will call the witnesses to address the various questions posed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: There were some questions there for Mr. Hernan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I will bring in Deputy Niamh Smyth briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I ask Ms Graham and Mr. Hernan to respond to some of the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I ask Ms Graham to send a note to the committee on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: Mr. Hernan was asked a number of questions, from Deputy Smyth in particular.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: The Senator has made her point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: We will get an answer. Deputy Niamh Smyth has another question for Ms Graham.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I call Deputy Ó Cuív. I will also bring in Deputy Burke. Ms Graham has to attend another Oireachtas committee today, so her time is limited. Members should bear that in mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I call Deputy Peter Burke to bring this round of questions to a conclusion. I will then ask the witnesses to respond and we will see if there are any supplementary questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I have some specific questions for the National Transport Authority, NTA. I understand two applications have been made by the Local Link in Clare for two services, one in west Clare from Kilkee to Kilrush and back into Ennis, and another service proposed from Ballyvaughan to Lisdoonvarna into Ennistymon, Corofin, Ruan and back into Ennis. Where do those applications stand? I am aware that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank the Deputy. The point has been well made. I ask the delegates to respond to the remaining questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: Unfortunately, there is another meeting which is due to start here-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: Unfortunately, I must bring the meeting to a conclusion. I thank the delegates for this worthwhile and meaningful engagement. Is it agreed that the committee publish the opening statements, submissions and all other documents received for this meeting? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Joe Carey: 11. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding being provided for small scale local festivals in County Clare in 2018. [26720/18]