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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (14 May 2019)

Joe Carey: 504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if points made in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: At the outset, I remind members, staff, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. Mobile phones interfere with the sound system and make it difficult to report the meeting, and interfere with broadcasting on television and radio, web-streaming, etc. I ask all to take a moment to check their mobile telephones are switched off. I draw the attention of members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: I will now take an opening statement from Mr. Michael Garvey, chief executive officer of IPB Insurance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: I thank Mr. Garvey. I invite Mr. Tom McHugh, who is the deputy chief executive and director of municipal services in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, to address the joint committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: I thank Mr. McHugh. I invite the members of the committee to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: Does the Deputy have a specific question for any of our witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: Okay. I will bring in Deputy Fitzmaurice as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: I thank Deputy Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: This issue was brought to the attention of the committee by Deputy Fitzmaurice. He outlined the situation, in Galway in particular, with passion and with the facts. The group to which he referred in Galway, GRD, is the local development company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice. A genuine issue is arising here and we want to nip it in the bud. Tidy Towns committees perform amazing work. I am a former treasurer of my local Tidy Towns committee in Clarecastle, which has recently been awarded community of the year by Clare County Council for its work on various projects over the years. Pride in the village is at the heart of everything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: There are several questions for Mr. McHugh about the role of the councils in all of this. Mr. Garvey's opening statement made reference to Tidy Towns activities. Obviously the councils are insured by IPB Insurance. Could the councils take local Tidy Towns groups under their wing and extend their indemnity to them? Does Mr. McHugh have a view on that? He might also address the questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: Is Mr. McHugh speaking for all the managers or just himself?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: Would each group be interested in participating in a working group to address the issues that have been outlined or do they feel it is an issue at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: There is a willingness there to co-operate with a working group. We have not heard from Mr. Kirwan on that point and we should not be making assumptions but would the State Claims Agency be happy to be involved in that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Joe Carey: That is very good. To answer Deputy Fitzmaurice, there would have to be representatives from the Departments of Rural and Community Development and Employment and Social Protection. I thank the witnesses for their contributions and we will be in touch and will set up a working group. There is an urgency in this regard because we are coming into a very busy time for Tidy Towns groups....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 May 2019)

Joe Carey: 112. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect knee surgery at Croom orthopaedic hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2019)

Joe Carey: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken as part of the national broadband plan to ensure that the broadband network is future proofed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21479/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Speeds (21 May 2019)

Joe Carey: 91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact the provision of high speed broadband in rural areas will have in relation to remote working and flexible working arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21478/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 May 2019)

Joe Carey: 446. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 2 April 2019, when a person (details supplied) will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21979/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (21 May 2019)

Joe Carey: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21860/19]