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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, and her officials. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter to only qualified privilege...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Could I interrupt the Minister of State? There are approximately five or six pages left in her speech. Everybody has had a copy of her speech since yesterday, so could I ask the Minister of State to proceed to the conclusion, which will give us more time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State for facilitating our request. Before calling other speakers, I have one or two questions. In her opening statement, the Minister of State mentioned the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, CEDRA, report, and I have a couple of questions about it. What is the most challenging issue in implementing the report's recommendations? With the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We can take contributions from two members each time before the Minister of State answers. If we keep the contributions limited to questions, it would be a productive use of both our time and that of the Minister of State. Members may have approximately five minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Will the Minister of State refer to Deputy Dowds' walking Bill? I will then call the next two speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister of State should respond to Deputy Stanley in conclusion and refer to the Bill, and we will then move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: No, Deputy Ó Cuív cannot. The Minister might refer to the walking Bill now and then we will move on to the next two speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We have it in the work programme for 2015.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State. I call Senator Ó Clochartaigh, followed by Senator Landy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: No intrusions, thank you, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Excuse me, Deputy, but I gave colleagues instructions to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has 20 seconds of speaking time remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy's time has concluded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: If the Minister of State does not have information to hand on any of the issues raised, she may circulate it to Deputy Ó Cuív in the next couple of days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for their engagement, which is much appreciated. I look forward to further discussions with them on a myriad of issues and wish the Minister of State well in her role.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (26 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Office of Public Works has deemed a portion of land (details supplied), in County Cork, to be a flood plain; if this adjudication could be reviewed in view of the fact that this land has never been the subject of, or at risk to, flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Insurance Data (26 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that correspondence seeking the full history of paid, and credited, contributions for the years 1979 to 2012, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork, is responded to, without any further delay. [8524/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 350. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an increasing level of violent crime against taxi drivers, including a high incidence of theft; the measures she plans to take to combat same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9269/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: This meeting is convened to allow the Dáil Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government to consider in detail the 2015 Revised Estimate, Vote 34 - Department of the Environment , Community and Local Government, and to question the Minister on it. To bring a more focused, performance-based approach to consideration of the Estimates, the committee secretariat...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The briefing material has been supplied to members. The Estimates have been divided into two parts, part A and part B. I will call speakers in the normal rotation, first, Deputy Cowen, to be followed by Deputies Dowds, Stanley and Murphy. All members will be called again to speak on part B of the proceedings