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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: We are 17 minutes into this segment and there will be duplicate material also. You can come back in again, Deputy Cowen, for the next part of the meeting.

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: Can the Minister do the PPP?

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: I will give the Deputy another chance to comment later in the second batch of questions, if she wishes.

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: I ask Deputy Murphy to contribute quickly.

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: I propose a sos before we start part B of the meeting.

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: We will now begin part B of the meeting. Members have the headings in their briefings. I propose to take the three contributions together, try to break them down into questions and elicit answers from the Minister and Ministers of State. Is that agreed? Agreed.

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: I kept a few notes just in case.

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: Deputy Cowen spoke about local government.

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: No, the yield in 2014 was €491 million and it is to be €440 million for 2015.

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: We can finish this now and have the democratic revolution afterwards.

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: It referred to the staffing of the ESB.

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: That concludes the select sub-committee's consideration of the 2015 Revised Estimate. In accordance with Standing Order 87, the clerk to the committee will convey a message to this effect to the Clerk of the Dáil. Under Standing Order 86(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank members, the Minister, the Ministers of State and...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Message to Dáil (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Tá córam sé comhalta i láthair agus mar sin tosóimíd an cruinniú. Tá leithscéal faighte ón Teachta Caitríona Ní Mhurchú, ón Teachta Michelle Mulherin agus ón Seanadóir Mac Conghail. Cuirim i gcuimhne do chomhaltaí a bhfóin phóca a mhúchadh. Táimid i seisiún poiblí anois. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Iarraim anois ar an gcéad dalta labhairt ós comhair an choiste. Tosnóimid leis an ábhar "Ógra, Alcól, Drugaí agus Oideachas".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: A Chuáin, ar mhaith leatsa tosú leis an gceann sin?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (4 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 203. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to move 75,000 families and persons from rent allowance to the housing assistance payment scheme by 2020; if he will provide the full details of this scheme; the benefit to the tenant of transfer from RAS to HAP; if these applicants will be removed from the local authority housing list; the situation if a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10342/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (10 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will insist on the teaching posts being maintained at a school (details supplied) in County Cork, in view of the fact that the number of pupils is set to increase in September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (10 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 559. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources following the conclusion of the public consultation on the mapping process under the national broadband plan, if submissions and feedback received in respect of this will be made available for public view; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/15]