Results 461-480 of 9,380 for speaker:Hildegarde Naughton
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I have received apologies from Senator Terry Leyden. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode as they interfere with the sound system which makes it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to report the proceedings of the meeting. They also adversely affect the television coverage. I advise the Minister and the Minister of State that any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister. I have one question on the national broadband plan. Some €7.5 million has been allocated in 2016 for next generation broadband services. By the end of June €2.547 million had been spent under subhead A3, out of a total Estimate allocation of €16.75 million. What proportion of this figure has been spent under the national broadband plan and why...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I call Deputy Timmy Dooley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but we are dealing with programme A on communications. I might be able to call him again later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will let the Deputy proceed, and the Minister might take a note of the question. I should have said at the outset that we are just dealing with programme A for now, which is communications. The Deputy can put the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I call Senator Joe O'Reilly and ask him to speak to programme A, which relates to communications.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: It is this heading. The Senator can ask the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: That comes under programme C on energy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I call Deputy Eamon Ryan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: There would be another queue of questions. The Deputy is the last speaker to have indicated in this-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Deputy Lawless wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I invite the Minister to respond to those observations. If he wishes me to shorten the contribution times, I might not let it go for so long.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Have you finished, Minister?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the Minister to answer that point briefly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you, Minister. We will now move on to the next programme, if members agree. That is programme B - broadcasting. I will start with Deputy Dooley who has indicated, followed by Deputy Stanley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: The amount estimated to be allocated to RTE was €185 million. Is that not so? Up to last June, 46% of that amount was spent. That was the question. I call Senator McDowell if he has a question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: The overarching question concerns grant aid for RTE. There was a shortfall in that grant aid in 2014 and 2015, and it looks like that may also be the case in 2016. Does the Department feel there could be an adverse effect on the provision of public service broadcasting? I would like to get the Minister's views on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Deputy Ryan. I am conscious that Senator Lombard has not come in yet so could Deputy Ryan keep his question short?