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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Policy Issues arising from Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Discussion (17 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I remind Mr. Pierce to direct his comments to me. I should also inform him that "toothless" and "useless" are unparliamentary terms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Policy Issues arising from Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Discussion (17 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. McCullough. Will Ms Goggin reply on one of those points and then perhaps Ms Hurley will say something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Policy Issues arising from Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Discussion (17 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We are up against time here. There are two other members who wish to speak and they will have a minute each. There is no time for an exchange at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Policy Issues arising from Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Discussion (17 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: That is not a point of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Policy Issues arising from Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Discussion (17 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: That is not a point of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Policy Issues arising from Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Discussion (17 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: That is fair enough but it is not a point of order. This concludes our discussion on the topic. I ask the members to kindly agree to postpone the private meeting until next week. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the witnesses for their co-operation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (18 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40804/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments Data (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 561. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ghost and vacant housing estates in an area (details supplied) in County Cork, by location and by stage of development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41799/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 613. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the relatives of those who fought in the 1916 Rising will be invited to official ceremonies to mark the commemoration of the Rising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41736/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Ann Phelan and Paudie Coffey. I also welcome the Secretary General, Mr. John McCarthy; the assistant secretary, Ms Mary Hurley, and other officials from the Department, as well as Ms Sarah Boucenna from the European Parliament Office, Dublin who is in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his response. It is welcome that the Department is favourably disposed to using the template. It has been difficult in recent years to develop a process into which the committee can have an input in consideration of the Estimates. Invariably, as a policy, there will be a huge discussion on it. Getting the template correct to begin with is of huge benefit to us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his clarification of that point which addresses the issues for consideration in the first part of the meeting. We will now move to the second part and deal with the review of outputs and expenditure. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. Before I call members, I find the system we have used in recent times of a question-and-answer session with the Minister is more productive from a member’s point of view, as opposed to speaking for seven or eight minutes and not getting the answers to the questions one has raised. I call Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: If Deputy Coppinger does not object, Deputy Catherine Murphy has the floor. The convention is that the first speaker will be from the Opposition. As Deputy Catherine Murphy is a spokesperson in this area, she will be first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: There is not. The meeting has been on for the past 15 minutes. Whatever impression the Deputy got was clearly the wrong one. I call Deputy Catherine Murphy who will proceed, without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I ask members to be mindful of the clock. We have spent 20 minutes in debating the first item on our agenda. I remind everyone that time is scarce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Senator could forward them on because I do not believe they feature in the Estimates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I am sure the Department could view it as intellectual property, but they are not referred to in the Estimates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Before calling Deputy Cowen, I remind members we have half an hour left and there are still six speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: That is a good idea. I suggest we take Deputy Cowen and then questions from other members. I call Deputy Stanley.