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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: If the witness could conclude-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Councillor Mannion may come in briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: An bhfuil ceist an-ghairid ag an Seanadóir?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: While I am about to call Senator Craughwell, elected representatives appearing before the joint committee should state their names before making a contribution as the names are changing all the time in the room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There is mobile phone interference. Perhaps it can be turned off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Only one minute of the ten allowed is remaining. We need to give the witnesses an opportunity to answer questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Could Mr. Gavin respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There are only a few minutes left if the Deputy wants an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps Councillor David Gilroy and Councillor Johnny Guirke could respond to those points giving their own perspectives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Senator Hopkins wish to come in briefly or is she happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a feeling sometimes when one has these discussions that it is one section of the country pitted against another, such as the east coast versus the west. However, having heard the figures that Councillor Guirke cited, it is not quite as clear-cut as that. Meath County Council has the lowest per capitaincome, expenditure and staff in the State. A number of things need to come out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Hold on there, le do thoil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Is there no interaction at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Is Mr. Feeley referring to forestry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the representatives from Meath to outline their experience with the spatial planners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Just to clarify, there has been no contact between Meath County Council and the Department on spatial planning. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Lynch is not aware of any contact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Before Mr. Jennings responds, I would also like to pose a question. I submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on plans for a Sligo to Dundalk road that would go through Cavan. His response was that there were no plans for such a road.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy may have misunderstood my point, which was that funding should reflect population but also have a disruptive effect. In other words, it should be focused on areas without large populations to effect change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: This is a hugely important issue. As a committee, one of the biggest issues we will deal with during the lifetime of the Government is that of regional and rural development and spatial planning. We will reflect on all of the issues referred to specifically by the delegates to see how we can best effect change, be it through putting pressure on the Minister or the specific agencies...