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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Theachta. I will give three minutes to the witnesses for this slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Has anybody spoken to the witnesses about the broadband roll-out in the new national broadband plan? Has there been any engagement with the State or the local authorities? What role have the witnesses played?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Everyone else shook their head. Has there been no engagement? Would Mr. Dempsey like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: While we are on that point, we are all on the ground and can see what is happening around us and what good work is being done. What kind of key performance indicators are used within the sector to measure success or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: When Enterprise Ireland or the IDA are here we ask them how many jobs there are per euro and what kind of ratios they have for exports per euro or new businesses per euro. Are those types of performance indicators used in the sector, if so how do they compare? What kind of figures do the witnesses have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I know the issue of spatial planning was touched on previously. Have any of the State agencies discussed the development of the next spatial plan with the West Cork Development Partnership? The answer to that is "No". The Western Development Commission is another layer of development and based on my understanding, is quite a successful one. It is only in one section of the country. Could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: An bhfuil tuairimí ag Ms Uí Mhaoláin faoi sin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá go maith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: This committee holds the Department to account. That is the job of the committee. Unfortunately, we are not yet the Department. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim mo mhíle buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht anseo inniu. Tá a fhios agam gur tháinig siad ó gach cearn den tír. It is very clear that there are massive passions among the witnesses with regard to their presentations. There are also massive passions on this side of the table with regard to those. It is also very clear that great work has been...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Budget 2017 was a series of minor changes to what is a grossly unfair and broken system. There have been some marginal improvements here and there, but mostly what we saw was Fine Gael pandering to its pet audiences in the privileged classes. In the last election Fine Gael's vote shrunk throughout the country, except in one area, south Dublin. It is clear that this demographic is...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: In the North the Deputy will find we actually have no water charges-----

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: -----owing to the fact that the Sinn Féin Minister, yet again, ensured they would not be brought in.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: At the same time, we have Fianna Fáil stating one thing about water charges, yet every time it is given the opportunity to put its money where its mouth is in this Chamber it refuses to do so. It backs down. The budget is a clear declaration of priorities. Money goes to what the Government sees as important. From 2008 to 2014, arts, culture and film investment saw a 76% reduction....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 7. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality cad é an líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge agus atá ag obair ina Roinn. [30076/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality an bhfuil sprioc leagtha amach maidir le líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge a bheith ag obair sa Roinn de réir reachtaíochta agus an bhfuil an sprioc sin bainte amach go fóill. [30091/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality an bhfuil beartas earcaíochta faoi leith i bhfeidhm chun aon chuóta maidir le líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge, má tá a leithéid ann, a bhaint amach. [30106/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance cad é an líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge agus atá ag obair ina Roinn. [30072/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance an bhfuil sprioc leagtha amach maidir le líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge a bheith ag obair sa Roinn de réir reachtaíochta agus an bhfuil an sprioc sin bainte amach go fóill. [30087/16]