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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I remind the Deputy he has ten minutes for questions and he has used five minutes. This includes time for responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will have to draw the Deputy to close. The ten minutes he had for asking questions and receiving answers are all gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: -----but to be honest, there are members here since 2 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Healy Rae-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will give the Deputy one minute to ask the rest of his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the president to respond to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The State engages with the IFA and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I am thinking about a particular farmer who has specific supply problems with Britain. Have officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine met such farmers to provide marketing support tools and point out the markets elsewhere they need to go to? While I understand there have been high-level meetings and some budgets have been located in good areas, what kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The use of two types of diesel creates a space in which criminals can operate. This causes difficulties and generates significant policing costs. An argument has been made for having one type of diesel and allowing farmers to apply for rebates, perhaps on a bimonthly basis. Under the proposed scheme, farmers would continue to pay the same costs for diesel as they did for diesel for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I am going allow a very short contribution by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Can we have a brief response to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank all the witnesses for coming in today and for the detailed presentations that they have given. The information that we have received will become part of this committee's analysis and report on this issue and we will be sure that the witnesses get a copy of the report when it is completed. There is no doubt that this committee will be inviting the witnesses in again in the coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an bhfinné.

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Pay equalisation.

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Some are more equal than others.

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: No answer again.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (27 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 109. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of the staff complement of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, excluding personal details; the total number of staff; if she will provide a breakdown of positions held and area of expertise; and the level of qualification in relation to the role held. [32419/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (27 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 110. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that the mandate for the Arts Council is being fulfilled with regards funding, developing and promoting Irish traditional music, in view of the fact she has responsibility for the appointment of 12 members and a chair to An Chomhairle Ealaíon; and if she is satisfied that representation at board level has...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (27 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 112. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider an extension of the deadline by which notice must be given to lodge an external appeal against the inclusion of lands in the Connemara bog complex proposed special area of conservation, due to the long delay in communicating to turf cutters the process for lodging such an appeal. [32454/16]