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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: You have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Deputy McLoughlin for his patience. I am not trying to rush him when I ask him to try to keep his questions and comments brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: May I ask Deputy McLoughlin to conclude? I will ask that his questions be answered but this meeting has a different remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the witnesses to respond. A number of questions were addressed to Mr. Kerr, as well as that question for Mr. McRedmond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Mr. O'Hara wish to address the IPU question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Different Deputies have put questions. Would Mr. McRedmond like to respond to Deputy Stanley?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses. Does anybody wish to comment before we finish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Will Mr. Fitzpatrick be as brief as he can be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is a question for Mr. O'Brien on the role of the regulator. Will he keep his response to a minute or so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I take this opportunity on behalf of the committee to thank the witnesses for coming before us today and for their excellent presentations and responses to questions. I propose that the committee publishes the submissions received in respect of the meeting and the letter received from the Minister. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their presentations this morning. The information to hand suggests that most procedures that take place in private hospitals are elective, non-emergency procedures. There are very few accident and emergency departments in private hospitals and of those many are not open 24-7. What are the most common procedures in the witnesses' hospitals? Are they hip and knee...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Dr. Turner for coming before us this morning. I am particularly interested in his comments that the health service is under-resouced in terms of consultant numbers and the number of hospital beds per 1,000 of population. Dr. Turner gave the OECD average bed capacity per 1,000 of population as 4.85 compared with 2.8 in Ireland. The Department of Health is carrying out a bed capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the recent rule changes to the immigrant investor programme became applicable; when the public was made aware of these changes; when her Department ceased taking applications under the scheme in 2016; if the public was made aware that such applications would be rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3825/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are now in public session. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode as they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for our parliamentary reporters to report on the meeting, as well as for television coverage and web streaming. I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: The purpose of this meeting is to consider policy issues arising from the Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and EPA-led joint research programme on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and human health. I welcome our witnesses: from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Mr. Matthew Collins,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: During the debate in the Dáil, the Minister recommended that this committee consider this issue. The EPA report was also referred to this committee. In the context of the new make-up of the Dáil, it is very important that this cross-party committee gets the opportunity to discuss these issues. I hope we will have a productive meeting. I take on board the Deputy's views but it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: The role of the committee is to look at the issue of fracking. That is our remit. It is a very important role that the committee has. The EPA report was referred to this committee, which I think is a very valid pathway. It is something that we should be capitalising on now in that we should be examining these issues. We are using the correct format in this regard. As elected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am sorry. The official cannot speak in public session. That is only in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to explain that we are looking at the policy issues here. Policy is always considered by the joint Oireachtas committee, which includes Senators. That is the process. I will move on to our witnesses. I ask our first witness, Mr. Matthew Collins, assistant secretary for natural resources from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment-----