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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: This is a very important issue for both sides of the fence, and it is clear that if we had more time we would ask more questions and would try to get more information about it. We have one island, and whether one is from a city or a countryside area the fact of the matter is that we are all stakeholders in this particular island. It is true that farmers are being hammered in this country....

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: It is making it worse.

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Since September there has been a near collapse of bus services into County Meath, involving dozens and dozens of buses meaning services have been dropping every month, leaving passengers out in all types of weather. Absenteeism levels among drivers in Bus Éireann have reached 14%, which shows a significant level of dysfunction. As a former Minister for Transport, the Taoiseach will...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I am amazed that the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Finian McGrath and John Halligan, have not been vocal on this motion, first and foremost because of their internationally recognised peacekeeping abilities and, second, because they have been very vocal in this Chamber on such issues previously. I recall listening to all three make very strong and strident...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Maybe so. I believe the world has become very unstable. Countries and military blocs are becoming more combative with their interactions and diplomacy is at a low ebb internationally. At the same time we see the EU is tooling up militarily. Ireland has a proud record of neutrality, which should be cherished, protected and enhanced. We should be able to reaffirm our commitment to a...

Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I was pleased with several of the appointments to Cabinet with a remit in this area because I considered them people of real ability. However, the inaction on climate change is the greatest disappointment to me in terms of the activity of this Government. Climate change is, beyond any shadow of a doubt, the most serious issue facing our planet. Hundreds of thousands of people are losing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a visa application (details supplied) for residency has not been processed in over eight years. [52409/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons employed by a company (details supplied) are refusing to talk to Deputies on matters concerning persons in cases in which persons have given personal authority to the company to discuss the issues with Deputies; and if she will direct the company to allow this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the length of time it is taking to process applications for cessation of turf cutting compensation schemes (details supplied); the number of staff tasked with physically checking the bogs in question; and if this case will be closed before Christmas 2017. [52415/17]

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“ “Information Commissioner” means the Office of the Information Commissioner as outlined in Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014;”. I warmly welcome the Minister to her new role. It is a very diverse and interesting space. There is a number of big-ticket items that,...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I would be more comfortable if the Minister were to identify a substitute individual. I mean somebody from within the State institutions who could take on the role that I have suggested for the Information Commissioner. The Minister is right that the records will be released within 30 years. However, the Bill as it currently stands leaves significant political decisions to be made about...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We are discussing my amendments Nos. 1 and 3.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand. When the Oireachtas has a vote it typically means that the Government has a vote and it typically means that the Minister has the decision. We are in a very unusual space in that the Oireachtas is not necessarily the will of a Government or a Minister currently. Nine years out of ten they are one and the same thing. I mean the Minister, the Government and Oireachtas share...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I suggest that the Minister reconsiders my amendment. If it is not the Information Commissioner then I would like her to recommend an individual who would have the experience, knowledge and oversight to carry out such a role.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will press my amendment.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, line 18, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. This amendment seeks, in page 4, line 18, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". The purpose of this is to take the discretionary power from the Minister on whether documents should be released to the public. We are talking about documents that relate to what is in the public...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister is looking at paragraph (d) which states: "In paragraph (a), “relevant member of the Government” means, in relation to a class or classes of Departmental records specified in an order to be made under that paragraph".

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Where would the word "shall' go there?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate the Minister is seeking to make a compromise towards opinion on this side of the table but-----