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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I will have to ask the Minister to pause. Deputy Dooley can make a brief clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: Thank you, Deputy. The point is clear. The Minister can make a brief reply and then I will call on the other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister. I invite Deputies Stanley and Bríd Smith to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: That is the convention I am using. Deputy Stanley, if you want to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: Sorry, Deputy Smith-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is a reason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is a convention in terms of the order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is a protocol in terms of the way members are called, part of which is their grouping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I invite Deputy Stanley to speak next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I will invite Deputy Smith to speak after Deputy Stanley. I will then invite the Minister to reply. Deputy Ryan can come in then and if any other members wish to indicate, they are welcome to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Smith. I will allow Deputy Ryan to contribute later. Before the Minister responds, though, I wish to address the point that Deputy Smith raised about the protocol and order. There is a set of guidance for the Chair and a protocol that is followed. It is the same convention that is used for Leaders' Questions and every other type of business in the Dáil. It is used to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is an element of discretion, but it depends on the nature of the session. As we have seen, this meeting has been engaging and intense, every member wishes to contribute and time is precious. Every member has had equal time, but the order being followed is a function of the wider rules of the Dáil, which themselves are a function of the mandates received by each grouping. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for his comments. I will bring in Deputy Eamon Ryan and give him the equal opportunity that every other member has had. When we move on to the next subheadings of B to F, inclusive, we will have to keep the debate tight because we are under pressure to conclude the meeting by 11.30 a.m. I have allowed quite a degree of latitude. This matter is a huge issue and a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: Great. We will move on to programme B that deals with broadcasting. We are under time pressure and I urge people to keep the debate tight on programme B and the other programmes. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, who has joined the meeting. We will deal with his sections shortly, although we are a little behind time. I call the Minister to make a brief opening statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I remind members that, where possible, they should ask questions rather than make statements. I will, however, show some latitude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: We have enough time for Deputy Eamon Ryan to ask a question and for the Minister to reply. I remind the committee that we agreed at the outset that we would be bound by a finishing time of 11.30 a.m. for today's hearings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: That concludes our session for today. As Deputy Eamon Ryan mentioned and as the Minister acknowledged, the committee held a forum on public service broadcasting in Dublin Castle earlier this year. I thank all the members of the committee and the Minister for their inputs into that useful exercise. We hope to bring the report and the outputs from that forum to this committee in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (3 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: 216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the timeframe for ratification of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I realise we are under pressure for time. I wish to make a number of points. Some of them may be related and some may not, but I will try to cover them as quickly as possible. The scenario today reminds me a little of a court, when the prosecution has made its case over the course of the day. The pendulum swings and there is another day for the defence. We have had that. It is in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I thank all the witnesses. It has been a very useful session and we have had a very useful dialogue. I particularly thank Mr. Wheeldon for his reply to the points which I raised. That was important. Mr. Hanway mentioned Oireachtas TV, which Virgin Media must take credit for. I commend that. We often get feedback that people watch it at all kinds of different hours of the day, but it is...