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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14468/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14361/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 310. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the new affordable child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14507/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I remind members, delegates and visitors to please switch off their mobile phones completely as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting equipment. On behalf of the joint committee, I express our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Captain Dara Fitzpatrick of the Irish Coast Guard who lost her life on board the helicopter R116 off the Mayo coast on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Before we proceed to the main business on the agenda, I will deal with a number of EU legislative proposals that we discussed in private session. The committee considered COM (2017) 47. As there are no subsidiary concerns about this proposal, it is proposed that it does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. In respect of COM (2016) 541, COM (2016) 552; COM (2016)...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I am delighted that we are joined by Ms Verona Murphy, president of the Irish Road Hauliers Association. From the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland, FCI, we are joined by Mr. Michael Moroney, chief executive officer; Mr. Richard White, national vice chairman; Mr. Peter Farrelly, national secretary, and Mr. Norman Egar who is a farm contractor. From Tullamore Motors we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: In some places 100 km is only at the bottom of the road.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank Mr. Lee and call on Ms Murphy from the Irish Road Haulage Association to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements and I invite the members to respond. Initially, the Fine Gael group has 15 minutes to share between Deputy Fitzpatrick and Senator O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I am sorry to interrupt but there is sporadic interference with the broadcasting equipment from a telephone. I ask everybody to turn off their telephones because they interfere and make broadcasting difficult. It makes repeat broadcasts of the meeting less likely. It is in everybody's interest to ensure every telephone is turned off, as distinct from being in silent mode.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Your ten minutes are up, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: It is ten minutes here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Does Mr. Farrelly have anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Mr. Farrelly is basically saying that the one-cap-fits-all approach is impractical. I will give him an opportunity to come back in later in the meeting. We will have a further discussion on these matters. I am anxious to give the Fianna Fáil members an opportunity to speak at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I ask Mr. Lee to respond to Deputy O'Keeffe and Senator O'Sullivan. He will be followed by Ms Murphy and the representatives of the FCI. I am not sure if there were any questions for Mr. Farrell or Ms Kinnarney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: It would be helpful if the committee agreed to seek as much information as possible on the plans, the timeframe, etc. We should do so, as a matter of urgency, given the timescale that is involved. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The Deputy is using unparliamentary language and we are before the watershed, if you like. They will have to put "Oireachtas Report" back awhile tonight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: On the first issue, we were joking earlier that 100 km is a short distance in rural Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I propose that the committee writes to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to ask that the upper limit with regard to kilometres travelled would be pursued and implemented if there are no issues in that regard. Is that agreed? Agreed. A number of issues were raised by Deputy Fitzmaurice for the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors, FCI, and we will take them in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The correspondence we have agreed to send to the Department will seek clarification on that point also. Is that agreed? Agreed.