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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Council Strategy 2018-2022: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Ms Clerkin also wants to respond. We will come back again to the issue if need be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Council Strategy 2018-2022: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I have one or two questions of my own. I think Dr. Gallagher wants to come in on the last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Council Strategy 2018-2022: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a number of questions. I represent an area which is, in many ways, spoiled for choice. Dublin South-Central includes Kilmainham, Inchicore and quite a number of buildings in terms of built heritage in particular, but there are also the canals and the Liffey and all of that. Much of my time in the area has been spent encouraging, though little encouragement is needed, and working...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Council Strategy 2018-2022: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: On behalf of the committee, and perhaps the people, I thank Mr. Starrett for his stewardship. His are big boots to fill by whoever is coming in. I doubt it is the last we will see of Mr. Starrett in public life. I thank all witnesses for their presentations and for answering our questions quite openly. We will return to the issue on an ongoing basis and there will be progress, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (20 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with a person (details supplied); and if he plans to thank them in person for their services to the State. [47977/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

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Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Some people have said that some of the language that has been used so far has been shocking. Many people on this side of the debate feel the Bill is shocking. The Bill itself gives a definition of termination of pregnancy as the ending of the life of a foetus. For many people this is a very difficult and sobering issue to have to deal with. We have been told for years we need to have a...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: We will get through the Bill faster if people fully respect each other's motivations. It is very important that minorities have a voice in the Chamber because if the Chamber does not reflect in some way the views that exist among the public, it will be a very dangerous place to be. Healthy respectful opposition is important in a functioning democracy. It is not the enemy in this debate....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 528. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a comprehensive plan for Irish language provision in the early years sector as outlined in the Action Plan for the Irish Language 2018 to 2022 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48888/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It has been mentioned here that the three-day wait was brought in as a political sop to a certain extent to the Tánaiste, Deputy Coveney. That is quite obvious. It was an effort to get the Tánaiste over the line with regard to a Bill that he probably did not agree with at the start. There was a question about the rationale for this three-day wait. The rationale is that there are...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a dispute here about whether abortion happens on the basis of gender. It is estimated that there are 100 million missing women in the world today due to gender selective abortion and infanticide. To give Deputy Chambers some of the facts in that regard, I note that in China the sex ratio for the generation born between 1985 and 1989 was 108 men for every 100 women. By the...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not what the amendment states at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I propose that we go into private session to deal with a number of items before we deal with the main item on the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The committee has been notified of communications regarding two legislative proposals by the European Union and both of these are being considered as schedule B proposals. COM (2018) 717 is a proposal to amend annexes 2 and 3 of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, AEWA, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, to which Ireland is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The main item of business is the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017, which provides for the commemoration of the Great Famine, the establishment of a national Famine commemoration day and related matters. It is a Private Members' Bill sponsored by Deputy Brophy and it was referred to this committee by the Dáil in 2017. At our meeting of 14 November, the committee decided to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. Iarraim ar na hionadaithe ón Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an méid atá le rá acu a chur inár láthair. Níl a fhios agam cén duine acu atá chun labhairt. I do not know which of the witnesses wishes to contribute. I call Mr. Falvey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Uasal Falvey. Anois beidh an finné deireanach os ár gcomhair, I call Mr. Michael Blanch. I will then take questions from Deputies and Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The process is that we have to give it detailed scrutiny and then we will send a message to the Dáil as to whether we believe the Bill should progress. If the Dáil agrees, we will come back here on Committee Stage, which will mean amendments from interested parties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It will be our decision. We are the members of the committee. We will also need a money message from the Government but I cannot foresee any major problems as regards money because it is expenditure. A lot of Private Members' Bills are stuck at various stages and this could be one such Bill. I have just been informed that we have a money message on this so we can progress all the way to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Are there any other comments?