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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to raise something?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: As the Bill has completed Committee Stage, it is recommended that members submit Report Stage amendments to the Bill's Office without delay as Report Stage may be tabled at short notice.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Following the mid-term recess.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: In accordance with Standing Order 90 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government has completed its consideration of the Water Services Bill 2017 and has made amendments thereto. I thank the Minister and his officials-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: No.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: It is not necessary to do that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Does the Deputy want to note opposition to the Bill as amended?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will suspend for five minutes to seek clarification on the matter.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (25 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: To clarify, the legislation has been examined and agreed section by section and there is no provision for voting on the Bill as a whole. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today. Finally, I thank staff members Trish, Padraig and Fiona for the enormous amount of preparatory work they did in advance of the meeting, which helped a great deal with the flow of proceedings.

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am delighted to comment on the national planning framework. This has been a long process. We have heard many comments from people who have said they did not have the opportunity for consultation or to make their views heard. Some have said that there has not been a bottom-up approach or that it has not been diverse enough. Others have said that there has not been an extensive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Before we begin we will record our decisions in respect of the EU scrutiny. It is proposed that COM (2017) 481, on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations, warrants no further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Does any member wish to make a comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Is it agreed that COM (2017) 481 warrants no further scrutiny? Agreed. It is proposed that COM (2017) 482, on European citizens' initiative, warrants no further scrutiny. Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Is it agreed that COM (2017) 482 warrants no further scrutiny? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: I remind members that we will have two sessions today. The purpose of this morning's session is to resume our pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft general scheme of the building control (construction industry register Ireland) Bill 2017. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Orla Hegarty and Ms Deirdre Ní Fhloinn to this meeting. I apologise for the delay in bringing them in. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: As Senator Boyhan had many questions, I propose we suspend the meeting now and return at 10.30 a.m. for those answers. There are other questioners as well. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Senator Boyhan had asked some questions just before we suspended the meeting, so we will go back to Ms Hegarty and Ms Ní Fhloinn for their replies to those questions.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding persons with gardasil (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46886/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (7 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: 824. To ask the Minister for Health if section 28 (10)(a) of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2013 provides him with the authority to prohibit the sale of so-called combi-boxes which contain rolling tobacco, papers and filters in view of the continued growth in the use of rolling tobacco by persons under 25 years of age; if not, if he can be authorised to do so; and if he will make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are asked to ensure that their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode, depending on their device, for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient for members to just put their phones on silent mode because that will maintain a level of interference with the broadcasting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Owens and Mr. Geoghegan. I now call on Mr. Pat McLoughlin from the National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, to make his opening statement.