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Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Taoiseach and thank members for sticking to their time. It is easy to ask a question in a minute and much harder to answer in four minutes. We will move on to our next grouping: Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin, Joint Committee on Education and Skills: Deputy Pat Deering, Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and Deputy Peadar Tóibín, Joint Committee on Culture,...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: The next three speakers are Deputy Mary Butler, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport; and Deputy John Curran, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: The next group is the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton; the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence, Deputy Brendan Smith; and the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Alan Farrell.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: We will move on to our next grouping. The Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands is Deputy Catherine Connolly, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development is Deputy Joe Carey and the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality is Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. I call Deputy Connolly.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are moving on to the final group, namely, Senator Michael McDowell, Chairman of the Select Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann, Senator Neale Richmond, Chairman of the Seanad Special Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and Senator Joan Freeman, Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call Senator Richmond.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call Senator Freeman.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call the Taoiseach.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call Senator Richmond.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: On behalf of all the committee Chairs, I thank the Taoiseach for taking the time to attend this morning's meeting and for answering a vast range of questions on a wide range of public policies in such a detailed manner. I thank all the committee Chairs for their assistance in putting today's meeting together and for their co-operation in the structure of the meeting. I thank Elaine and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Corporation Tax Regime: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am sorry that I was not present to hear Mr. Coffey's opening statement. The benefit of being the last contributor is that most of my questions have been asked and answered already but I seek clarification on a number of issues. While we must bear in mind that our GDP figures can be exaggerated slightly because of the multinationals operating here, we can still see a strong recovery...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Corporation Tax Regime: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: May I ask a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy Mick Barry is substituting for Deputy Ruth Coppinger. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of broadcasting and recording services, Members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode depending on their device. It is not sufficient to just put their phone on silent mode as this will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I wish to inform the Minister that before he came into the room committee members agreed, in private session at the start of the meeting, that they would have five minutes each in which to ask him questions and, where possible, will reference the appropriate page and heading, and the Minister will have five minutes to respond to each member. We made such an arrangement to enable us to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: It will be ten minutes back and forth whatever way the Deputy and the Minister want to work it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: For the record, I do not have any of this correspondence either so the Deputy might share it with the committee members afterwards

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy is over time, and I have to let the Minister answer these points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I do not think the Minister did suggest that, but I have to give him the appropriate time to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy must allow the Minister to proceed without interruption as he did not interrupt the Deputy.