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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (14 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the HSE will be forthcoming with the initially agreed funding for the project [40324/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputy Sherlock, Deputy McLoughlin, Senator Frances Black, Mr. Mark Durkan, MP and Ms Margaret Ritchie, MP. Dr. Alasdair McDonnell and Mr. Mickey Brady are in attendance and I welcome them here today. Today the committee will continue its examination of the implications of Brexit and we will hear from Dr. Conor Patterson, chief executive of Newry and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: The committee will today continue its consideration of the implications of Brexit for the Good Friday Agreement and its institutions. I am very pleased to welcome our witnesses today. They are Dr. Conor Patterson, chief executive of Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency; Mr. Peter Conway, CEO of Warrenpoint Harbour; and Mr. Michael Blaney, managing director of Autoline Insurance Group. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Dr. Patterson for his contribution. If the three witnesses are agreeable, I will take all their contributions and then open the meeting for questions. I invite Mr. Peter Conway to make his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I will open it up to questions now. Mr. Mickey Brady has indicated and Dr. McDonnell will follow him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: We will take one contribution at a time. Does anyone want to come back in on any of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: That sounds very interesting. There will be a lot of interest in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I must interrupt because there is a vote in the Dáil and we need to suspend for ten minutes. I am sorry about the inconvenience. I ask the members to return after the vote. Deputies Brendan Smith and Breathnach and Senator Feighan have still to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies to our guests for the suspension. I invite Dr. Patterson to continue his response to Senator Craughwell's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Deputy Brendan Smith. Does Dr. Patterson want to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. Blaney wish to make a contribution at this point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I will take one last contribution from a member, and then we will revert to the witnesses. I call Senator Feighan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Blaney, Dr. Patterson, Dr. McDonnell and Mr. Conway for coming to the committee and for their excellent presentations. We will all be very interested in watching out for the ChilliDrive app in particular. I apologise again for the disruption to the meeting and I thank the witnesses for bearing with us. As this is our last meeting of 2016, I wish everyone a very happy Christmas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: The joint committee is continuing its consideration of the implications of Brexit for the Good Friday Agreement and its institutions. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Declan Fearon, Mr. John Sheridan and Mr. Bernard Boyle, the representatives of Border Communities Against Brexit. Mr. Fearon will make the opening address. Both he and his colleagues will respond to questions. I remind members,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: We will open the discussion for questions and answers. I invite Mr. Mickey Brady, MP, to commence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. Sheridan wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sheridan. We are running out of time so I will take a few contributions together. I now call Deputy Brendan Smith, who will be followed by Senator Craughwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask members to keep their comments brief because we have a few more people looking to come in and we have another group as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask Mr. Sheridan to reply, after which there will be three other speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: There are three other people indicating - Deputy O'Dowd, Mr. Mark Durkan and Mr. Francie Molloy. We will have to finish it there because we have another group coming in. We will come back to the witnesses before we wrap up.