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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I ask a delegate from each of the organisations to respond to this round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I call on Mr. Denis Leamy, CEO of Pobal, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I invite members to ask questions and make observations. They should be limited to five minutes. Members should note that Mr. Stokes is under pressure for time because he has travel arrangements made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: Thank you. I invite Mr. Walsh, secretary of the rural business committee, to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: Thank you. I invite Ms Fitzsimons, director of ACORNS, to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: This is the opening session, and it is with the chairperson designate. The next session will be with the chief executive officer, CEO, of Pobal. It would probably be more appropriate for him to answer that question. We will try to conclude this session with the chairperson designate, send him off and then move on to the next session. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: Is Deputy Kenny happy with the response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: On behalf of the committee, I thank Dr. Ó Broin for this very positive engagement. His curriculum vitae is very impressive. He is well-grounded, coming from the community and voluntary sector, and I wish him well in the time ahead. I thank him for engaging with the members today and congratulate him on his nomination as chairperson designate of Pobal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I propose to send the Official Report of today's engagement to the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring. We will suspend briefly to allow Dr. Ó Broin to leave and the next witnesses to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: This is the second in our series of meetings on the topic of sustaining small rural businesses. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following witnesses: Mr. Garrett Stokes, chief executive officer, Microfinance Ireland; Mr. Darragh Walshe, secretary, rural business committee, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society; Ms Paula Fitzsimons, director, ACORNS; and Mr. Denis Leamy, CEO,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank Dr. Ó Broin. Senator Coffey is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I remind members, staff, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones which, as they are aware, interfere with the sound system. For the information of witnesses, it is important that there is nothing lying on top of the microphones. The submissions, opening statements and any other document supplied by the witnesses to the committee in advance will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (3 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding additional funding for a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40275/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (2 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for debate. Overcrowding at the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Limerick, UHL, continues to be a major problem. In the past two months alone, a staggering 900 patients at the hospital have been placed on trolleys, the highest number recorded in the country. There are many contributory factors to this,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (2 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank the Minister of State. Ennis hospital is a vital cog in the wheel here, and I believe more could be done in Ennis to try to reduce the burden on UHL. I welcome the fact that Clare County Council recently granted planning permission to the hospital group to develop a new outpatient department just off the Kilrush Road in Ennis. We need to see further investment in Ennis hospital,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (2 Oct 2018)

Joe Carey: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the position in respect of the annual planning process regarding the report of the working group on the development of lymphoedema and lipoedema, in particular in terms of County Clare; and if funds will be included in budget 2019 for the delivery of the service. [39947/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Irish Local Development Network (27 Sep 2018)

Joe Carey: No apologies have been received from members. I remind members, staff, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones which, as they are aware, interfere with the sound system. The public session will be followed by a short private session. The two main delegates will be requested to speak for between five and ten minutes. Their contributions will be followed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Irish Local Development Network (27 Sep 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank Dr. Cooke for a very well presented contribution. I call on Mr. Eamonn O'Reilly, vice chairperson of the ILDN. If he is minded, he may bring in some of his colleagues as part of his opening statement or at some other stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Irish Local Development Network (27 Sep 2018)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Irish Local Development Network (27 Sep 2018)

Joe Carey: I thank the witnesses for their responses. I will move now to the next round of speakers, starting with Senator Grace O'Sullivan, followed by Senator Hopkins and Deputy Fitzmaurice.