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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: There are three questioners left and I will group them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: We have less than five minutes left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The Senator should ask the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I advise the witnesses that we have only one minute remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. D'Arcy, Mr. Curtin and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: They are up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I am sorry but we will have to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I will give Mr. Curtin a minute but then we must conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Curtin and all the witnesses for the exchange. It is very much appreciated. They are now free to go. Míle buíochas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The second witness to address the committee today is Mr. Conor Linehan, head of environment and planning group on behalf of William Fry. Before he commences I remind him that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Fewer than 12 minutes remain in this segment and three members wish to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I wish to advise members that they must turn off their mobile telephones while attending the hearings. Active mobile telephones interfere with the broadcast system and therefore RTE will have difficulty if telephones are turned on. Apologies have been received from Senator Denis Landy. We are in public session. Correspondence items 2013/523 to 547 have been circulated to members prior to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: We will proceed with our consideration of the outline heads of the climate action and low carbon development Bill. Before we do I wish to complete some necessary procedures. With regard to the caution issued to witnesses referring them to section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, I propose that we give each witness a written version of this caution and that I read out the following...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. D'Arcy.

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: On the issue of equality, the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, was in the 25th Dáil when the constituent members of the then rainbow Government, who now form the current coalition, drove an equality agenda when it was neither popular nor profitable to do so. If we cast our minds back to the genesis of the debate on equality, in July 1973 that coalition Government, which is what we were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for an ASD unit, English speaking, for primary school children in the west Cork area. [32363/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Before we go any further, I will let Deputies Murphy and Nash ask a final question. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy has a point of clarification. Then we will have the response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: It was a good sales pitch anyway. Well done to Deputy Corcoran Kennedy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Dr. Ó Gallachóir to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Cuireann sé sin deireadh leis an seisiún seo. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Dr. Ó Gallachóir as ucht an chuimhneamh a thug sé dúinn inniú.