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Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: He said nothing. I am proud of my time in government. I am proud that I travelled all over the world to get some of those businesses to come to this country. I am proud that I stood as a Minister against the Department of Justice and Equality that wanted to do all sorts of thing with regard to data retention. We had an ethical principle and a vision of where the digital revolution was...

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Taoiseach answer the second question, rather than cast aspersions back? What will he do to increase funding for Irish media, as recommended by the Oireachtas committee?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Taoiseach answer the question?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have two media questions for the Taoiseach. I listened here to the sweet words that were blown up to our friends in the Press Gallery about the importance of the media and how it is central to our democracy. We heard a lot of that in recent weeks. I agree with the Taoiseach. It is interesting today to note that we have the head of global policy in Facebook coming before an Oireachtas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Ms Dixon very much for coming in. I have always had the highest regard for the Data Protection Commissioner. The commissioner has always carried out her work in the best traditions of the Irish public service and the Irish regulatory system, as did her predecessor. I agree very much with her comments that we have to follow guiding principles in terms of digital regulation and she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Acting Chairman. I thank Mr. Kaplan and Ms Sweeney. Mr. Kaplan is very welcome to Europe. This democratic republic is part of Europe. I was thinking about some of the names mentioned earlier. I am a former Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and I remember sitting on the EU Council with Viviane Reding for four years. She is a formidable and powerful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have other questions but I need to ask these ones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: If the Acting Chairman will bear with me, I will complete my questions. The answers to the questions I have just asked can be "Yes" or "No". Why does the default setting allow for maximum exposure sharing? Why not make each setting a choice before a profile is functional? Why do privacy settings continue to focus on what friends can and cannot see? I go back to what Ms Sweeney said....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Vice Chairman, several questions were not answered but I have one question in particular about the Data Protection Commissioner. Why did the witnesses not contact the Data Protection Commission when they found out about the use of third party Kogan App, scraping friends data? Given that this had been a contentious issue between Facebook and the Data Protection Commissioner, given that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Waste Disposal (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1006. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is statutorily obliged to assess and monitor the risk to human health should An Bord Pleanála approve a company's (details supplied) application to burn waste at its plant in County Limerick. [16642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Regulations (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if An Bord Pleanála is required to assess potential breaches of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants when considering a company's (details supplied) application to burn waste at its plant in County Limerick. [16639/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Regulations (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consequences if industrial plants are found to be in breach of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. [16640/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Remit (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the EPA is compelled to monitor and assess risks to health from carcinogenic dioxins that may be emitted from industrial plants. [16641/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the statutory authority under which he issued ​circular letter PL 02/20189 (details supplied). [14948/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he obtained legal advice before issuing circular letter PL 02/20189. [14949/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his officials had discussions with an association (details supplied) before he issued circular letter PL 02/20189. [14950/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his officials had discussions with the law agents of planning authorities before he issued circular letter PL 02/20189. [14951/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 1502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which it came to his attention that individual planning applications made under Part 3 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, are increasingly being discussed at municipal district area committee and-or council meetings of some local authorities prior to a decision being made on the application...

Report on Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have a point of order. I want to make this point because I may not be able to come in on the response. One of the proposals announced by the Minister today as a way of funding our broadcasting is for increased advertising minutes. This is a fundamental mistake. My children watch their television on Netflix. If we start to put more advertising on TV or radio, people will watch Netflix...

Report on Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Eamon Ryan: There has been much discussion about new politics and whether this Dáil is working. This report is interesting in that regard because it shows that new politics can work. Parties can come together and do detailed analysis and, as Deputy Lawless said, do some really innovative stakeholder consultation and consider very complex issues. What has been done in the past year - I wish it had...