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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: That will kill the planet.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: When were the licences signed?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Was that during the interregnum or the Government period?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: This is a serious issue. In my time, I saw things done during the interregnum that should not have been done. We should not sign anything in the middle of an interregnum. I have seen it happen on several occasions and it is just not right. It is an issue.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Yes. How does that happen?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Please give me the full details.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mahon Tribunal (29 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 40. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibility he has with respect to any legal challenge regarding the workings of the Mahon tribunal; the communication he has had from the tribunal about the laying of a statement from the tribunal before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 25 March 2016; and the actions he will take to implement the recommendation of...

Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath for giving us all the details. Is it possible for us to have a debate on Thursday following the European Council? The issue is of such magnitude that we should not wait the ordinary length of time to come back on the issue. Is there any way the Taoiseach would consider engaging in debate in the House because of the urgency of the issue?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Department of Health or any agencies acting for that Department informed his Department of their intention to remove supports to a school (details supplied) and if they have advised parents to seek this funding from his Department. [17911/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (28 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 453. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only consultant who specialises in the treatment of sarcoma here is not having her contract renewed in a hospital in St. Vincent's Hospital; his views that this situation will not properly provide for the treatment of sacroma patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: They are great people in Great Britain. They are our family and our friends. We have worked there. Okay, we fought for 800 years but we have got over that. Now we get on very well with the people in Great Britain. I remember working there when there were bombs going off in our midst. They still got on with us. We were still tolerant to one another. I think we have to respect the vote...

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (Resumed) (23 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I am happy to be able to give some thoughts on the summer economic statement. It is timely in the sense that we are in the middle of scoping work at the budget scrutiny committee and it is coming at a time when budgeting and the economic approach of the State are very much in the mind of a number of Deputies who are involved in that committee. I would like to voice one thought, or, more...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On the Order of Business a couple of weeks ago, I asked for an update on the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014 and whether the Government intended to reintroduce it. I was promised an update but I have not heard anything. Can the Tánaiste ensure I get some sort of reply, even if she does not have the details with her now?

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I spoke in the Dáil previously about how we need to look at what is working and not just at what is not working, so I will apply that to the discussion on the Revised Estimates. One must be careful with lies, damned lies and statistics, but at the same time it is an interesting body of material to go through for someone who is not directly involved. I wish to refer to the first...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I have a number of short questions for Professor Barrett. Does the Department of Finance rely on the ESRI's model or does it have its own model? What model does the European Commission use? How does the ESRI relate to the European Commission in terms of any modelling analysis the latter carries out? Is the model we use - set up by T.K. Whitaker, which was an interesting piece of history -...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I also asked about the European Commission model.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: My understanding from previous years when I was more directly involved in these issues was that the Commission was very critical of our modelling. My understanding was that the Commission had very different views about how modelling should be done.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Professor Barrett has suggested that there is no difference in this area, but my understanding is that the stability programme update revealed that we have a difficulty with the different modelling approach of the Commission in terms of some of the economic analysis of where we are.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It is handy to have a professor of economics present.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Professor McHale states most analysis is ex postanalysis. Let me outline my understanding from our discussions with the Department of Finance and others involved in the process. There was a question about whether the Oireachtas committee could be involved in the stability programme update in advance of being published and considering the question of when it could take place. There are...