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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Mr. Yeates is offering.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Kelly. I am sure his statement will spark many questions among my colleagues. Finally, I invite Mr. John O'Connell to make his opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: It sounds like it is a busy couple of days in Waterford, on top of everything else.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: That is very good. Without further ado, I will hand over to my colleagues. We will start with Senator Warfield if he has some questions in mind.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I am exhausted already.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: On Senator Warfield's question, the bottom line is that bureaucracy does not get in the way when you are in the North, as opposed to here, where it does.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We are therefore back at the point that it depends on the council you are speaking with.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: On that happy note, I must draw the meeting to a close. I thank all the witnesses for being with us. It has brought another perspective in. It has brought in the artist's voice very loudly and clearly to this part of our deliberations. I thank our witnesses most sincerely for being with us. I shall now suspend the meeting briefly to allow the witnesses to withdraw. We will then resume in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 44. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to improve the monitoring and oversight of disability services; if there are plans to introduce a statutory authority to audit disability standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25801/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 76. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the services for speech and language therapy; the current waiting list figures for this service; if he will provide an update on the recruitment of personnel to help with these long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25800/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 713. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get their appointment in Merlin Park Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 759. To ask the Minister for Health if TAVI heart surgery will be upgraded to the highest priority for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26179/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry (25 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on insurance reform issues which fall under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (25 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for uninsured driving in 2022. [25106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (25 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the detrimental health effects, there are plans to ban glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25108/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Our guests are all very welcome. I hope they have had an opportunity to settle in and find their spaces here. They are all very welcome to Leinster House, including this committee room, where we are really looking forward to hearing from them. We have received apologies from Deputy Cassells. I am delighted to welcome Deputy Ó Snodaigh, who is attending today. The committee is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Conway for that eloquent, detailed and comprehensive presentation. Does Mr. Keane wish to add to that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Yes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Keane so much; it is very much appreciated. We will now hear from Ms Soraghan and Mr. Kearns of ILMI.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Kearns and Ms Soraghan for those comprehensive statements. I call Dr. Aideen Hartney, on behalf of the NDA, to make her opening statement.