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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Dec 2015)

Frank Feighan: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint and basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied). [43089/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Committee (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Dinny McGinley. I would also like to welcome Mr. Paul Maskey, MP. I remind members, guests and those in the Gallery to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting as it causes interference. At the outset I wish to congratulate all those involved in reaching agreement in the talks in Northern...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome: from the Department of Education and Skills, Mr. Peter Baldwin, assistant secretary, and Ms Deirdre McDonnell, principal officer with the higher education section; from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. William Parnell, principal officer with the skills and education unit, and Mr. Gerry Wrynn, assistant principal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank the witnesses very much for their submissions. I am keen to ask some questions. My first question is for Mr. Peter Baldwin. Does he agree with the view that there is too much emphasis on academic courses? Does he think the institutes of technology have lost sight of the original purpose of providing well-trained technicians? Is academic education serving young people well? My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I gather that will be on Monday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: It is very successful; well done. It is nice to see a project achieving its potential.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Dr. Hughes. I call Ms Croskery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Croskery. I invite members to contribute, beginning with Deputy Michael Kitt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Would Mr. Maskey like to ask a few questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Adding to that, this committee probably believes that apprentices should be given enhanced status. There is a saying for people within the trade that they have been dumbed down over the years for some reason. Do the witnesses agree that SOLAS or the institutes of technology are the best places to deliver these courses? Mr. Parnell rightly said that sometimes we are looking in smaller and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: While I have heard some very positive aspects of it, if there are issues perhaps Mr. Baldwin could pass them on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Croskery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I am going to bring in Ms McDonnell here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I think Dr. Hughes wants to come in on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Does anybody else wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Thank you. On behalf of the committee I thank the officials for meeting us today. The discussion has been informative and productive. One aspect that is clear is that the initiatives you have outlined demonstrate the value of EU funding in cross-Border co-operation and regional development. It has been a wonderful meeting. I thank my colleagues for their questions and the witnesses for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome Mr. John McCallister, MLA, Independent Unionist, and Mr. Peter Hutchinson, policy adviser, to brief the committee on Mr. McCallister's Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill. Before inviting Mr. McCallister to make his presentation, I advise the witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I will ask a few questions and the Senator may come back in when she returns.