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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (28 Feb 2017)
John Curran: 775. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that annual average daily traffic on the M50 between the N4 and N7 junctions in 2016 was 140,000 vehicles; and his plans to alleviate traffic congestion in west Dublin and cater for increases in population and traffic over the next five years (details supplied). [10251/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (28 Feb 2017)
John Curran: 776. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or TII intend to plan for a western Dublin orbital route linking the N4 and N7; if so, the details of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10252/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I welcome members to this meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection. I remind members to please turn their mobile phones off or put them in flight mode. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: From the Citizens Information Board I welcome the chairperson, Ms Ita Mangan, Ms Angela Black, chief executive, and Mr. Adrian O'Connor, senior manager. From the Money Advice & Budgeting Service, MABS, I welcome Mr. Micheál Ó Giolláin, chairperson, and Mr. James Clarke, secretary, both from the national management forum. They are accompanied by Mr. Donald Yourell,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I thank Ms Mangan for her opening statement. I invite Mr. Ó Giolláin or Mr. Clarke - or both of them, whichever way they would prefer to do it - to make an opening statement on behalf of the Money Advice & Budgeting Service, MABS.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Clarke. We have heard comprehensive and detailed opening statements that were substantially longer than usual. They were worth doing because they set out clearly the two positions. Mr. Clarke made one important point, which is that this committee will make its decision based on the evidence provided by him and others. That is the process and the purpose of these hearings....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: There will be time available at the end. Everyone will have an opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: Before I hand over to the witnesses for responses, I will make a few quick comments. I will not repeat any questions that colleagues have raised. As public representatives, we see at first hand the work done by the Citizens' Information and MABS. Public representatives and both organisations deal with the same people. We see at first hand the positive impact that both organisations have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: We are here to make informed and evidence-based conclusions. They are some of the issues emanating from the presentations today. That is all I want to say at the moment. A number of issues have been raised by colleagues. It is up to the witnesses to decide in which order to reply. Ms Mangan made the opening statement, so maybe I will start with her. Her colleagues should feel free to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: A number of colleagues have questions. To clarify, will Mr. Clarke make available his projections in terms of wind-up costs and the recurring annual cost to the committee?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I appreciate that. A number of colleagues have additional questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: There were a number of specific questions. We shall hear the direct answers to those first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I will start with Ms Mangan and then call Mr. Clarke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: It is not funded.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: You do not have the funding to pay the lease.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I do not want to get into the detail of the funding because that documentation will be circulated to the committee and we can analyse it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: Several issues were raised. I would like Ms Mangan to finish and then for Mr. Clarke to have his opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: I do not want to get into that issue because it is slightly different from where we are trying to go.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)
John Curran: The committee has referred to the cost-benefit analysis which was asked for. While it is regrettable that Mr. Clarke had not seen it in advance as a committee we will-----