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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I was going to ask Mr. Browne about property porn, that quote as well from page 5. Is Mr. Browne stating there that RTE had a particular agenda in running those particular programmes that he referenced or that they were just reflecting the kind of wider view of the public at the time of interest in property-related matters?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: My final question again relates to page 5 and I want to put a quote which Mr. Browne partially referenced earlier in another answer. He notes that PR officers have, "The capacity to give and withhold the information that hard-pressed journalists require in order to do their work gives them an inevitable influence over content, to the benefit of their state and corporate clients." Does Mr....

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Is there not an overlap, or a huge overlap, anecdotally at least, between the PR-type role and the media-type role-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: -----in terms of a movement of people back and forth?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I thank Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Murphy for their attendance and statements. With the exception of the meeting mentioned earlier with the Irish Bankers' Federation, were there other meetings of a formal or informal nature in the reference period, 2002 to 2007, between property or banking interests and journalistic or editorial staff of the business, where the editorial line of the publication was...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: In relation to the lunch itself that Mr. Vaughan referred to, can he recall roughly when that happened?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I want to put a couple of quotes to Mr. Vaughan from both of our witnesses from earlier today. Dr. Mercille expressed the view, which he had on the first page of his presentation, that "both private and State-owned media organisations largely convey corporate and political establishment views". With an eye to Mr. Vaughan's own publication, does he accept that particular opinion or what is...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Dr. Mercille further went on, in answer, I think, to questions from Senator D'Arcy, to refer to the fact that newspapers do not produce supplements on homelessness or poverty. How does Mr. Vaughan ensure the Irish Examiner, as a publication, reflects wider societal views in terms of his publication? The Irish Examinerdoes not produce those publications either. Could Mr. Vaughan outline why...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: On page 5 of Mr. Browne's presentation he spoke about the relationship between the PR industry or sector and journalism and he referenced research that had been done in the United States in the 1980s that the PR industry had expanded rapidly in contrast to the journalistic sector. Mr. Vaughan has expressed his view that it is not a homogenous sector but that employment levels are greatly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (24 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: 736. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that adequate frameworks have been put in place by the authorities in Gaza to administer the funding promised by international donors at the Gaza Reconstruction Conference, which took place in Cairo in Egypt in October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11275/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (24 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: 737. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the security situation inside Gaza, following his visit, and in particular his views following reports on British Broadcasting Corporation News (details attached) on 26 February 2015 which interviewed members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad who claimed another war with Israel was planned; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (24 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: 738. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms in place to ensure that building materials entering Gaza are not used to construct tunnels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11277/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: 739. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact the conflict in Syria and Iraq is having on the security situation in Lebanon, in particular with reference to the fact that Irish troops are participating in peacekeeping operations in southern Lebanon and in the Golan Heights region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11278/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: 808. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the significant delays impacting on the planned development of a much-needed extension to a second level school (details supplied) in County Dublin, resulting in a shortage of second level school places in the local catchment area; if she will provide an updated timeframe for the delivery of the extension; and if she will make a...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome Dr. Byrne. On page 4 or her opening statement she refers to the 2007 general election. I was looking at the members of the inquiry and saw that many of us had been candidates in that election. Dr. Byrne has referred to the fact that only €1.3 million was disclosed of the €10.1 million spent in the entire election campaign. Has she analysed the amounts of funding...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Following on from that - Dr. Byrne has touched on this in a couple of previous answers - if the funding of the political system in general is to be based on the historical performance of political parties, there is an automatic bias against new entrants and new political parties. Can this be squared? How could a funding system be designed that would allow equal access?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: To change tack, does Dr. Byrne believe the Standards in Public Office Commission is sufficiently empowered to enforce the current ethics legislation? As I was a child politician, I have been a politician for about 16 or 17 years. It is all about voluntary disclosure. Is the commission in a position to investigate thoroughly whether that disclosure is complete?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I have a brief final question. Dr. Byrne stated, I think in answer to Deputy Michael McGrath, that a lot of political donations have tended to follow those who have been in power. Has Dr. Byrne conducted any research into the permanent government, effectively, those in the Civil Service, whether they are in local authorities or-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Not donations but corruption within the permanent government, effectively. Is there any evidence? We have seen some evidence, I suppose through some of the recent tribunals, of certain activities but has there been any extensive research into that area? That is the question I am trying to ask.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (12 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome Mr. McDonald. Following on from questions Deputy McGrath asked in relation to the tax reliefs, Mr. McDonald stated in his opening statement that section 23 was justifiably introduced at the end of the 1980s. In his view, were any of the other reliefs justifiably introduced at the start? He pointed out, as did other witnesses, that they were extended for too long but were any of...