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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: Before we bring in members to speak, can Mr Mulligan please go through and explain he pictures on our monitors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cuív is next. I ask the witnesses to explain to him the broken line on the map between Roscommon and Castlerea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: I will let the Deputy comment again when other members have contributed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: Mr. Neary might come back to the committee at a later stage on the ComReg report that was produced, wherein it was asked specifically by the Minister to look at 5G coverage on a geographical basis. A synopsis of that report and its conclusions would be of assistance to the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: If people knew it was starting in Claremorris and going to Cloonfad or Ballinrobe next, it would make a big difference and at least people would know where they are on that list. I call Deputy Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: I ask the witnesses to respond to Deputy Donnelly but to be as brief as possible because we only have 55 minutes left, and we will have to call the witnesses back if we do not finish all the questions within that time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: The Senator has finished with a very important question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: They are well able for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: I ask the witnesses to keep it tight because we have other members who want to ask questions but it is important that we get answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: It would be useful to have information on something the Senator raised. Mr. Mulligan might get the energy division to come back to us with a briefing note on the impact of data centres on the cost of electricity, the demand for electricity and our carbon footprint.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: Could Mr. Neary clarify a point and correct me if I am wrong? Is it not the case that as one moves from 2G to 3G, 4G and 5G, indoor coverage diminishes because the wireless frequency used does not travel as far, particularly in newer homes? Am I wrong?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: I have a couple of questions for Mr. Mulligan. On the dark blue area and Deputy Paul Donnelly's question regarding the pockmarks, let us consider the town of Ballinasloe and the Gaelscoil there. It is one of the priority areas. In the town of Ballinasloe, 2 Mbps is being received. The colour on the map is dark blue. It is amber in the area to which I wish to refer. There is one house...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: I mention an instance where we have one of the neighbours on an estate in amber. A lot of this comes down to the homeowner to report it in the first place and there needs to be a communications strategy on that. Where there is a housing estate on which one house is amber, is there not a responsibility on the Department to make sure that every other house on that estate is getting that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: It was a Europe-wide policy but I presume that figure has been-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: It still has not been revised up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: The witnesses can come back to me on the other questions in writing. Senator Garvey wanted to ask a quick question and the witnesses can come back in writing to the Senator along with coming back to me on the other questions I had asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: Our time is up so Mr. Neary might come back to the Senator in writing to clarify that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (16 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: I thank Mr. Mulligan and Mr. Neary for their comprehensive contributions this morning. We look forward to their responses to the outstanding questions. The joint committee stands adjourned until Monday, 10 January, at 10 a.m., when the committee will meet in private session on the Microsoft Teams platform. I again thank our two guests from the Department of Communications, Climate Action...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: The Taoiseach knows with the rolling out of the vaccine programme that informed consent will be vital. Where older people in nursing homes may have dementia, for example, or where some older people may be unsure if they will avail of the vaccine, will the Taoiseach assure the House that older people will not be told that access to visitors is dependent on them availing of the vaccination...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2020)
Denis Naughten: Is the Taoiseach going to answer the question?