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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister. I invite Deputies Stanley and Bríd Smith to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: That is the convention I am using. Deputy Stanley, if you want to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: Sorry, Deputy Smith-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is a reason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is a convention in terms of the order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is a protocol in terms of the way members are called, part of which is their grouping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I invite Deputy Stanley to speak next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I will invite Deputy Smith to speak after Deputy Stanley. I will then invite the Minister to reply. Deputy Ryan can come in then and if any other members wish to indicate, they are welcome to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Smith. I will allow Deputy Ryan to contribute later. Before the Minister responds, though, I wish to address the point that Deputy Smith raised about the protocol and order. There is a set of guidance for the Chair and a protocol that is followed. It is the same convention that is used for Leaders' Questions and every other type of business in the Dáil. It is used to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: There is an element of discretion, but it depends on the nature of the session. As we have seen, this meeting has been engaging and intense, every member wishes to contribute and time is precious. Every member has had equal time, but the order being followed is a function of the wider rules of the Dáil, which themselves are a function of the mandates received by each grouping. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for his comments. I will bring in Deputy Eamon Ryan and give him the equal opportunity that every other member has had. When we move on to the next subheadings of B to F, inclusive, we will have to keep the debate tight because we are under pressure to conclude the meeting by 11.30 a.m. I have allowed quite a degree of latitude. This matter is a huge issue and a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: Great. We will move on to programme B that deals with broadcasting. We are under time pressure and I urge people to keep the debate tight on programme B and the other programmes. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, who has joined the meeting. We will deal with his sections shortly, although we are a little behind time. I call the Minister to make a brief opening statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: I remind members that, where possible, they should ask questions rather than make statements. I will, however, show some latitude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: We have enough time for Deputy Eamon Ryan to ask a question and for the Minister to reply. I remind the committee that we agreed at the outset that we would be bound by a finishing time of 11.30 a.m. for today's hearings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: That concludes our session for today. As Deputy Eamon Ryan mentioned and as the Minister acknowledged, the committee held a forum on public service broadcasting in Dublin Castle earlier this year. I thank all the members of the committee and the Minister for their inputs into that useful exercise. We hope to bring the report and the outputs from that forum to this committee in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (26 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice by which banks are requesting know your customer type anti money laundering documentation (details supplied) for accounts held by voluntary and community groups under threat of accounts being frozen should such documentation fail to be provided within one week; if he will request the Central Bank to direct...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether in cases in which one parent is in receipt of carer's allowance for a child and then passes away, the system should allow for an automatic or at least smoother transfer to the surviving parent rather than requiring a new application, which brings additional stresses in addition to financial difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding (20 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: 127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department conducted an analysis on the TRL status of research projects funding by agencies under its aegis. [39159/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Institutes of Technology (20 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: 128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has carried out an analysis of the impact of SME research supports developed in institutes of technology with aid from Enterprise Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39173/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding Data (20 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: 131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of SMEs that have undertaken applied research in conjunction with a funded agency or institution under the aegis of her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39178/17]