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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have listened to most of this but it is always possible that I missed something at the beginning so if I repeat something, just tell me and I will accept the slap. There is an issue relating to carrying out the plans around Tailte Éireann. Will they speed up the valuation process? We are talking about local authorities possibly losing significant amounts in rates due to delays in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On some level, the Department does see that they will all still have responsibilities. The Valuation Office is responsible for valuation, and I get that. Does the Department see there would be streamlining and a speeding up of the process? I imagine there would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will this organisation be subject to freedom of information legislation? Obviously this is a very relevant issue at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is vital because from time to time many organisations and campaigners have difficulty accessing information. Given all that will be involved in these three organisations together it is vital the new entity would fall under the freedom of information legislation. That is good to know. How long does Ms Reeves reckon the entire process will take? What is the timeline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I assume the powers the bodies have at this point in time will not be lost when the new outfit is created. With regard to staffing, does the Department expect any major changes?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the advances that have been made following Covid-19 delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the RSA regarding the need to increase driving testing and theory testing capacity to clear the current waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/21]

Freedom of Information: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcomed some of the things the Minister said. Obviously, we will keenly watch his roadmap regarding the process of review. As some of my colleagues said earlier, we are beyond the need for a review to tighten up and address the weaknesses within FOI. I accept that the whole system should be constantly reviewed. We are in a changing world, particularly regarding technological advances....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome NBI coming before us and its ongoing engagement with the committee and with some of us as individuals in our own constituencies. Obviously we had delays due to Covid. The 114,000 figure was re-baselined and we are looking at 60,000 this year. One of the requests the committee put in was that we would have a complete plan for the entirety of the seven-year programme. I believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In what time period would we catch up on those Covid delays?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In 2023.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: By what date does Mr. Hendrick hope to complete it, roughly speaking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is okay. At that point NBI will be able to give detail on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are we still operating on the basis of the greater acceleration, which I think we are all considering at this stage to be a seven-year plan becoming a five-year plan? Is Mr. Hendrick talking about that being complete in the sense of the plan being in place by the end of this year and everything being done on a contractual footing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All right, but within the next six to nine months NBI will basically have those two pieces of work done. I am referring to the catch-up on the Covid delays and then the acceleration whereby we are looking at seven years becoming five.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is vital that the information, as best as NBI has it, is constantly updated on the website in order that people can see how long they are going to be waiting for the roll-out of broadband. There is a requirement on Government to ensure that people are offered alternatives in the short term and that it assesses and ensures what the best is for those people because we all know the realities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are there any asks in the context of the planning permission difficulties and so on that existed before or is NBI reasonably happy in that regard? Will more capacity be required in the future to deal with an acceleration of the broadband roll-out?