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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I talked about funding.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am entitled to my-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Get them a test in time.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is a 12 week waiting list; it should be less than six weeks.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: This is another attack on rural Ireland. It has been drawn up by the Road Safety Authority, as I understand it, working together with the Minister. I have dealt with some of the Minister's officials on other issues and I must compliment them on that. I listened to the radio today on my way here, and I heard about people who are running men's sheds around the country which are struggling...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their presentations. They would both be familiar with the small towns in the west with populations of a few hundred people. Williamstown and Glenamaddy would be examples of what I mean by a small town. Could we bring in a new initiative under the Tidy Towns competition so that those who paint the front of their houses, for example, could claim...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There had to be a housing need.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In fairness, it is not the Minister or anyone else who said it is wrong. The scheme works if a person puts in an application and has the money. Some people could be on the list but when the money is to be collected, the person might not have it and the allocation goes to the next person on the list. That is the way it works. In fairness to the council, it will look at all the different...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have two counties to look after.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Galway got €1 million

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: After what the Minister has said, can we bring in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to help him get a bit of funding out of them? I do not know if the Minister, Deputy Ross knows where rural Ireland is. It would be no harm if we got a few quid out of his Department.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, it does.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I refer to it being put into the Programme for a Partnership Government.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, it does.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That was a Freudian slip.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Deputy Ó Cuív has said he has no problem with that. All he is saying is that we agree the Estimate to let the Minister and his officials-----

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is the Chairman saying we cannot say that we look at the Estimates and that we agree with them?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What does Deputy Martin Kenny say?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: At least we might all have a common goal.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We will meet them before that.