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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests in which her Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51460/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the data sharing agreements his Department has in place with organisations that are not other Departments or State agencies; the purpose of these data sharing agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51430/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests in which his Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51464/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 690. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the data sharing agreements her Department has in place with organisations that are not other Departments or State agencies; the purpose of these data sharing agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 691. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information requests in which her Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51457/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: I thank the guests for their contributions so far. With regard to the commission announced by the Government today, it will make recommendations on the role, financing and structures of RTÉ. Does Ms Forbes feel her plan has been undermined by this announcement? Will her plan now change? Where is the credence in her plan? It seems a lot of what she announced a month ago has either...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: I think the majority on this side accept that and support licence fee reform. When going through the figures, my colleague, Deputy Dooley, mentioned that in the plan that has been published, there is a €10 million gap. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: Yes. RTÉ created its plan with a €10 million gap, cumulatively per year. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: How many RTÉ employees earn more than €200,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: Do the witnesses have an approximation of how many?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: When did the Department start discussions around a commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: Was there any engagement with RTÉ on the terms of reference for the commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: There was not. When did the Department finalise the terms of reference? Was it in the last number of days?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 30 November 2019; the breakdown of each rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50850/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Forces have taken on in 2019 as of 30 November 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of each of the three services of the Reserve Defence Forces as of 30 November 2019 by rank; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50851/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Reserve Defence Forces have taken on in 2019 as of 30 November 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50853/19]

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: Today's debate centres around two instances where private companies are seen to damage or potentially damage the environment and it appears that nothing can be done about it. These are only two cases in a wider trend whereby the Government is not willing to tackle the activities of some companies. These are not isolated cases. For example, almost 1,200 people a year are dying as a result...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar and Biogas: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: I would like to share my time with Senator Paul Daly. I thank all the contributors for their submissions and presentations. I will direct my questions first to the representatives of SuperNode and I thank Mr. Fitzgerald for his comments. What did SuperNode's assessment take into account with respect to how offshore wind has been developed in the UK and Denmark? Were the representatives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar and Biogas: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: Mr. Fitzgerald might respond to those questions.