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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We are 17 minutes into this segment and there will be duplicate material also. You can come back in again, Deputy Cowen, for the next part of the meeting.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Can the Minister do the PPP?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I will give the Deputy another chance to comment later in the second batch of questions, if she wishes.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I ask Deputy Murphy to contribute quickly.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I propose a sos before we start part B of the meeting.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We will now begin part B of the meeting. Members have the headings in their briefings. I propose to take the three contributions together, try to break them down into questions and elicit answers from the Minister and Ministers of State. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I kept a few notes just in case.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Deputy Cowen spoke about local government.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: No, the yield in 2014 was €491 million and it is to be €440 million for 2015.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We can finish this now and have the democratic revolution afterwards.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: It referred to the staffing of the ESB.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: That concludes the select sub-committee's consideration of the 2015 Revised Estimate. In accordance with Standing Order 87, the clerk to the committee will convey a message to this effect to the Clerk of the Dáil. Under Standing Order 86(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank members, the Minister, the Ministers of State and...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Message to Dáil (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Tá córam sé comhalta i láthair agus mar sin tosóimíd an cruinniú. Tá leithscéal faighte ón Teachta Caitríona Ní Mhurchú, ón Teachta Michelle Mulherin agus ón Seanadóir Mac Conghail. Cuirim i gcuimhne do chomhaltaí a bhfóin phóca a mhúchadh. Táimid i seisiún poiblí anois. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Iarraim anois ar an gcéad dalta labhairt ós comhair an choiste. Tosnóimid leis an ábhar "Ógra, Alcól, Drugaí agus Oideachas".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: A Chuáin, ar mhaith leatsa tosú leis an gceann sin?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (3 Mar 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 350. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an increasing level of violent crime against taxi drivers, including a high incidence of theft; the measures she plans to take to combat same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9269/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (26 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Office of Public Works has deemed a portion of land (details supplied), in County Cork, to be a flood plain; if this adjudication could be reviewed in view of the fact that this land has never been the subject of, or at risk to, flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Insurance Data (26 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that correspondence seeking the full history of paid, and credited, contributions for the years 1979 to 2012, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork, is responded to, without any further delay. [8524/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, and her officials. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter to only qualified privilege...