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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for attending. As there is no other business, the joint committee is adjourned until after the recess.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Before we begin, I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that 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 committee. However, if they are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We want to confine the discussion to governance issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. O'Loughlin cannot read it out verbatim.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: That information cannot be presented but we can talk about governance in general. There is no problem with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We cannot deal with those issues here today. Does Deputy Dooley have a final question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Senator have another question or will I move on to Deputy Eamon Ryan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: It was-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We thank Mr. O'Loughlin for coming before the committee this evening.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome Mr. Paddy Hayes, managing director, and Mr. Paul Mulvaney, executive director, network customer delivery, and Ms Claire Quane, network operations manager, from the ESB. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that 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 committee. However, if...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Let Mr. Hayes finish his reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We are not going to discuss individual cases now. This question is being posed more at governance level by Deputy Dooley. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Without-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: That is the general sphere of employees.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I would avoid naming names, because we do not want to talk about individual cases. Mr. Hayes can talk about the structures within the ESB and how complaints are dealt with but I do not want any names mentioned here because it is not appropriate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring the witnesses in on this point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to get some clarity on Deputy Stanley's question to make sure I have understood it correctly. Mr. Hayes said the leaks have been reported to the CRU since 2007. The CRU appeared before us and it said that it has no role other than to approve the spending of money to fix leaks. Am I correct in saying Mr. Hayes is not clear whether the systematic leaks were reported to the EPA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does that include the EPA? Is it correct that any leak since 1993 has been reported to the EPA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Is it not the relevant environmental authority to which to report?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Not the Environmental Protection Authority, EPA.