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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Absolutely. That was his view as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The Dáil and the Seanad have a constitutional input, a point made earlier. I will allow a couple more contributions, we will run over slightly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is okay. Is the Senator coming back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Does the Deputy have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can he get to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: What is the question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Good question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham for clarifying the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Labhair chuile dhuine ach amháin an Teachta Brophy. Everyone had an opportunity to contribute and ask questions. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Uasal Ó Tuathail, le Ms Treasa Brannick O'Cillin agus leis an Roinn. It was a very good, informed discussion in which good questions were asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Sport Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I want to focus on the big picture but I will dive down a little bit to tie it all together. I see incredible passion in every one of the witnesses and that is very powerful. It is not surprising in the sports industry because that is part and parcel of what they do. I also perceive a certain degree of frustration at not being able to achieve the levels they want to achieve and which they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Sport Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can I ask a question briefly on that? National federations in other countries appear to focus on particular sports for high performance. For example in the UK, the national wheelchair rugby team was ranked sixth in the world. Just before Christmas the total funding was dropped. They are getting zero. I know there is a balance there. I would like to get Mr. McDermott's view on where he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Sport Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport (25 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That goes back to Mr. Galvin's point. It relates to indirectly or inadvertently supporting the silo mentality of "I have to look after my sport".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Business of Joint Committee (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane or flight mode for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient to leave them in silent mode as this will maintain the level of interference with the broadcasting system. In accordance with the standard procedures agreed to and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: 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 only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I see that the Deputy for Galway West TD is here. At last week's meeting the committee heard from Irish Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation and considered funding operations and the issues of maintenance and investment. In this session we will continue our consideration of the matter, focusing on the rural water funding programme and funding other than that related to Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham. I welcome Mr. John McCarthy, Mr. David Hegarty and Mr. Kieran Culhane from the Department of Finance and I invite Mr. McCarthy to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Mr. John McCarthy for his presentation. I call on Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: On the Deputy's first question on correspondence from the Commission, that was the letter I referred to in our closed session. We have just received it and will be making it available to everyone, either this evening or tomorrow morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Is Deputy O'Sullivan okay with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I think Mr. McCarthy was asked a second question.