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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: With regard to COM (2019) 103, it is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome our witnesses. From Eirgrid we have Dr. Liam Ryan, executive director of grid development, and Mr. Arthur Moynihan who works in operations, planning and innovation. From the ESB, we have Mr. Peter O'Shea, head of corporate and regulatory affairs, and Dr. Fergal McNamara, manager of regulation and policy. From the Micro Electricity Generation Association we have Mr. Dudley...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Dr. Ryan. I invite Mr. O'Shea to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I now invite Mr. Dudley Stewart, director of the Micro Electricity Generation Association, MEGA, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Senator O'Reilly, who must go to the Seanad Chamber after asking his questions. The witnesses might remember those questions from Deputy Stanley and I will call Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: There were many questions there so I will allow the witnesses to come in as they want. Some of them were named particularly but if any of them want to come in on any of the questions from Deputy Stanley and Senator O'Reilly, please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I want to bring in Dr. Sunderland and then Mr. Stewart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank all of the witnesses for attending. It has been a worthwhile engagement. We look forward to working with them again into the future.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: City of Culture Initiative (10 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: 30. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of preparations for Galway as EU Capital of Culture in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16676/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Data (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new primary care centres opened since the beginning of 2011, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: 565. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have benefitted from the universal childcare subsidy since its introduction in August 2017 by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16434/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: 566. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have availed of the early childhood care and education scheme since September 2018 by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16435/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Benefit (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have benefitted from the introduction of paternity benefit since its introduction in 2016 by county in tabular form. [16436/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: 597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of self-employed persons who have availed of the extension of the treatment benefit scheme to the self-employed by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16437/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Status of Non-Teaching Staff in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I might wait until the witnesses answer because some of them were my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Status of Non-Teaching Staff in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their invaluable contributions. We all acknowledge the significant role of non-teaching staff in schools. I and many of my colleagues have attended public meetings in our constituencies. We are here with the best of interests in progressing this. I welcome the fact that Fórsa will be engaging with the Department in the near future on this. We will continue...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: If there are no further questions on that, I will move on to the environment fund.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: That concludes our questioning. I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials for assisting the committee in its consideration of the Further Revised Estimate for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister and apologise for my absence which Deputy Lowry explained. I also thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials for their attendance.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Message to Dáil (2 Apr 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment has completed its consideration of the following Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised).