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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).

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Before we complete the committee's report, we will hear from five students each of whom will make a two-minute presentation to give us a youth perspective on the need for climate action. The schools represented before us this afternoon are Sancta Maria college, Louisburgh; Crana college, Buncrana; County Donegal; Temple Carrig school, Greystones, Cork Educate Together secondary school; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Cullen-Mouze. I call on Ms Sumaya Mohammed now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Mohammed and call now on Ms Mollie Gordon-Bolles to give her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Gordon-Bolles. We will hear now from Conal O'Boyle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: On behalf of the committee I thank our witnesses for coming before us. Their timing is very important as we sign off on this cross-party report, which I hope and feel will meet their expectations. They want action and that is what we are providing on a cross-party basis, not just for the lifetime of this Government but for future Governments, in order to reach our climate targets. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will now take some deferred votes in resuming consideration of the recommendations made in chapter 6. They will be taken consequentially. We discussed the questions to be put yesterday. Amendment No. 45 is in the name of Deputy Eamon Ryan and seeks to insert a new recommendation on speed limits. Amendment No. 46 is in the name of Deputy Bríd Smith and seeks to inserts new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendment No. 46 is in the name of Deputy Bríd Smith and proposes inserting a recommendation on free public transport. On the question, "that the new recommendation be inserted into the report", a division has been challenged and the division will now be taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will move to deal with amendment No. 37, in the name of Deputy Bríd Smith, inserting a new recommendation on taxing agrifood producers. The question is that the new recommendation be inserted in the report and on that question, a division has been challenged. The division will now be taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We can always do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We can do that with anything, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: There were some people who were clearly against this. I did not allow many members to come in because there was a vote in the Seanad and many Senators wanted to contribute on this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I knew they were against it and I held off on the vote here because many Senators had to be in the Seanad. I am conscious that today we want to move on with the report but there were many who were in strong disagreement with this. That is why I deferred it until today. We can discuss anything in respect of the standing committee. Can we proceed with a vote on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We now resume on chapter six, which has three recommendations. Recommendations Nos. 1 and 2 have no amendments. Are these agreed? Agreed. There are a number of amendments proposed for recommendation No. 3. I understand there is a cross-party amendment. Does Deputy Dooley wish to speak to this amendment?