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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I call Deputy Dooley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Perhaps the Deputy could limit his questions to programme A and communications in the first instance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is a Vote in the Dáil. The bells have probably been ringing for a minute already. Does the Deputy wish to come in briefly before we suspend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will allow the Minister to give a brief response before we suspend for the vote in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have to suspend the meeting until after the vote in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We shall resume discussions on programme A, communications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Several Deputies need to go to the Dáil. I will call Deputy Stanley next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Would Deputy Stanley like to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am conscious that Deputy Eamon Ryan would also like to comment under this topic, and Senator O'Reilly is also indicating. I ask the Minister to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Senator O'Reilly is next. I will bring in Deputy Ryan then because he has to ask a question in the Dáil. It would be appreciated if the Senator could confine his contribution to questions to allow Deputy Ryan to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I appreciate the Senator's brevity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The answers will be on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister. We will now move on to programme B - broadcasting, if the Minister wants to make a brief opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Deputy Stanley and Senator McDowell indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Senator McDowell wish to ask his questions now? I will ask the Minister to answer the two sets of questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am very conscious of the Minister's time to answer all the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are moving on to programme C, energy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are only 15 minutes or so for the Minister to respond, so I might call on Deputies one after the other to ask their questions after the Minister makes his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes. We are on energy, page 21 of our document.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Deputy Eamon Ryan. Once again, the Minister has limited time.