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Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Data (24 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patient transport taskings being provided to private operators and the HSE's intermediate care service to and from each of the Saolta hospital group hospitals in each of the years 2015 to 2017, including patient transport taskings for the purposes of dialysis and for outpatient appointments from community nursing homes; and if he will make a...

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the discussion on this Bill. I thank Deputies Ruth Coppinger, Mick Barry and Paul Murphy for introducing it. It is understandable the media and others concentrated on the substantive issues discussed at the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, but it should be noted that sex education was also an important part of the committee's thinking. We made specific...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Funding (18 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: 42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the Regional Enterprise Development Fund 2017-2020 will help drive job creation in County Galway and Connaught; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16186/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: 45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in Galway city and county under the regional action plan for jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16187/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (18 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: 106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by the local enterprise office in Galway city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16188/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Dixon and invite the assistant commissioner, Ms Neary, to give her presentation on online behavioural advertising.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is not available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Neary. There may be further questions for her which she can address later. I thank both witnesses for their presentations and will now open up to questions. I will prioritise members of the committee who have indicated. I ask the witnesses to bank the questions; I will take two or three members in a row and will then come back to the witnesses, if they could take note of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Because of our time constraints, I ask members to ask all of their questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I remind members of our Standing Orders. Members will be aware of the sub judice rule provided for under Standing Order No. 59(3): "a matter shall not be raised in such an overt manner so that it appears to be an attempt by the Dáil to encroach on the functions of the Courts or a Judicial Tribunal."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will ask the commissioner to respond to those questions and will then bring in our next Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: If Ms Dixon feels she cannot answer those questions, she does not have to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ms Dixon has clarified the position on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are Standing Orders and we are under time constraints.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, it does. Deputy, please do not question the Chairman on this issue. I have been very clear in private session and here again. I call Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite the commissioner to answer those two rounds of questions from Deputies Stanley and Bríd Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are under time constraints, so very briefly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you. Deputy. The commissioner has that question.