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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I accept that very good work has been and is being done. Am I correct that continuous professional development is voluntary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: In other words, teachers opt in to it, which is precisely the issue because not every teacher is engaging. We need to do much more work in this area. I accept that there have been improvements but, as I said, there is much more to be done in relation to sex education and not, by the way, only for our young people, but right across the board. We heard from medical people over the past...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome everyone here this evening. I propose that the meeting will follow the following order. We will resume our discussion with An Post on the post office network that took place on 17 January. We will then have a five minute break to allow the witnesses to leave the room and then resume in private session. Next we will have another five minute break to allow a new witness to take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. McRedmond. I ask Mr. Bobby Kerr, who is a former chairman of the Post Office Network Business Development Group, to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: We appreciate that. I ask Mr. Ned O'Hara, who is the general secretary of the Irish Postmasters Union, to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I now call Mr. Justin Moran and Ms Phil Cooley from Age Action.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Cooley very much. I might start with a few questions and then bring in the Deputies and Senators. If anyone wants to come in on any particular question, just indicate to me. Mr. McRedmond stated that he wanted a post office within 15 km of every household in rural areas and 3 km in urban areas, and a post office in every town with a population in excess of 500 inhabitants....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Deputy Fitzmaurice wish to contribute now? Given that there were a lot of questions, I might let those who wish to speak on them come in now. Perhaps Mr. McRedmond will start. Anyone else who wishes to speak might indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. Moran from Age Action wanted to come in on one of those issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I call Mr. Sean Martin, the honorary treasurer of the Irish Postmasters Union.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: On the television licence fee and what the committee decided today in its report, it is my understanding local property tax can be paid through the post office. That might help. Our recommendation is that Revenue collect the fee, but there is still a role for post offices to play and it is up to the Minister and the Government to explore it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Which licence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy must give way to the next speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy has made his point clearly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite Mr. McRedmond to respond to the points made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in the witnesses from the Department. A number of questions came up at the beginning of the session that Ms Cronin might want to deal with. If anyone wishes to contribute, they should indicate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, it has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank all the witnesses for coming here this evening. On behalf of the committee, I would like to say that it was a very worthwhile engagement. I propose that the committee publishes the opening statements and submissions received for this meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed. After suspension, we will have a short private session before we meet our next witnesses from Bord na Móna,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna: Chairperson Designate (28 Nov 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: The purpose of this evening's meeting is to engage with the chairperson designate of Bord na Móna in order to discuss the approach Mr. Geoffrey Meagher proposes to take if and when appointed to the role and his views on the challenges currently facing that body. Members are aware of the Government's decision of May 2011 which put new arrangements in place for the appointment of persons...