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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: That is no problem. The debate will all be on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Not at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will explain to members the process regarding the referral of a Private Members' Bill to the select committee. It is up to the select committee and this committee to engage in detailed scrutiny of the provisions of the Bill, after which we report back to the Dáil prior to Committee Stage. I say this just in case there is any confusion as to what we are doing. It is agreed that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Ms Ryan wish to come in on that point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Deputy McLoughlin. We will finish up soon but I am conscious that this is Deputy McLoughlin's Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Are there any final comments from the witnesses before we finish up? No. I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting and for their patience. We had a long agenda. It was a worthwhile engagement. I propose that the committee publishes the submissions received in relation to this meeting and the letter received from the Minister. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (31 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the recent rule changes to the immigrant investor programme became applicable; when the public was made aware of these changes; when her Department ceased taking applications under the scheme in 2016; if the public was made aware that such applications would be rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3825/17]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Dr. Turner for coming before us this morning. I am particularly interested in his comments that the health service is under-resouced in terms of consultant numbers and the number of hospital beds per 1,000 of population. Dr. Turner gave the OECD average bed capacity per 1,000 of population as 4.85 compared with 2.8 in Ireland. The Department of Health is carrying out a bed capacity...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their presentations this morning. The information to hand suggests that most procedures that take place in private hospitals are elective, non-emergency procedures. There are very few accident and emergency departments in private hospitals and of those many are not open 24-7. What are the most common procedures in the witnesses' hospitals? Are they hip and knee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are in public session. I remind witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode as they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for our parliamentary reporters to report on the meeting and also for television coverage. I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Item No. 3 is An Post. I take the opportunity to welcome all our witnesses here this afternoon. The committee has decided to consider the following matters at our meeting today: policy issues arising from the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016; and the report of the post office network business development group and the implementation group. The committee is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Our second witness is Mr. William Parnell, assistant secretary at the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. O'Brien for his presentation. Our fourth witness is Mr. Bobby Kerr, who is the chairman of the Post Office Network Business Development Group. I call on him to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Kerr. I now call on our fifth witness, Mr. David McRedmond, chief executive officer of An Post.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. McRedmond. I call Mr. Justin Moran, who is Age Action Ireland's head of advocacy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Moran. I call Mr. Steve Fitzpatrick, who is the general secretary of the Communications Workers Union.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Fitzpatrick. I call on the general secretary of the Irish Postmasters Union, Mr. O'Hara, to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. O'Hara. I call on our final delegate, the chairman and managing director of Tico Mail Works, Mr. Pigot, to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Pigot and all the witnesses for their comprehensive presentations. I will start with some questions for a number of the witnesses and I might move on to another member before I ask Mr. Pigot to answer them. If it is possible he might bank the questions as members ask them. I will address my first questions to Mr. Kerr. Do I take it from his report that he is recommending the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Mr. McRedmond to answer the questions asked of him.