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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I call Mr. Hanway of Virgin Media.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Hanway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Hanway. We will move on to Eir. I invite its CEO, Mr. Richard Moat, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will now hear from Vodafone and a presentation from Mr. Liam O'Brien.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does the representative from CIL Management wish to make a statement or will Ms Elwes contribute during the questions afterwards? I do not know how long her contribution is but I am conscious of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: No. We will take questions and, if there are any gaps, Ms Elwes can indicate and I will call on her to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite Mr. Wheeldon to respond. We will wrap up shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Mr. Zeff and will then go back to members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in the witnesses after. Will the Deputy hold on to that question for a moment? If I may ask one question myself, there is an argument put out that if there were transmission fees, the market would not allow the providers to increase their-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: For a consumer that is the argument. The marketplace will not let the providers increase the price charged to consumers for the packages. The witnesses made reference to Italy, where that is bypassed. The representatives from Sky said that it is possible to mitigate the impact of the transmission fees by putting in a Saorview equivalent box. Will the witnesses respond to the argument that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes. Mr. Buckley can speak on any or all of those. We will wrap up after this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Tabitha Elwes and Jon Zeff from CIL Management Consultants, who have to leave us, as does Mr. Wheeldon. I thank them for joining us this evening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses, both for waiting for the first session and for attending and giving us their time. It was very useful engagement for the members. I propose that the committee publish the opening statements and the submissions received in respect of this meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed. The meeting is suspended for five minutes and then we will resume in private session.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: 127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the construction of a suitable building in Turoe, Bullaun, Loughrea, County Galway for the protection and display of the Turoe stone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41299/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: 429. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Galway had one of the largest yearly increases in the number of persons with diabetes requiring in patient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration; the reason for the sudden increase; if funding for a further podiatrist in County Galway will be made available in budget 2018; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: 512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a report on the further development of the western rail corridor has been commissioned by his Department; if so, the person or body that is compiling the report; the timeframe for it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: 627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the significant inequity that exists in his departmental funding of local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41812/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Justice Laffoy for coming before us today. She may have already answered my question but, for the sake of clarification, I will ask it again. On page 3 of the report, she states:Put simply, the Members voted that they wanted to remove Article 40.3.3° from the Constitution, and for the avoidance of doubt, to replace it with a provision in the Constitution, which would make it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ms Justice Laffoy is saying that if something was inserted in the Constitution to say that the Oireachtas had to legislate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: Is Ms Justice Laffoy saying that something should be inserted in the Constitution to say that the Oireachtas needs to legislate?