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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Deputy Lawless wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite the Minister to respond to those observations. If he wishes me to shorten the contribution times, I might not let it go for so long.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: Have you finished, Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the Minister to answer that point briefly, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you, Minister. We will now move on to the next programme, if members agree. That is programme B - broadcasting. I will start with Deputy Dooley who has indicated, followed by Deputy Stanley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: The amount estimated to be allocated to RTE was €185 million. Is that not so? Up to last June, 46% of that amount was spent. That was the question. I call Senator McDowell if he has a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: The overarching question concerns grant aid for RTE. There was a shortfall in that grant aid in 2014 and 2015, and it looks like that may also be the case in 2016. Does the Department feel there could be an adverse effect on the provision of public service broadcasting? I would like to get the Minister's views on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Deputy Ryan. I am conscious that Senator Lombard has not come in yet so could Deputy Ryan keep his question short?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: All these issues are related.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will now move on to programme C - energy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Senator Lombard. Could members keep it to questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: Could Senator O'Reilly keep it to questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We were going to have a brief discussion on it in private session, but if the Deputy wants to give suggestions, we can defer it until next Tuesday. We will leave it until next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will move to programme D - natural resources. Have members any questions on natural resources?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will move on to programme E, inland fisheries. Are there any questions on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: As there are no questions about appropriations-in-aid and the administration subheads, I thank the Minister and the Minister of State and their officials for attending. I propose that the committee publish the opening statement and the briefing documents submitted for the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will now deal with scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. COM (2016) 395 is a proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. COM (2016) 399 is a proposal for a...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The report notes that in 2015 there were 21 GMS vacancies. Do witnesses have the figure for this year? Given that the report highlights that the benefits of the rural practice allowance remuneration wear off after approximately five years, how do they feel a deprivation allowance would best work? How can we best implement it in order that it...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Relationship between Primary Care and Secondary Care (21 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. Dr. Fawsitt referred to evidence-based clinical algorithms. I wonder if he could expand on that, on how patients are identified as being suitable for discharge and on how that works within the system. Does he have any figures on how many inpatient bed days this care model has saved? That would be very helpful. He said that the hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Sep 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: 881. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his plans to introduce a grant aid scheme following flooding that occurred in south County Mayo in December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/16]