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- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: Yes but the Estimates could include information with regard to gauging the metrics and on how it is advancing. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Kyne, who has joined us. We will move to sub-head A5, information society and e-inclusion. This sub-head comprises 1% of the vote's adjusted growth allocation.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: We now move on to programme B, broadcasting. I invite the Minister, Deputy Naughten, to give a brief opening statement.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: What we are dealing with here is under subhead B3, grant to RTE, grants and aid. The subhead comprises 35% of the Votes adjusted gross allocation. The third metric provided, the allocation relating to independently produced programmes, increased for the period 2015 to 2017 but the expenditure itself remained the same over that period. Can the Minister expand on the reasons the allocation...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: We will move on now to subhead B5, TG4 grant-in-aid. This subhead comprises 6% of the Vote's adjusted gross allocation. If there are no further matters arising under programme B, I will move on to programme C - Energy. I invite the Minister to give a brief opening statement.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: Subhead C4, sustainable energy programmes, comprises 18% of the Vote's adjusted gross allocation. Do members have any questions on this subhead?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: We will move on to any other subhead under programme C. I ask the Deputy to name the subhead as he asks his question.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: We move to programme D, natural resources, in respect of which I invite the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Kyne, to give a brief opening statement.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State. Does he know the actual coverage in square kilometres of the INFOMAR and Tellus projects to date? Does he have that information.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: I will open up questions on other subheads included in programme D.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: We now move to programme E, inland fisheries, on page 18 of the briefing document. I ask the Minister of State to make a brief opening statement.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State. We will start with subhead E3, inland fisheries, on pages 19 and 20 of the briefing document. The subhead comprises 5% of the Vote's adjusted gross allocation.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: As there are no further questions on subheads in programme E, we will proceed to discuss programme F, environment and waste management. I invite the Minister to make a brief opening statement.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: We will start with subhead F6, landfill remediation, which comprises 2% of the Vote's adjusted gross allocation.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: If Deputies do not have further questions on programme F, we will proceed to programme G, appropriations-in-aid.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: Deputy, the next section is the Environment Fund.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: Perhaps the Minister will bank the next question.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: As there are no further questions on programme G we will proceed to the Environment Fund. Deputy Stanley asked his questions on that. I invite the Minister to make an opening comment.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017) Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you. There are no other questions on the Environment Fund. It is proposed that the briefing documents for the committee relating to these Estimates and previous Estimates be published on the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for attending this constructive meeting. Given the ongoing engagement on the...