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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.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I call Mr. Pigot to respond to the questions asked of him.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: Regarding Mr. Pigot's earlier reference and my question about registered post and international mail and dealing with its cost, could Ms Cronin say whether this was considered prior to considering removing the price cap?

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Deputy Lowry to put his questions to the witnesses.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Senator Lombard to put his questions to the witnesses and then I will ask the witnesses to respond.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the witnesses to respond, first of all to Deputy Lowry's questions.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite Mr. O'Hara to contribute. I apologise for not bringing him in earlier on the two questions on the Kerr report.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: What measures would the Irish Postmasters Union put in place to achieve consensus?

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the Deputy to try to conclude.