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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I presume acting Ministers were in place at the time.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State. Let us move on to Programme E, which deals with inland fisheries. I invite the Minister of State to make a brief opening statement.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have a query about the increase of 2.7% in expenditure on inland fisheries. Given that there was no difference between the output targets based on the revised Estimates for 2016 when compared with the 2015 Estimates, can the Minister of State explain why there has been an increase of 2.7% in expenditure? Does Deputy Lawless wish to ask a question?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will move on to the next programme, which is programme F, appropriations-in-aid. I ask the Minister to make a brief opening statement.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: Is that because there is no receipt for it?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will move on to administration. Does the Minister wish to comment?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: If there are no questions, we will move on. Does any Deputy wish to revisit any of the individual programmes which have been discussed? No. Does the Minister wish to make any closing remarks?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: At yesterday's meeting we agreed to invite the Minister before the joint committee in early autumn prior to budget 2017 to allow the committee to consider expenditure proposals. The committee has asked the Department to provide specific information in the format requested by 31 July 2016. The clerk has corresponded with the Minister's officials on this with a view to obtaining that information.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials for attending today's meeting.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Message to Dáil (29 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2016: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I, too, congratulate Deputy Shortall on her appointment as Chairman. I know she will do an excellent job. I look forward to working with her and the committee. I agree with Deputy Harty and other members that keeping politics out of this issue will be key to the success of this committee. We all want to see the ten-year plan implemented. We are also aware of how politics has curbed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the nine new radiographer posts in University Hospital Galway (details supplied) who will be dedicated primarily to musculoskeletal disease; and of those dedicated musculoskeletal disease posts, the number who will be assigned for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning. [17640/16]

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I very much welcome the debate both as a Member of this House and as a long-time supporter of and participant in the arts. I am also pleased the motion is not being opposed. As a Government we are cognisant of the value of the arts, and, as our programme for partnership Government notes, we promise to "work to progressively increase funding to the arts, including the Arts Council and the...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (21 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Logan for her presentation. My first question is related to the one asked by the Chairman. How does the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, propose to engage in the economic and budgetary cycle? What in-house expertise is available to it to assist it in doing so? Does it employ an economist? The submission refers to the links the Irish Human Rights and...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (21 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: If this expertise is not in-house, could this consultative process report back within the correct timeframe?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Increase (21 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: 501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the plan to increase the public service obligation levy by nearly 36% in each of the years 2016 and 2017; if so, the estimated knock-on effect of this on the price of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16784/16]

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome both Ministers and their contributions. I also welcome their acknowledgement of the importance of the independence of the budget office. I have a further question to expand on that. I am interested in the Minister's views on having the budgetary office set up as an independent statutory body. The reason I ask is that in Canada there were controversies about the budgetary office...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (14 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: 482. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on using a community-based model for the development and improvement of eye care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16040/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (14 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: 527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the system of fines for breach of the nitrates directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16039/16]

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Chairman's proposals are a very good starting point in that they relate to this year and the time constraints that apply. Even as a first step, I would be very much in favour of acting on them because they relate to this year, 2016.