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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is that an observation or a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a mechanism in place whereby if a roadside is overgrown with hedges, an application can be made to the local authority to have the problem fixed. It is an onerous two-week application process which is a problem. If it was made less onerous, would it not be a useful step in the right direction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The key point is that for 12 months of the year one can cut a roadside hedge, if necessary. How does one make it less onerous?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: If it is believed it does not work, what steps need to be taken to resolve the issue? That is the question Deputy Niamh Smyth wants to have answered. Why is section 40 not working? We do not know why it is not working, other than people being on holidays.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell may make a brief point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: No interruptions, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will allow the Deputy back in at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: It is up to him, but Mr. Fogarty does not have to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the Deputy, please, allow Mr. Fogarty to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There is only one minute left and a number of people are trying to get in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Does anybody else-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We all live on the one island, and whether we come from Castleknock or west of the Corrib, we all have a stake in the island and it is important to say this. It is clear that farmers need to be able to make a living. This is massively true. It is also clear the flora and fauna of this country have been hammered massively. Even in the past generation, there has been a radical change from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to invite a representative from the main Unionist and Alliance parties in the North to participate in the All Party Consultation Committee on Commemorations (details supplied). [50764/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (29 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home spaces available in County Meath; the number of persons on the waiting lists for these nursing homes; the average wait time for those waiting; the longest wait time; and his plans to increase the number of spaces available [50784/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legal Advice (28 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 301. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the advice that she received from the Attorney General regarding the Heritage Bill 2016. [50513/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sexual Harassment in the Arts and Culture Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim míle buíochas do gach duine a tháinig anseo inniu as a gcuid fianaise agus gach rud atá ráite acu. I wish the witnesses luck. I urge them to see if they can get to the bottom of this crisis and make sure people can work safe and sound in any workplace. I thank the witnesses for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (22 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the staff that have been seconded from her Department to the National Museum of Ireland since 2007; the position of each; and the dates of their seconded positions. [49481/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (22 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to appoint a representative of film crews to the board of the Irish Film Board in order to ensure that a large section of workers in the sector are represented. [49526/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (22 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that training in the film industry has a clear path way for trainees and recognised certification (details supplied). [49528/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Aid (21 Nov 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 107. To ask the Taoiseach the number of organisations in the State in receipt of State funding that have expended resources seeking the repeal of the eighth amendment; the amount of funding these organisations have received from the State in the past five years; the number of organisations in the State in receipt of State funding that have expended resources seeking the retention of the...