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Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: This is the third manifestation of this Department in just over a year. In May 2016, the Government announced the addition of the regional and rural responsibilities to the existing Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in response, I imagine, to the critical level of debate in the 2016 election on the need for the Government to elevate address of the crisis that was developing in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (12 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take for persons that sat their oral Irish examination without preparation for same due to industrial action in their schools at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (11 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department carried out a cost study on the establishment of a support centre for Irish language medium education; if so, the results of such a study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each county and each Garda district; and the Garda per capita figure for each county and for each Garda district. [32117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 343. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the unallocated expenditure within her Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; and the funds that will become available within her Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for goods and services and or changes to costs within her Department. [32229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Data (11 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 345. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons employed in Waterways Ireland; and if he will provide a breakdown of its current and capital expenditure for 2016. [32317/17]

Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the favourable tax treatment provided to property investment funds operating here in view of the negative effect this treatment is having on the market in terms of them purchasing huge chunks of residential housing and commercial property, clogging the supply of residential housing and hoarding land banks. [31455/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Níl aon leithscéalta faighte ó éinne. Ag tús an chruinnithe, ba mhaith liom iarraidh ar gach duine a ngutháin a mhúchadh. I would like to ask all members and participants to extinguish their phones as they disturb the recording services. Inniu, ar dtús déanfaimid plé ar oidhreacht nádúrtha na hÉireann a chaomhnú idir...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat. We will go on to the next group and take questions at the end, if that suits. Cuirim fáilte roimh an tUasal Ó Cuinneagáin agus iarraim air labhairt os comhair an choiste.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá cluaisíní ag gach uile duine. Tá ateangaireacht ar siúl.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Bhí sin an-suimúil. I call Deputy Niamh Smyth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy has one minute left of her ten minutes, but she can come back in later. She might let the other groups answer first. I will call her again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Deputy have a question related to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Deputy want to give the witnesses a chance to answer the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There is only two minutes left for a response if the Deputy is looking for one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Lumley is entitled to focus on the issue of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a number of questions but first I thank the witnesses for attending and the fantastic work their organisations do. There is no doubt that there is to a certain extent a conflict between the work of organisations that are involved in the protection of our natural environment and how certain communities feel their livelihoods are affected by it. Often the source of the conflict is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Are there examples of that in Britain?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Could Mr. Starrett send us examples of that type of legislation? We would be interested in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it getting into the ecosystem?