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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I welcome from the National Travellers Women's Forum, Ms Bridget Kelly and Ms Maria Joyce; from the Irish Traveller Movement, Ms RoseMarie Maughan and Ms Bridget Casey; from Pavee Point, Mr. Patrick Reilly and Mr. Martin Collins; and from the County and City Management Association, CCMA, Mr. Michael Walsh and Mr. Seamus Hanrahan. A video of approximately three and a half minutes will be shown...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Maughan. I invite Ms Kelly to make her opening statement before we show the video.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Collins. I was lenient with opening statements. Normally, we only allow 12 minutes maximum. However, I wanted to make sure that, if we did run out of time, the witness got to say everything he wanted on the record. That is why I was lenient with the time. I call Mr. Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will take a full round of questions from members because we have to be in the Chamber to vote. That is what the pressure of time is. I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call Deputy Barry and I ask the Deputy to tell the Chair who he wants to answer the question he will ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: That was the whole purpose of convening this meeting today. We hope there will be ongoing engagement throughout the work of this expert group. A commitment was given by the Minister and the Department to include us in that process. Dates cannot be committed to today but we were given the impression it would be before the summer. We will include it in our work programme on an ongoing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: Ms Maughan, you have 30 seconds to wrap up, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Deputy Ó Cuív. I am really sorry we had to rush the witnesses but I look forward to ongoing engagement and I hope they will appear before the committee again. It is the hope that we will have ongoing engagement this year with all the sectors involved. I thank all the witnesses for attending today and for their patience. The next meeting will be on 21 March 2018 when...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak here again today on the national development plan, having contributed heavily to this process for the past year and a half. I am also clear that in the organisational structures of the plan, all the relevant stakeholders were consulted and encouraged to engage in the process, as I believed has happened. There have been over 40 public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call the meeting to order. We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Boyhan and Deputy Barry is substituting for Deputy Coppinger. I propose that the committee goes into private session to deal with housekeeping business. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode depending on their devices. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode as it will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will finish reading the note and then clarify what the Deputy has asked about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: With regard to negotiations, there might be some things that are confidential which the witnesses are not permitted to divulge. I do not know what they are but I am sure the witnesses will know. That is all I am saying

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy is free to openly ask any question he wants to ask and it is up to the witnesses to answer those questions or not. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: Before I begin, I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Deputy O'Dowd. I was quite lenient with the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: Please, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will let the Deputy back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are going to allow members and witnesses to make comments and ask questions without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will let Deputy O'Dowd back in for one minute.