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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There has been much talk about Government agencies such as Enterprise Ireland, the local enterprise offices and so on, using their energies to ameliorate the potential threats posed to the types of businesses ISME represents. Is that Mr. McDonnell's belief or could the Government do more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Do the local enterprise offices not function in that space?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: This is my final question to both organisations. There is a view that the customs union may be up for renegotiation. While the current customs union will not exist as it stands, there may be deviations from it. If Britain left the customs union but remained in the customs union for agriculture, that would significantly alleviate our exposure to Brexit. That would be the most exposed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: My understanding is that there are countries that are not in the Single Market but are in the customs union, and vice versa. There are countries that are in a customs union for sectors, but not for all their different products. There are no tariffs and the country remains in the same regulatory space etc. for the particular sectors in which it is in a customs union. For example, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Senator might ask Mr. Sheridan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Through the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish to make a few points. The all-Ireland energy market Mr. Sheridan mentioned is one of those really positively integrated markets. If Brexit proceeds as the worst case scenario, the home market, to a certain extent, will reduce by approximately 30% to small businesses, and it is on the island of Ireland that small businesses first find their feet before even thinking of exporting or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask Deputy Smyth to turn off her phone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the witnesses for taking the time to come to Dublin to discuss this issue at today's meeting. This committee and the other committees are hoping to get an opportunity to develop a joint cross-committee report on foot of our meetings and discussions with interested parties. We will seek to ensure the information the witnesses have delivered to us today will be part of that. We hope...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the witnesses again. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (28 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person or body that is responsible for the destruction of the Donaghmore souterrain. [15167/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (28 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 286. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to repair damage done to the Donaghmore souterrain in County Louth, which is the only souterrain here that is designated a national monument (details supplied). [15168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (28 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason, following the collapse of the Donaghmore souterrain in two places in 2010 caused by the reckless movement of building equipment, no action was taken except to close the souterrain to the public for safety reasons. [15170/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (28 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 288. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason an archaeological survey was not carried out to assess damage done to the Donaghmore souterrain. [15171/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (28 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 289. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the national monuments Department of the OPW did not react to news of the damage done to the Donaghmore souterrain in 2010 and repair this monument which is in its care. [15172/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [15352/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (23 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of allegations of child abuse referred by the Health Service Executive to An Garda Síochána for prosecution; the number of cases that were deemed to be unfounded; and the number of cases of false reporting referred for prosecution under section 5 of the Protection for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998, each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (23 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of allegations of child abuse referred by Tusla to An Garda Síochána for prosecution from 2014 to 2016; the number of cases referred for prosecution; the number of cases that were deemed to be unfounded; and the number of cases of false reporting referred for prosecution under section 5 of the Protections for Persons...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Ghaeilge agus Breatimeacht: Díospóireacht (21 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá brón orm nach raibh mé anseo ag an tús. Bhí orm agallamh a dhéanamh faoi chailliúint Martin McGuinness inniu. Sin an fáth nach raibh mé in ann a bheith anseo níos luaithe. Bhí deis agam an tseachtain seo caite a bheith i Stormont. Tá idirbheartaíocht ar siúl ann ag an mbomaite. Tá sé dochreidte go...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: An Ghaeilge agus Breatimeacht: Díospóireacht (21 Mar 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: An bhfuil na finnéithe sásta go bhfuil an toil ann ó thaobh na Rialtais an tAcht a chur i bhfeidhm go tapaidh?