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Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can we throw away the script for this?

Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not.

Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are going around in circles. Unfortunately, most of the Minister of State's response could have been left out. In my question, I discounted those who illegally burnt land. They are ineligible; there is no question. The Minister of State read from a script, the first page and a half of which was irrelevant. The issue is where a farmer did not burn his land and had no hand, act or part...

Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am delighted that the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has come to the Chamber. Perhaps we can clarify this issue. As the Minister of State will be aware, considerable lands have been burnt in recent months due to the dry season. A large part of this is on commonage. In the west, commonage comprises shares in the commonage, unlike the collops in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can we have copies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not get it. I went in when the link was sent and it was not on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not catch that. The witness said provincial towns were at 9%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Could the witness define the suburbs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Unfortunately, we do not have what he is saying in front of us. It is hard to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. It is one of the most fascinating submissions we have had.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will try to clarify my point. The witness is referring to Galway city, Cork city, Limerick city and Waterford city. I take it he is referring to the city populations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am trying to find out what is defined as environs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: First, I did not realise that extra material had been put onto the site and I did not get an opportunity to print it, which I would have done if I had known it was available. I thank Dr. Brian Hughes for coming to the committee. It was one of the more interesting presentations the committee has received. Is Dr. Hughes's theory that in the next spatial strategy we should concentrate in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: But it is all growth centres. This is very ambitious. I shall ask Dr. Hughes to outline further for me. If we consider Galway, and I am sure Dr. Hughes has looked at Galway-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Good. If we decide to double the population of Galway we must consider that in the last six years there have not been enough houses available to meet demand. Only 200 extra houses were added to the city of Galway and 500 houses in the county, strangely enough. That is total housing stock and we need 2,000, so there is literally not a house available in Galway for anybody. Dr. Hughes is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it will be a bridge with little bits of tunnel. That project will be a minor alleviation. To make Galway, Limerick or Cork fully functioning cities over the next ten years there will be issues of housing, services for housing and transport infrastructure for roads and public transport. Has Dr. Hughes done any quantification of what kind of investment we would need to demand from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I always get worried when people are not precise. The drop in Government expenditure was not that dramatic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am interested in the State investment from its resources not in private investment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I want to hear what Dr. Hughes is saying because he is advising Government. The Government is drawing up a plan and it will put €20 billion, €30 billion, €50 billion or €100 billion into capital investment in housing, infrastructure, water and sewerage, roads, public transport and so on. I am interested in finding out how much of that pot of gold will be spent on...