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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the selection process and criteria employed to make appointments to the board of the DAA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27172/18]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: This meeting has been convened for the purpose of consideration of a motion on the accession of Ireland to the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere which was referred to the committee by order of the Dáil on 14 June 2018. The committee has been asked to send a message to the Dáil not later than 27 June 2018 stating that it has completed its...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: There are a few questions.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: There were a number of other questions on the cost. Perhaps the official will respond to that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: The other question Deputy Quinlivan asked was whether the cost of joining ESO was the same for every country.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: Following the meeting of officials with the representatives of CERN in July, will the Minister of State and his officials supply the committee with a briefing document, if the Houses are not sitting at the time? Many members are very concerned about it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: Does the Minister of State believe the cost is one of the main stumbling blocks?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister of State and I call Deputy Lawless.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: That might work for both.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister of State. He said there will be two members on the board of the ESO, that one would be a politician and the other-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: Will that person feed back to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation after the meetings or how will it work?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: A representative from the Department is not necessarily a politician. One could understand why ESO would want one of the delegates to be an astronomer.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: We have said that Professor McNulty and a professor from UCD will be facilitated in the work programme in the autumn.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: Is Deputy Neville happy?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: Does the Minister of State wish to anything further?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister of State for that. In fairness, members are always constructive and when they come into the committee room, politics are left outside the door. The committee has dealt with nine Bills, which is a seizable body of work.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: We have worked very hard over the past five months on the cost of doing business. We will be finalising our document in two weeks' time and will launch it in July. We will send a copy of our report to the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan. There is a common denominator running through the evidence we heard on insurance, finance and rates and the lack of skills in the construction and...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: That completes the committee's consideration of the motion. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending the meeting.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Agreement between the European Organisation for Astronomic Research in the Southern Hemisphere and Ireland concerning the accession of Ireland...