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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if a new position for orthodontist therapists will be established within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51471/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: 396. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend services in the Central Remedial Clinic, Waterford, to the adult population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the services delivered by the Central Remedial Clinic, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51514/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the spend for the Central Remedial Clinic, Waterford, in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ground Rents (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to claims for ground rent that are being pursued against residents of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51687/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: I only have ten minutes, so I would like the answers to my questions to be as succinct as possible. I have a lot of questions to get through. I will start where Deputy Dooley started by saying that the members of this committee support public broadcasting. Anyone who supports public services should support public broadcasting. This committee did a very lengthy piece of work, which...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: "Untenable" is one word. Is this kicking the can down the road?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: Turning to the Department, why were the recommendations in this committee's report ignored or pushed down the road for five or seven years? What was the logic of that decision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: I know about that. I am asking why we have not gotten answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: I am not getting any answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: We need to hear from the Minister. I wish to request that we invite him to appear at some point after today. These are policy decisions. I would like to raise RTE's plan. Is this the plan that was submitted to the Department, or was supplementary information or a more detailed submission given to the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: The Department received something more than the information we have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: All we have is the information we have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: Ms Forbes was put under robust questioning on "Morning Ireland" and "Drivetime", which was good. It struck me that the questions being asked related to the specifics of costings. The information I have mentions "strategy specifics" and there is a set of line items setting out what needs to be done, modified or reduced. No costings are provided, however. The RTÉ Guidewas up for sale....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: We do not have them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: We do not have them. I am asking questions about them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: If any political party published a set of proposals to save €60 million, with no costings provided, and stated the information was confidential and could not be provided, we would be laughed out of the room by any RTÉ presenter. I seek a little more detail on the costs. I accept that Ms Forbes stated the information about the RTÉ Guideis commercially sensitive, but on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: I accept that, but it is no good Ms Forbes appearing before the committee and stating she can furnish us with more detail at a later date. I had hoped that we would receive detailed breakdowns in advance of the meeting. On the €10 million in funding announced today, which is welcome, was there any quid pro quoagreed with the Department to reverse any of the decisions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: The Taoiseach stated earlier in the Dáil that he expected, given the announcement of the €10 million allocation today, the Lyric FM studio in Limerick not to close.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
David Cullinane: There was no agreement.