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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (31 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 422. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht ós rud é gur eagraíocht trasteorann é Foras na Gaeilge, agus mar gheall gur thug an rialtas ó dheas €750,000 sa bhreis dóibh in 2017, an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici brú a chur ar na páirtithe leasmhara ó thuaidh maoiniú comhoiread a chur ar fáil. [4165/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (19 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the financial governance protections in place in Meath County Council to prevent either ordinary theft of cyber theft of the council’s funds; the number of signatures that were necessary to transfer money from council accounts to other council accounts or external accounts; if it was necessary...

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Inné, d'fhoilsigh an Taoiseach an clár reachtaíochta don téarma seo sa Dáil. Ní fheicim aon tagairt ar chor ar bith ann do Bhille nua na dteangacha oifigiúla. Cathain a fhoilseofar an Bille seo? Ná déanaimís dearmad gur gheall an Taoiseach sa téarma deireanach go mbeadh sé foilsithe faoin mbomaite seo. Sheas sé san áit...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The 32 counties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I advise members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound equipment and will interfere with the broadcasting of their mellifluous voices. Apologies have been received from Deputy Niamh Smyth. I propose we go into private session to deal with a number of matters. Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 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 joint committee. If, however, they are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Míle buíochas as sin. We will have a number of questions. Under the normal procedure, we have five minutes of questions and allow for five minutes of answers. If people want to come in a second time afterwards, that is fine. I appeal to everyone to focus their questions and statements on the National Parks and Wildlife Service input into the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Would the witnesses like to address the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Please, without interruption. There is only one minute left in this ten-minute section and other people wish to comment. The Deputy can ask questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I have been very flexible in terms of giving Deputy Ó Cuív opportunities to speak. He can ask questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Dr. O'Keeffe wish to address a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Ó Cuív asked about the prevalence of the actions of the Department's organisations in the development process. It could be useful for us to have a map of the roads, planning applications, processes and level in which the Department is involved. The Department can be involved in the pre-planning process, after An Bord Pleanála gives advice or the it can make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it European law that is forcing the adherence here, pure and simple?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I will let the Deputy back in shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What would be the consequences for the Department it if were not to fulfil its statutory obligations? What would the European Commission do if the Department were not to fulfil its obligations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Will Mr. Fitzgerald give a rough idea of the sums involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: In fairness-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy has had his ten minutes and I have not taken any time as of yet. The Deputy will have ten minutes shortly. We just need to do this fairly. That is all. The question then comes down to leeway. So in other words, the question could be that if Ireland is implementing these rules in a too-strict fashion, is there leeway? Senator Ó Clochartaigh mentioned leeway earlier on and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What kind of timescale would that take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The other issue that seems to me to be quite unusual and shocking is that although there obviously is phenomenal pressure and necessity for this road, Mr. Fitzgerald can only respond to a method statement that is developed by Galway County Council and yet that council has not provided all these method statements. To a certain extent, we could be here until kingdom come but unless Galway...