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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on maintaining the voluntary sector's role in delivering local youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42975/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 624. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on ensuring that the voluntary sector is part of the organisation and funding of youth work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42976/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 626. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on increasing the funding for the local youth club grant in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42979/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 637. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to ensure the Charities Regulator is fully resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42977/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 693. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can make a late application for a fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42225/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 738. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the deadline for spreading slurry will be extended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42229/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: Before we begin our business today, members will have noted the order passed by the Dáil yesterday approving the 12th report of the Standing Committee of Selection which discharged Deputy Seán Crowe from this committee and nominated Deputy David Cullinane to it. I thank Deputy Crowe for his work on the committee. He always took the committee's work very seriously and provided...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank both witnesses for an excellent presentation. I thank Deputy Crowe very much for his service on the committee and I wish Deputy Cullinane good luck in his new role on the committee. It is a dedicated and workmanlike committee and I am sure he will enjoy it very much. I am sure he will make excellent contributions on his own behalf and on behalf of the party he ably represents in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Ms O'Connell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Pratt. I will first call Deputy Cullinane, then there will be a brief invention by Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, followed by Deputy Haughey and then we will have to wrap up the debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: Any final comments? No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Ms O'Connell and Mr. Pratt for taking time out of their busy schedules to come before the committee to share their analysis and thoughts. I thank them for engaging with us on this important topic. They have given us a number of things to think about. Ms O'Connell mentioned the prospect of returning. On behalf of the committee, both she and Mr. Pratt would be warmly welcome here at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Mr. John Comer and Mr. John Enright and from Macra na Feirme Mr. James, Healy, Mr. Denis Duggan and Mr. Derry Dillon. Ireland's membership of the European Union has had an enormous impact on agriculture and rural communities through the common standards applied, access to the European market, CAP funding, structural and development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Comer and Mr. Enright for being here. I invite Mr. Healy to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Healy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: The witnesses will have no problems - they are veterans at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: First, I thank all of you for attending the meeting today. I have to apologise because some of our members were not here today. They are members of other committees. The abortion issue is being debated today and there is a lot of interest in that. People were disappointed that they could not be here. We very seldom have people from the agriculture sector at this committee. I appreciate...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: As a person involved in the planning process I wish to put on the record what could be perceived as a conflict of interest. With regard to the content of the programme for Government on tackling the housing crisis, how much longer must people wait to see the changes in regulations and the planning process that this Government is going to bring forward to help people trying to get and provide...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is a Private Member's Bill or motion but I am asking the Taoiseach the question.