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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (10 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 211. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when applicants for funding under the CLÁR programme can expect to be informed of her Department's decision; and when funding will be released. [34172/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask members to switch off mobile telephones as they interfere with the broadcasting of the meeting. . We have received apologies from Deputy Niamh Smyth and Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell. I propose to go into private session to discuss a number of matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach éinne agus gabhaim míle buíochas libh as teacht anseo inniu. I welcome all the witnesses, from Allied Irish Banks, Mr. Robert Mulhall, managing director of retail, corporate and business banking and Mr. Denis O'Callaghan, national head of local markets; from An Post, Mr. John Daly, director of retail operations and Mr. Liam O'Sullivan, director of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an bhfinné as an gcur i láthair. I call on Bank of Ireland to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Míle buíochas as an gcur í láthair. I invite Mr. David Matthews of the Irish League of Credit Unions to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I invite Mr. John Daly of An Post to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá cúpla ceist agamsa freisin. All the organisations are integral to the rural community and its viability. They also have to be commercially viable at some level. There is a constant tension between responsibility to the people they serve and the need to be commercially viable. Whenever credit unions are mentioned in this House people speak well of them. Everybody wants them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy's time has concluded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We have hit the five minute mark.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We have that question. I call Deputy Cannon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: As the Deputy has gone over time, I ask him to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I have to stop the Deputy because we are two minutes-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The representatives of AIB have ten minutes in which to answer all of the questions put to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I invite Mr. McLoughlin to respond on behalf of Bank of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I call on the Irish League of Credit Unions representative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I call An Post to reply to the questions put to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Robert Troy has asked that he might be able to ask some questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the relevant representative organisations to address these questions in a succinct fashion because we have other groups who are waiting to give evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the key issues is that commercial viability is very important, but social responsibility is also very important. For a functioning society we need to ensure that people can have face to face interactions. If we rule out face to face interactions with each other, it will not be a society that anybody wants. There has been some frightening information put out in front of us but it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We will now discuss the topic of what it takes to sustain a viable rural community with representatives of the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association and Retail Excellence Ireland. Ba mhaith liom míle fáilte a chur roimh na finnéithe agus iad tagtha isteach chun é seo a phlé. I welcome the following witnesses representing the Convenience Stores and Newsagents...