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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Tá cúpla ceist agam.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The time is tight. We will leave those until afterwards because there are other people on this committee. Perhaps the Minister of State will answer those questions after the other questions are addressed because we have all agreed to do ten minutes of questioning and responses. When we reach those ten minutes, we have to proceed to the next speaker. The Minister of State spoke about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. I have a question for an tAire, an Teachta Humphreys, with regard to the Leader programme. You signed the contracts for the Meath Partnership in recent months. I know there had been some difficulties with Meath Partnership previously. Does Meath Partnership owe the Department any money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We are elected representatives trying to get confidence that taxpayers' moneys are well spent. Yet there is a legal block on me asking the Minister a question on whether the Meath Partnership owes the State funds. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will give you a minute or two to think about it. Obviously, there is a confidentiality agreement and yet a new contract has been signed with the same organisation. Does that lead to a challenge to you in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Are you satisfied with the governance of Meath Partnership?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I have one final question. I tabled a parliamentary question previously relating to Meath Partnership. I asked whether Meath Partnership was under investigation by the Garda. The reply I received stated it was the Minister's understanding that this was the case. However, the partnership refutes that. We put the same question to Meath Partnership and those responsible say they are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire faoin mhéid sin. Tá ceist agam, agus muid ag caint faoi eagraíochtaí trasteorann, a bhaineann le Foras na Gaeilge. Fuair mé eolas cúpla lá ó shin mar gheall ar rudaí atá ag titim amach i dtaobh an fhorais. De bharr an gearradh siar airgid nó an cúlú infheistíochta san fhoras,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: An ndéanfaidh tú iarracht dul i dteagmháil leo mar gheall ar sin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: An féidir leis an Aire na ceisteanna eile a bhí ag an Teachta Ó Cuív a fhreagairt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Will there be an annual payment by the State to the broadband providers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: My understanding is that the State will pay an annual fee but I have no idea what that figure will be. The State will put €275 million in to help the private sector build an infrastructure and then it will pay an annual fee to the private organisations to run it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There are two jurisdictions for the contracts, therefore one provider could win one jurisdiction and another provider the other jurisdiction. The outputs, speeds, capacity and cost of the systems could very easily be different in two jurisdictions. Two villages five miles apart might have two separate cost structures and speeds delivered in this process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a benchmark with regard to a broadband speed of 30 Mbp but with respect to speeds above that level, one provider could provide a broadband speed of 15 Mbp and another could provide a broadband speed of 100 Mbp under the new contract arrangements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister mentioned that we are contacting the local authorities to get them on board to ensure the facilities are in place for the roll-out of this service with respect to wayleaves and all the aspects involved. Would it not be better for the Government to direct the councils that a certain standard is necessary for the roll out given that under the current system, we could reach the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Therefore, the Minister can guarantee that all delivery will be completed by 2022.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Beidh ceist dheireanach againn agus ansan críochnóimid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the Minister to respond to those questions. This might be her final response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I would like to bring this rural love-in to a close. I thank the Minister for giving of her time generously to the committee. It is very much appreciated. No doubt, we will be in contact in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Closures (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 169. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action to be taken by the Government to stop the collapse of the An Post network contract offices; the actions she will undertake to halt the reduction of postmasters' incomes and help prevent the increase in costs that they are experiencing; and when the findings of the Bobby Kerr report will be delivered. [27651/16]