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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: My apologies. I believe the complete delegation has not arrived yet and there is no harm in keeping separate the sessions for the two delegations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: I ask that the representatives from Enterprise Ireland make their address.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an bhfinné. I am going to ask Mr. Neil McDonnell, the chief executive of ISME, to make his presentation and we will then take questions to both organisations. We take the presentations from the two other organisations after that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an bhfinné as sin. Tosóimid le ceisteanna. Beidh deich nóiméad ag gach ball le haghaigh ceisteanna agus na freagraí.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Is féidir leis an Teachta a cheisteanna go léir a chur-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: An Teachta Ó Cuív has suggested that we take the questions from each of the members present all at once, but it is for the members to decide.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Okay. Would Deputy Ó Cuív like to proceed so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Tá cúpla ceist agamsa. My first questions are for Enterprise Ireland. A good chunk of indigenous Irish businesses is more exposed on the effects of Brexit, having more exports to Britain. Those businesses are also more regionally distributed than foreign direct investment is typically. Has Enterprise Ireland been asked to define exactly what it wants from a Brexit negotiation?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Are there only two people in the Brexit unit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: How many are in the Brexit unit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Are there only 60 Enterprise Ireland companies and 100 LEO companies focused on Brexit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Has the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, which is drawing it up, been in contact?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: The map on the distribution of the companies could be useful for our report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: This question may sound strange. Who pays the pensions in Enterprise Ireland? Is it the Department or Enterprise Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Does Enterprise Ireland's €500 million budget include the cost of pensions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: That is fine. Perhaps Mr. O'Donnellan will provide further information to the clerk.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: I invite Mr. Neil McDonnell to respond to the questions put to him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an dá eagraíocht as na cuir i láthair. Tógfaidh muid sos beag ar feadh trí nóiméad. We will take a break for three minutes and allow the witnesses to leave. We will then have the presentations from Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Western Development Commission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus iarraim ar ionadaithe Údarás na Gaeltachta cur i láthair a dhéanamh anois.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)
Peadar Tóibín: Má tá siad á iarraidh ag aon duine, tá cluasáin - headphones - available for anyone who needs a translation.