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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: That is very interesting. It strikes me that over the last six months, Britain has produced more solar electricity than coal electricity for the first time ever while we do not even have a solar power sector in the State yet. The opportunity for rural areas to tap into that is massive. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice is next and has ten minutes. I ask that he allow the majority of that time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy has four minutes remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Would Mr. Dempsey answer those questions? .

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I am conscious that Deputy Fitzmaurice's questions must be answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae who has ten minutes in total for questions and answers. I suggest the Deputy uses five minutes for his own preamble and questions and gives five minutes to our guests to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Theachta. I will give three minutes to the witnesses for this slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Has anybody spoken to the witnesses about the broadband roll-out in the new national broadband plan? Has there been any engagement with the State or the local authorities? What role have the witnesses played?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Everyone else shook their head. Has there been no engagement? Would Mr. Dempsey like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: While we are on that point, we are all on the ground and can see what is happening around us and what good work is being done. What kind of key performance indicators are used within the sector to measure success or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: When Enterprise Ireland or the IDA are here we ask them how many jobs there are per euro and what kind of ratios they have for exports per euro or new businesses per euro. Are those types of performance indicators used in the sector, if so how do they compare? What kind of figures do the witnesses have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I know the issue of spatial planning was touched on previously. Have any of the State agencies discussed the development of the next spatial plan with the West Cork Development Partnership? The answer to that is "No". The Western Development Commission is another layer of development and based on my understanding, is quite a successful one. It is only in one section of the country. Could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: An bhfuil tuairimí ag Ms Uí Mhaoláin faoi sin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá go maith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: This committee holds the Department to account. That is the job of the committee. Unfortunately, we are not yet the Department. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim mo mhíle buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht anseo inniu. Tá a fhios agam gur tháinig siad ó gach cearn den tír. It is very clear that there are massive passions among the witnesses with regard to their presentations. There are also massive passions on this side of the table with regard to those. It is also very clear that great work has been...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 44. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the European Commission has granted approval to a company (details supplied) for the purchase of Project Jewel and the Moore Street battle field, as defined by the recent High Court decision; if not, the body which is currently in charge of the land on which it sits; the body which is the direct employer of the archaeologists who...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 45. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will identify the employer of each worker currently operating on the Moore Street national monument and the contract on which the employment exists; the objectives of the contract; and the person or company which pays the salaries of these employees. [29920/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 46. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount which has been spent on the Moore Street national monument, as defined by the High Court, by the State in all its activities up until the High Court decision; the amount which has been spent by the State on all activities in this area since; and the money which has been spent in both scenarios. [29921/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (12 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 47. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the person who is the current owner of the lands of the national monument on Moore Street, as defined by the High Court decision; and if there are any loans associated with these lands in the charge of NAMA. [29922/16]