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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I can understand it all right, but I wondered whether it extended beyond membership fees and whether they were joint working arrangements with any of these organisations.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Can we get a list of the organisations with which we have joint participative working arrangements?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: The Minister will probably not be surprised by the fact that I have some questions for him in regard to natural resources. I represent the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim, which includes Sligo, Leitrim, west Cavan and south Donegal. While the constituency does not have access to Corrib gas, it is under threat from fracking in the area. Is it proposed to bring natural gas to Sligo and up into...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: We want to keep it that way too.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: There appear to have been particularly intensive consultancy engagements in this area.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Is the Lough Melvin study included in that?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I have a copy of the report. My question is whether it came about as a result of the consultancy referred to by the Minister of State.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: No. I understand the Estimates.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Do the figures take into account the recent announcement by the Minister for Social Protection that a social welfare payment that used to go to RTE will no longer go to it. I forget what the figure was. Was it €3 million or €4 million that was included or provided for?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: In respect of the figure for consultancy services, subhead B2.8, can the Minister explain what that comprises?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: It is 112 on page 21.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: In the past few days, there have been some observations by the independent broadcasting sector that public funding is going to RTE 2FM, which would not be regarded as a segment of a public broadcasting service by that sector. Will that have implications for the funding of RTE or broadcasting overall?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: That was my final question.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I am not sure that is a wise phrase, Minister.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I must confess that I do not understand what is proposed. Will the Minister confirm whether the system selected is a standard or a non-standard coding structure linked in some way to the standard coding structure?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Yes, I would like to get to grips with the system as I cannot at present. I understand there is a standard coding structure for geographic areas, north, south, east and west. That is the way the Sat Nav works. If we had taken a decision to use the standard structured code, it would be difficult to envisage expenditure on the scale we have spent.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, announced some exciting challenges for Government and society in e-government and e-health. I am not sure we will hit the targets he has outlined even with the investment and roll-out of broadband, in particular in rural areas. Under e-health, we would need super broadband roll-out to exploit fully the potential of e-health....

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I would be concerned if there were parallel services, superhighways for the towns and cities and slow lanes for rural areas. That would have the potential to impact on the delivery of services to people who live in rural areas. We must be scrupulous about it. I welcome the investment in technology in second level schools. Does the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resource...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Following these discussions with the Department of Education and Skills will it be possible for citizens to get a document that shows he or she has reached the standard of IT education we expect from every secondary school in Ireland?