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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps Councillor David Gilroy and Councillor Johnny Guirke could respond to those points giving their own perspectives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Senator Hopkins wish to come in briefly or is she happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a feeling sometimes when one has these discussions that it is one section of the country pitted against another, such as the east coast versus the west. However, having heard the figures that Councillor Guirke cited, it is not quite as clear-cut as that. Meath County Council has the lowest per capitaincome, expenditure and staff in the State. A number of things need to come out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Hold on there, le do thoil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Is there no interaction at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Is Mr. Feeley referring to forestry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the representatives from Meath to outline their experience with the spatial planners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Just to clarify, there has been no contact between Meath County Council and the Department on spatial planning. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Lynch is not aware of any contact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Before Mr. Jennings responds, I would also like to pose a question. I submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on plans for a Sligo to Dundalk road that would go through Cavan. His response was that there were no plans for such a road.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Deputy may have misunderstood my point, which was that funding should reflect population but also have a disruptive effect. In other words, it should be focused on areas without large populations to effect change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: This is a hugely important issue. As a committee, one of the biggest issues we will deal with during the lifetime of the Government is that of regional and rural development and spatial planning. We will reflect on all of the issues referred to specifically by the delegates to see how we can best effect change, be it through putting pressure on the Minister or the specific agencies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We can discuss the Deputy's proposal during private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The committee will not focus on a particular area. We can address individual issues after we have addressed State-wide problems. Míle buíochas agus slán abhaile.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff within the Revenue Commissioners who have an accountancy qualification; and the proportion of staff who have an accountancy qualification and who are chartered accountants. [24416/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 249. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax earned from the taxation of pensioners' Christmas bonuses each year. [25063/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is financial assistance available to a person (details supplied). [25710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 954. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Monument at 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin 1. [24813/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 975. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure that the works that are required in rural County Kildare on the canal at Rathangan will be completed as soon as possible, as currently the damage to the canal prevents navigation from the Barrow to the Shannon. [25582/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 1277. To ask the Minister for Health if there are different policies regarding the funding of wheelchairs and other OT services from county to county (details supplied); and if so, the details of these differences. [25569/16]