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Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: I apologise for the confusion.

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank the three witnesses. They gave us food for thought and have offered a strong counter-argument to what we heard last week. We will take on board the views of the witnesses and forward them to the relevant committee. I also thank the members and those who attended who are not members of the committee. We will need the attention of the members tomorrow for a short technical meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: The Deputy should put a question. He has exceeded his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: Do the witnesses have any response to that? There were a lot of statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Professor Barry, Dr. Smyth and Dr. Flannery for their strong views and presentation and thank them for coming before the committee. Last week we had delegations from the GAA, rugby and soccer organisations and they suggested that a ban would lead to a reduction in their ability to fund participation programmes for children in many communities throughout the country. As the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: We need to move on and allow members contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: We are under pressure for time so we will take the questions of two members at a time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: Will Dr. William Flannery of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland make his opening statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Dr. Smyth for his presentation and now invite Professor Barry to make his.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: As we have eight minutes before we need to leave for the vote, Professor Barry can continue his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Professor Barry for his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: We have a quorum. As there is a vote in the Dáil, we will suspend the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: The purpose of this morning’s engagement is to hear the views of two bodies, Alcohol Action Ireland and the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, on the sponsorship of sports and cultural events by the drinks industry. The joint committee will hold a further meeting on the issue with other interest groups, probably next week. On its behalf, I welcome Dr. Bobby Smyth and Professor Joe...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under agri environment scheme 2 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17948/13]

Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: Is the Deputy going back to Fianna Fáil?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the natural and historic access for floodwater to the Old Dry-Arch Bridge was by way of a clearly identifiable channel, known locally as the Old Bed of the River Suir, that runs south of lands (details supplied) at Greenane in Clonmel, County Tipperary. [16137/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that the most likely route for floodwater is a straight line and that the median line between the recently constructed berms at the Old Bridge and Greenane, designed to channel floodwater to the New Dry-Arch Bridge, is through land (details supplied) in Clonmel County Tipperary. [16138/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that the raised banks that confine the Auk Stream West, that were mistakenly omitted from the design phase of Clonmel flood relief scheme, prevent access of high frequency floodwater from the land of a person (details supplied) to the designated spillway of the new Dry-Arch Bridge and as a consequence, the person's lands...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Apr 2013)

Tom Hayes: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding flood measures in Clonmel, County Tipperary, if he will agree that, irrespective of the planned works to clear the substantial obstructions from the exhibited flowpath, the demarcated flowpath or spillway is neither natural nor efficient as it would require out of bank floodwater to make two right angled turns to access the new...