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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: ...any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable or to otherwise engage in speech that might be damaging to the good name of a person or entity. Members participating remotely are required to do so from within the Leinster House precincts. Members are also reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not comment on, criticise or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on State Pension and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: Members are required to participate in the meeting remotely from within the Leinster House precincts only. I welcome the witnesses. Wtinesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentations they make to the committee. This means that they have an absolute privilege against any defamation action in respect of anything they say at the meeting. However, they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...one question for me? She specifically mentioned satellite education. Five of the islands have second-level schools, every one of which has high-speed broadband. In fairness, the then-Minister, Pat Rabbitte delivered that and started with the islands first. How has use of broadband developed the range of subjects in those five schools? She may not be able to answer that now and I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...has to do and it has to be remunerated in regard to that. Has Finders used the Land Commission records to any great extent? I gave evidence in the House recently regarding a neighbour of mine, Pat Shine, who registered his own family plot of bog. He had to get 280 pages in 96 documents to submit to the Property Registration Authority to register the bog in his brother's name. He has...

National Archives Act 1986 (Section 1(2)(d)) Order 2023: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this legislation. I wish to discuss the Irish Land Commission. Mr. Pat Shine, a neighbour of mine, came to see me in Leinster House recently. In his retirement, he has, unfortunately, been involved in the registration of bogs in County Roscommon. In the case of his family, 280 pages of documentation, including 96 different documents that had to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...in place. While this is not unique to the islands, there was a golden opportunity to exploit this on the islands and I do not know whether that has happened. My predecessor as Minister, former Deputy Pat Rabbitte, rolled out the high-speed broadband network to every single post-primary school in the country, including on the islands. I have spoken with some of the teachers on some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: ...Chathaoirligh. I am joined by some of my senior officials who are working on the national broadband plan. Orla Ryan and Ciarán Ó hÓbáin are to my left and to my right are Fergal Mulligan and Pat Neary. I thank committee members for giving me the opportunity to address them in a discussion of the decision of Eir to withdraw from the procurement process for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: ...of all Deputies to ask them to highlight anomalies within the blue area. A number of colleagues did so and I thank them for their input. The individual who is responsible for the map is Mr. Pat Neary, who is sitting beside me. Maybe he can go into further detail when he gets an opportunity to do so in a few minutes. We have changed from dark blue to amber any area or house that was not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Use (29 Nov 2017)

Denis Naughten: ...McCabe Principal Officer Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Stjohn O’Connor Principal Officer Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Patrick Neary Chief Technology Officer Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Dave Walsh Assistant Secretary Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Nov 2017)

Denis Naughten: As I have outlined to the Deputy in previous questions on this topic, since the publication of the National Broadband Plan in 2012 by former Minister Pat Rabbitte, there have been a number of updates provided in respect of its progress. In April 2014, the Government decided that it needed to scale up the ambition of the plan and allocated significant resources to it. The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2017)

Denis Naughten: ...the following table. Subject Date Katherine Licken Leave 03/08/2015 Ken Spratt leave 03/08/2015 Sec Gen Annual Leave 04/08/2015 Stephanie Annual Leave 19/08/2015 Aught Windfarm 24/08/2015 Patricia Cronin leave 24/08/2015 Meeting w/ Sec Gen 25/08/2015 Meeting re Galway Mayo 25/08/2015 Discussion w/ Maria Owens 27/08/2015 2016 Capital 28/08/2015 Prep for Internal Audit...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: I want to correct the record. Deputy Willie Penrose, along with Declan Nerney and T.R. Dallas, met the then Minister, Pat Rabbitte, and not another of my predecessors, Alex White. The latter met a deputation of musicians led by Danny McCarthy, Phil Coulter, Pat Egan and Johnny Duhan.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Administration (6 Oct 2016)

Denis Naughten: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) which was published in August 2012 by the then Minister Pat Rabbitte outlined Government’s commitment to deliver high speed broadband availability across the country and reflects Government and European objectives to deliver high speed services to all citizens. Specifically it committed to a State intervention in those areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (16 Sep 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...Employee Member 14/05/2016 ESB Ms Noreen Wright Member (Ministerial nominee) 28/06/2016 Reappointment Mr Aidan Donnelly Chairperson 29/07/2016 Reappointment Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd Mr Pat Meehan Member (Ministerial nominee) 29/07/2016 Reappointment Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Mr Jim Gannon CEO Ex Officio 23/05/2016 I can confirm that all of the...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...community that is fundamentally important in relation to the racing industry, particularly outside the major centres. It would be remiss of me to fail to join other speakers in mentioning the late Pat Eddery who was an ambassador for the racing industry. He is someone we all grew up watching cross the finishing line. Deputy Anthony Lawlor referred earlier to backing the jockey rather...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...be put through it. The single biggest income source for the post office network is social welfare payments. It is important that this issue is developed. It is an issue I raised with Deputy Pat Rabbitte when he was the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and I have raised it with his successor, Deputy Alex White, also. It came to my attention recently that when...

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services (27 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...so serious the matter was brought directly to the attention of the group chief executive officer, Bill Maher, the group chief operating officer, Tony Canavan, and the group clinical director, Dr. Pat Nash. The correspondence informed all three that funding was needed to appoint midwifery trainers in all of the maternity hospitals in the group. The communication circulated to the three...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Denis Naughten: ...and the HSE could seek a refund. I hope that the Minister can address this anomaly in the legislation. In respect of the recovery issue and fraud the Minister said in an interview with Pat Kenny on Newstalk that the fraud inspections would be divided 50-50 between Irish residents and immigrants. Will the Minister clarify that because most welfare fraud in this State takes place among...

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Denis Naughten: ..., which would have created substantial numbers of jobs by means of investment in broadband and water and energy infrastructure. That proposal was welcomed by the then Government Chief Whip, Deputy Pat Carey, and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan. However, it was rubbished by the Taoiseach because it happened to come from the Opposition. Those in opposition have been prepared...

Banking System: Motion. (24 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: ...the Department of Finance to the Central Bank to the Financial Regulator, or from the banking sector into that chain of supervision. We need a regulator from outside the current gene pool. This Pat, John, Mary and Willie atmosphere must be broken up once and for all. This was articulated very well in an article in The Sunday Tribune last Sunday. Mr. Willie McAteer recalled an exchange...