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Appendix 5 Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 9 January 2007

1.The Joint Committee met at 3:10 pm in Committee Room 4, LH2000.

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard J. Durkan, John McGunniess*, Ned O’Keeffe**, Michael Finneran***, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), Fiona O’Malley, John Perry and Eamon Ryan.

Senator: Michael Finucane, Mary White****, Camillus Glynn*****

Apologies from Deputy Peter Kelly

In Private Session

3.Item discussed in Private Session.

4.Item discussed in Private Session.

5.Item discussed in Private Session.

6.Item discussed in Private Session.

7.Item discussed in Private Session.

8.Any Other Business

There being no further business the meeting adjourned Sine Die at 4:30 pm.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

February 2007

Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 10 January 2007

1.The Joint Committee met at 10:08 pm in Committee Room 4, LH2000.

[In Public Session]

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard Durkan, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), Fiona O’Malley, John Perry, Bernard Allen*, Paul Kehoe** and Eamon Ryan.

Senators: Michael Finucane, Brendan Kenneally, Mary White*** and Kathleen O’Meara.

Apologies from Deputy Peter Kelly

3.Consideration of draft Ministerial broadcasting legislative proposals

On the draft Ministerial broadcasting legislative proposals Members conducted a question and answer session with those who had submitted observations and had attended the web-cast meeting.

4.Any Other Business

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 4:16 pm to Thursday 11^th at 10:00am.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

February 2007

Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 11 January 2007

1.The Joint Committee met at 10:05 pm in Committee Room 4, LH2000.

[In Public Session]

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard Durkan, Aengus O’Snodaigh*, Peter Kelly, Tony Dempsey**, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), Fiona O’Malley, John Perry and Eamon Ryan.

Senators: Michael Finucane, Brendan Kenneally and John Hannafin***.

Apologies from Senator MacSharry

3.Expressions of sympathy on the reported loss of the crew of the Pere Charles

Members expressed sympathy on the reported loss of the five crew members of the fishing vessel Pere Charles. A minutes silence was observed.

4.Consideration of draft Ministerial broadcasting legislative proposals

On the draft Ministerial broadcasting legislative proposals Members conducted a question and answer session with those who had submitted observations and had attended the web-cast meeting.

5.Any Other Business

There being no further business the meeting adjourned Sine Die at 4:05 pm.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

February 2007

Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 7 February 2007

2.The Joint Committee met at 2:02 pm in Committee Room 3, LH2000.

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard Durkan, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Peter Kelly, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), John Perry and Eamon Ryan.

Senators: Brendan Kenneally.

[In Private Session]

3.Item discussed in Private Session.

4.Item discussed in Private Session.

5.Item discussed in Private Session.

6.Item discussed in Private Session.

7.Item discussed in Private Session.

8.Item discussed in Private Session.

[In Public Session]

9.Review of matters relating to Valentia Marine Ltd with the Secretary General, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Members agreed to take the Secretary General’s opening remarks as read into the record and engaged in a question and answer session.

At the conclusion it was agreed that the Clerk should write to the Ombudsman to urge finalisation of the report of the investigation, if possible, before the Dáil was dissolved.

10.Any Other Business

There being no further business the meeting adjourned Sine Die at 3:39 pm.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

February 2007

Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 21 February 2007

1.The Joint Committee met at 2:30 pm in Committee Room 3, LH2000.

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard Durkan, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Peter Kelly, Thomas McEllistrim, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), Fiona O’Malley and John Perry.

Senators: Liam Fitzgerald*

[In Private Session]

3.Item discussed in Private Session.

4.Item discussed in Private Session.

5.Item discussed in Private Session.

6.Item discussed in Private Session.

7.Item discussed in Private Session.

8.Item discussed in Private Session.

9.Item discussed in Private Session.

In Public Session

Deputy Thomas Broughan, with the agreement of the meeting took the chair at 2:44pm

10.Scrutiny of COM (2006) 382 and COM (2006) 594

Members received a presentation on COM (2006) 382 - A proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on roaming on public mobile networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. This was followed by a question and answer session. It was agreed to consider this matter further when Mr. Bartho Pronk met the Committee on the 7^th March.

Members received a presentation on COM (2006) 594 — A proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services. This was followed by a question and answer session. It was agreed to consider this matter further when An Post next met the Committee.

11.Any Other Business

There being no further business the meeting adjourned Sine Die at 4:02 pm.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

March 2007

Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 7 March 2007

3.The Joint Committee met at 2:30 pm in Committee Room 3, LH2000.

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard Durkan, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Peter Kelly, Thomas McEllistrim, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), Fiona O’Malley and Eamon Ryan.

Senators: Brendan Kenneally.

In Private Session

3.Item discussed in Private Session.

4.Item discussed in Private Session.

In Public Session

5.Discussion with Mr. Bartho Pronk, a member of Commissioner Reding cabinet

Mr. Pronk addressed the members on the matter of mobile phone roaming charges within the context of the Joint Committee’s scrutiny of COM (2006) 382 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on roaming on public mobile networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. This was followed by a question and answer session.

6.Any Other Business

There being no further business the meeting adjourned Sine Die at 3:30 pm.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

April 2007

Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee 4 April 2007

1.The Joint Committee met at 2:36 pm in Committee Room 3, LH2000.

2.Attendance

The following Members were present: -

Deputies: Thomas Broughan, Bernard Durkan, Martin Ferris, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Peter Kelly, Denis O’Donovan, Noel O’Flynn (in the Chair), Fiona O’Malley, John Perry and Eamon Ryan.

Senators: Brendan Kenneally, Paul Coughlan*.

[In Private Session]

3.Item discussed in Private Session.

4.Item discussed in Private Session.

5.Item discussed in Private Session.

6.Item discussed in Private Session.

7.Item discussed in Private Session.

8.Item discussed in Private Session.

9.Item discussed in Private Session.

In Public Session

10.Resolution to telecommunications issues in the Black Valley

The Chairman read into the record a letter from Eircom which detailed the solution to this issue. Eircom have undertaken to fund the cost in full of providing a full telecommunications service for the Black Valley. The Chairman and members led expressions of thanks to those involved in reaching a solution.

11.Discussion with Mr. Pat Curtin

Mr. Curtin made a presentation to the Joint Committee which corrected the record of the House in relation to errors and inaccuracies, which Mr. Curtin advised the Joint Committee had been made by the Secretary General and in correspondence from the Ombudsman which had been read into the record of the House.

It was agreed that Mr. Curtin would supply a copy of correspondence which he had to the Clerk. The Joint Committee agreed that the Clerk would write to the Ombudsman (enclosing a copy of the transcript of today’s meeting and the documentation supplied by Mr. Curtin) noting that the Members of the Joint Committee considered that, from the evidence available to the Joint Committee, there would appear to be evidence of a prima facia case of mal administration and that in this regard the Joint Committee would urge the Ombudsman, in the interest of justice, to expedite the Ombudsman’s report. It was also agreed that the Clerk would similarly write to the Secretary General of the Department of Communication, Marine and Natural Resources, enclose a copy of the transcript and request that that Secretary General answer the questions that had been posed.

11.Discussion on the Report of the Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields with Department officials

The members received a briefing from Department Officials on the Report of the Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. The briefing given was in reference to the recommendations of the Joint Committee Report - Non-ionising radiation from mobile phone handsets and masts, published in March 2005. Following a question and answer session, Members welcomed the findings of the Report of the Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields which took on board the recommendations of the report of the Joint Committee.

12.Any Other Business

The Chairman and members thanked the staff of the Houses of The Oireachtas for their work and assistance during the term of the Joint Committee.

There being no further business the meeting adjourned Sine Die at 4:54 pm.

_________________

Noel O’Flynn,

Chairman

April 2007