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Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development Work Programme 2019 An Comhchoiste um Fhorbairt Tuaithe agus Pobail Clár Oibre 2019 Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development Work Programme 2019 32 RCD 006 An Comhchoiste um Fhorbairt Tuaithe agus Pobail Clár Oibre 2019 Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development Work Programme 2019 32 RCD 006 Work Programme 2019 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 6 2. Dáil Select Committee ............................................................................................................................. 8 2.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2. Legislation ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2.1. Bills ............................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.2. Statutory Instruments .................................................................................................................. 8 2.3. Estimates and other Financial Matters ................................................................................................. 9 2.4. Referrals of Motions and Other Matters ............................................................................................... 9 3. Joint Committee .................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2. EU Business ......................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.1. Scrutiny of draft EU Legislative Proposals .................................................................................. 11 3.2.2. Engagement with Ministers........................................................................................................ 11 3.2.3. Engagement with Secretary General on the Statutory Departmental Scrutiny Report ............. 11 3.2.4. Engagement with European Bodies ........................................................................................... 12 3.3. Key Policy Priorities 2019 .................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.1. Connectivity in Rural Ireland ...................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2. Dormant Accounts Legislation and Abandoned Safekeeping in Banks ...................................... 14 3.3.3. Local Small Businesses and Sustainability .................................................................................. 14 3.3.4. Issues relating to Rural Housing and One-off Builds .................................................................. 14 3.3.5. Opportunities for New UNESCO Global Geoparks in Ireland ..................................................... 14 3.4. Policy Reviews ..................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.1. Connectivity in Rural Ireland ...................................................................................................... 15 3.4.2. Western Rail Corridor ................................................................................................................. 16 3.4.3. Rural Roads ................................................................................................................................. 16 3.4.4. Community Banking ................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.5. Rural Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage .......................................................................... 17 3.4.6. Regional Rural Cohesion and the Effects of Brexit ..................................................................... 17 3.4.7. Preventing Rural Crime............................................................................................................... 17 3.4.8. Leader Funding – Review of application process ....................................................................... 17 3.4.9. Dormant Accounts Legislation and Abandoned Safekeeping in Banks ...................................... 18 3.4.10. Support for Local Small Businesses in Rural Ireland & Sustainability ......................................... 18 3.4.11. Local Development Companies .................................................................................................. 19 3.4.12. Issues relating to Water and Sewerage ...................................................................................... 19 3.4.13. RAPID Programme ...................................................................................................................... 19 3.4.14 Climate Change........................................................................................................................... 19 3.4.14. Opportunities for New UNESCO Global Geoparks in Ireland ..................................................... 20 3.5. Reports Published by the Government / Minister ............................................................................... 21 Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development An Comhchoiste um Fhorbairt Tuaithe agus Pobail Page 2 Work Programme 2019 3.5.1. A Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland (2015) ........................ 21 3.5.2. Action Plan for Rural Development (2017)................................................................................. 21 3.5.3. Local Public Banking in Ireland (2018) ........................................................................................ 21 3.5.4. National Planning Framework (2018) ........................................................................................ 21 3.6. Oversight of the Department of Rural and Community Development and Associated Bodies ........... 22 3.7. Legislation ........................................................................................................................................... 22 3.7.1. Bills ............................................................................................................................................. 22 3.7.2. Statutory Instruments - Parliamentary Control Procedure ........................................................ 23 3.8. Pre-Legislative Scrutiny / Post-enactment .......................................................................................... 24 3.8.1. Bills ............................................................................................................................................. 24 3.8.2. Statutory Instruments ................................................................................................................ 24 3.9. Engagement with Chairmen Designate ............................................................................................... 25 3.10. Financial Scrutiny ................................................................................................................................ 25 4. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 26 Appendix 1: Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee........................................................................... 28 Functions of the Departmental Select Committee (Derived from Standing Orders [DSO 84A; SSO 71]) ....... 28 Scope and Context of Activities of Committees (as derived from Standing Orders) [DSO 84; SSO 70] ......... 31 Orders of the Dáil and Seanad ......................................................................................................................... 32 Order of the Dáil 16 June 2016 (Establishment of Select Committees) ....................................................... 32 Order of the Dáil 26 September 2017 (Establishment of Committee) ......................................................... 32 Order of the Dáil 7 November 2017 (Number of Members) ....................................................................... 33 Order of the Seanad 21 July 2016 (Establishment of Select Committees) ................................................... 33 Order of the Seanad 16 November 2017 Schedule (Extract) ....................................................................... 33 Powers of the Select Committee ....................................................................................................................... 34 Dáil Standing Order 85 (Extract) ................................................................................................................. 34 Powers of the Joint Committee ......................................................................................................................... 35 Dáil Standing Order 85 (Powers of Committees) ........................................................................................ 35 Dáil Standing Order 114 (Draft legislative acts: eight week limit to express opinion on infringement of subsidiarity
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