Results 321-340 of 1,403 for speaker:Noel Harrington

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Prices: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: At that rate Electric Ireland would have bought power up to the end of this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Prices: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: Can Mr. Dollard predict what the price will be given that he will know whether the price at which it was bought is higher or lower than the present price? Again we might have a dispute about the reduction in the wholesale price, some analysts say it is 27% while it was stated as being 18% in this evidence. Electric Ireland would have bought it early in 2014. If it had done the same last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Prices: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: The Commission for Energy Regulation has told us that is how it is going to be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Prices: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: Can Mr. Dollard make a stab within the 2% reduction? How much of an impact is it having and could it be more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Prices: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: By the consumer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Prices: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: Given a reduction of 2%, I do not see them reeling too much at the clout.

Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: Those opposite want to reverse water charges but a third of households in this country do not connect to a public water supply. That is 800,000 households. Nevertheless, these people pay quite a lot of tax. The motion argues that such people should pay more tax for a service they will never get. This is not like the public transport example, as everybody agrees that such transport should...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to this motion. I thank most of the Technical Group for tabling the motion. I note some signatures are absent from the endorsement of the motion. Did the group consult with the lads? Did it not get around to it? Did they fundamentally disagree with the proposition? I expect it was the latter and therein lies a telling story of a populist,...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: A sub-headline confirms that deprivation was up but poverty rates were unchanged. With poverty, for example, it is indicated that an "analysis by sociodemographic characteristics showed that most at risk of poverty in 2013 were individuals who were unemployed." With deprivation and people describing their principal economic activities, almost 55% were unemployed. An analysis of consistent...

Topical Issues: Fishing Industry (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. I very much welcome the meeting that took place with the IFA Aquaculture group and key stakeholders. I also acknowledge the success the Minister has had in achieving a 100% increase in the new fisheries fund over the previous one under the revised Common Fisheries Policy . From what I read of the reply provided by the Minister...

Topical Issues: Fishing Industry (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for her attendance in the House this evening and would like to bring to her attention an issue that has developed chiefly in the south west of this country with respect to the mussel growing industry. The rope mussel industry is volatile. It is one in which, largely, small family-run businesses invest heavily in gear and in other ways to grow a...

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: You are fond of the courts.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: 637. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when her Department will issue payment for a replacement crane on a boat (details supplied); the reason for the long delay in issuing this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7829/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (19 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: 90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, the total value and tonnage of landings of all fisheries from all vessels for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the port of Castletownbere, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Postcode System Implementation (18 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: 222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a company (details supplied) regarding the development of the national postcode system; if he will confirm whether this is consistent with the evidence provided to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I am looking for further clarification on the testimony. I congratulate Mr. Kavanagh on his appointment and I wish him the best of luck. We have heard a lot of testimony over the past few weeks. Some of it shows that Aer Lingus has been operating under good management and is a profitable and growing company. IAG will benefit from the takeover of Aer Lingus. This is a change in the trend....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I also asked about the alliance Aer Lingus had with Etihad and other airlines on issues such as procurement. My point is that it is all about relative gains. While Aer Lingus has alliances that are mutually beneficial, this would be more beneficial. The game is the identification of the gap between the existing relationships and a new one that would emerge with IAG.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (17 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: 157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create a compensation scheme under European Union maritime funding rules, through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to assist mussel producers in west Cork and Kerry who have been forced to halt harvesting for most of the winter because of biotoxins in the water in order to protect consumer safety and guarantee...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an agri-environment options scheme 3 payment for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6349/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a claim for payment under the single payment scheme for 2013 will be processed in respect of persons (details supplied), following the submission of proof of postage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/15]