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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Paudie Coffey: We will be able to stay at home next year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 Mar 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in respect of the legislative timeframe to allow for the establishment of the technological university for the south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14532/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (27 Mar 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the new regional aid map for Ireland will be submitted to the European Commission; if he will confirm that the south east region which has the highest unemployment rate in the State will be given additional supports in the new regional aid programme 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14530/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Staff (27 Mar 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to appoint an IDA Ireland regional director in Waterford city as was outlined by the DMK economic report on the amalgamation of Waterford city and county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14533/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll out dark fibre aurora broadband in the gateway city of the south east region in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister and Mr. Spratt for attending this committee today. I welcome the levels of engagement of various sectors of society in regard to energy security, climate change challenges and energy sustainability. I am only sorry this did not happen to this level five or six years ago, because we are now well down the road in regard to developing policy and are now implementing policy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: No, I just welcomed it and noted that it was a further opportunity to engage in debate.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I, too, will vote confidence in the Minister this evening. Not only do people want economic recovery, they also want us to recover the reputation and integrity of the State, both of which have been damaged of late. The Fianna Fáil Party is engaging in cheap political stunts and targeting the man, rather than the issue. Once this issue has been addressed - the Government acted swiftly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Has the Freight Transport Association made representations at committee level to the Northern Ireland Assembly, or to the transport committee in the British Parliament similar to those it is making here today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Has the association made representation at committee level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: It is very strange.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I apologise to the Irish Road Haulage Association because I came back late after a vote in the Dáil and missed their presentation but I assure the witnesses that I have their concerns on file and will be working with my colleagues and the Minister to try to address them. I thank the Freight Transport Association for its presentation today and for highlighting the concerns within the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I ask for a comment on the functional area proposal being mooted by the Minister, to which the Irish Road Haulage Association referred. I presume the defined functional area will be an all-Ireland area and that it will be possible to find common ground with regard to the application of levies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: With all due respect, it would seem from the soundings carried out by the association among its colleague organisations in the UK and its members in the North that it has political support in Northern Ireland and possibly in the UK. Am I correct in the view that the association has a fairly strong indication of the political position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I ask Mr. McDonnell to elaborate.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy Review (8 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 349. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new national energy policy will be implemented; if he will look at a variety of energy supplies such as biomass, geothermal and hydro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/14]

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It gives all of us an opportunity not only to debate the issues with regard to wind energy but also to outline our views on other renewable alternatives and methods of electricity generation that should be considered. I read some statistics from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland which stated clearly that renewable energy has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I thank Dr. Motherway and Mr. Meally for their presentation. I acknowledge the work done and progress achieved by the SEAI. I was involved in one of the first community schemes in Waterford, which involved a national school coming together with a day centre for the elderly. They would never have come together were it not for the relevant SEAI scheme. They made a successful joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I will come back on biomass which is a very interesting point. I welcome the fact that Dr. Motherway has read the report to which I referred. My concern about these types of report is that they are widely reported in the media. SEAI and other organisations are trying to raise awareness about the facts of renewables and their potential benefits. When the likes of this misinformation gets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: SEAI is independent and has the expertise whereas politicians will be accused of spinning or having vested interests. An independent organisation like SEAI has a significant role to play in correcting the record in the interest of what we are trying to achieve as a country on renewable energy targets.