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Energy Resources: Motion (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: I move: That Dáil Éireann: conscious of the declaration in the Democratic Programme that 'the Nation's sovereignty extends not only to all men and women of the Nation, but to all its material possessions, the Nation's soil and all its resources, all the wealth and all the wealth-producing processes within the Nation'; and in view of the vast untapped potential that exists off our shores in...

Energy Resources: Motion (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Ten.

Energy Resources: Motion (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: In reply to a priority question of mine on 5 April, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, stated the Irish offshore is relatively unexplored. While it would be true to say it is relatively underdeveloped, it is not quite accurate to use the word "unexplored", in that we have a fair idea of what lies off our coast. The generally accepted estimate is...

Energy Resources: Motion (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: What about the money the Government put into the banks?

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes on State assets and liabilities will be published or made available to Dáil Éireann. [8134/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes on State assets and liabilities has made in respect of Coillte and land and forestry under Coillte control. [8135/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be an increase in import duty on motor vehicles. [8437/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will bring forward an emergency amendment to assist previously self-employed persons who through no fault of their own may owe money to the Revenue and because of current legislation are unable to access their non-contributory old age pension. [8412/11]

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Who will own it? That is the question. Who will own wind energy, wave energy and tidal energy?

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: That is what the Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, was saying two years ago.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: The Labour Party has become the supporter of the multinationals.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Deputy Doyle is accepting what the company tells him.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Where is that figure coming from?

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Those figures are coming from the companies. Whose figures are they? Where do the geology reports come from?

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: The banks have it.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: There is a lot of oil in Tipperary.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: We want to take ownership of our own resources.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Why did they leave?

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: They did so because they could not obtain employment in this capitalist economy that those in government are trying to operate.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: The Department provided the information to which the Deputy refers.