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Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on this important Bill. I begin by acknowledging the great contribution by Deputy O'Flynn as former Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in the 29th Dáil, particularly his contribution to the far-reaching report of 2006 which provided the groundwork for this legislation. The public meetings and...

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: I speak as a businessman looking at the-----

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: This is an integral part but not the only part. One must remember that while one can talk the talk, one must be very careful one not to mislead people.

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: It is integral. It is a view I have to express clearly because-----

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: Ours is a broad-church party. It is not a very small party like the Green Party, which has a very narrow focus.

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: I have heard many concerns expressed over Gates 3 and 4 and the application to join under Gate 3 in respect of a big wind farm, yet one cannot join under Gate 3 because it is closed indefinitely. The view that thousands of jobs can be created on wind farms does not stack up. We do not want to mislead people and I am very honest in saying so. Renewable energy resources have a contribution to...

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2010)

John Perry: I am still awaiting the evidence. We are in business, employ a lot of people and know exactly the high cost of electricity we are paying at present. Small companies are now subsidising multinational companies in this country. Can the Minister explain that? That is the difficulty. Small companies are paying an excessive charge and are being penalised by comparison with those in Northern...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

John Perry: I propose to share time with Deputy Jim O'Keeffe.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

John Perry: I congratulate my Fine Gael Party colleagues, Deputies Jim O'Keeffe and Creed, for bringing forward this legislation. The Bill has been drafted to deal in a practical and sensible manner with sea fisheries offences. A fixed penalty system is the appropriate enforcement response to minor breaches of sea fisheries law. Fisheries offences in Ireland are prosecuted under section 28 of the...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (13 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money that has been spent on the Thornton Hall project to date in 2010; the way in which this money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times the working group on commercial rents has met to date; the consultations the group has engaged in with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/10]

Written Answers — Credit Union Movement: Credit Union Movement (13 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the group of experts established by him and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to work on the response to the issue of indebtedness does not contain any representative of the credit union movement, although at least two representatives of the banking sector are among the membership; if the group will be...

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (18 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue lost to Irish tax and customs annually as a result of laundered fuel being sold illegally in the Twenty-six Counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/10]

Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the processing time it takes for individual social welfare offices to deal with a claim for jobseeker's allowance to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21689/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a REP scheme payment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/10]

Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

John Perry: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of this Bill. This short measure is designed to deal effectively with harassment and pressure on the public by persons engaged in begging. Many aspects of begging represent an unacceptable public nuisance. Begging can entail trespass, give rise to a general breach of the peace and threaten the maintenance of order. The unacceptable...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 May 2010)

John Perry: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the obstacles to the implementation of the operational programme for fisheries; when he expects to have an operational programme in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/10]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (1 Jun 2010)

John Perry: Question 483: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the Bus Éireann service to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo is extended to cover the village of Coolaney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22783/10]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2010)

John Perry: I wish to echo the sentiments of many of my colleagues in paying tribute to the many years of outstanding work carried out in the field of cancer care at St. Luke's Hospital. Many of my constituents have been treated at St. Luke's, which was a recognised centre of excellence for Ireland. The sense of care, concern and support was outstanding. However, its inception into the HSE fraternity...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2010)

John Perry: This is very much part of the Bill. We are talking about the provision of cancer services and this concerns the extended services at Sligo General Hospital. There was no curtailment of previous speakers who mentioned their local facilities. This concerns the mandate I was given. We are discussing St. Luke's cancer services and the regulation regarding their removal but cancer services...