Results 281-300 of 382 for speaker:Seán Connick

Harbours and Piers. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: Kerry County Council proposes to construct a new pier at Cromane. The proposed pier will be the property of that local authority who will be responsible for its development, maintenance and repair. Under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development programme my Department has, in previous years, allocated funding to Kerry County Council to progress works at Cromane. This...

Harbours and Piers. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: The Deputy will probably be aware that there were a number of difficulties with the application to An Bord Pleanála for this pier. In 2009 the board annulled the Kerry County Council compulsory purchase order, CPO, as the route for the road access outlined in that application was different from that which went to public notice in 2005. There are also difficulties with land acquisition....

Harbours and Piers. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: I thank the Deputy for his best wishes and I look forward to visiting Kerry. The council did not apply for funding in 2009 because An Bord Pleanála had an issue with the planning application. The Department did not put a call out for funding in 2010 because we did not have funds to give out and we had commitments with which we had to comply. We have committed €1.6 million to the project...

Hospital Services. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: I thank the Deputy for raising the question which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar, MRHM, is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. The aim of the hospital is to deliver a quality-driven, people-centred service to the population of Dublin-Midlands and in particular the...

Hospital Services. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: I thank Deputy Sherlock for raising this issue which relates to the nursing home support scheme, "a fair deal". The scheme commenced on 27 October 2009 and the HSE is now processing applications. The scheme was introduced in order to address the fundamental inequity in the treatment of public and private long-term nursing home residents and in order to alleviate the financial hardship being...

Human Rights Issues. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The Minister for Foreign Affairs appreciates the opportunity afforded by this debate to address on the floor of the House these matters, to which the Minister has replied in several parliamentary questions over the last week or so, including a reply issued today to a written parliamentary question tabled by Deputy Costello. The...

Schools Building Projects. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Mary Coughlan. I thank Deputy Burton for raising this matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the process being utilised to ensure that there will be adequate accommodation in schools at primary and post-primary levels in all parts of the country. The...

Schools Building Projects. (29 Apr 2010)

Seán Connick: The Deputy will be aware that the Department, under the terms of the Fingal model agreement, requested Fingal County Council to acquire a number of sites in the council's administrative area, including a site for Tyrellstown Educate Together and Mulhuddart national school. Following the recent acquisition of a site by the county council, the previous Minister included both schools in the...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: Give me a little time.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: I welcome the opportunity to consider the issues involved in this Bill and to outline clearly the implications if the Bill was accepted and adopted.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: I am not aware, I will continue.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: I accept that in bringing forward this Bill, Deputy Jim O'Keeffe and Fine Gael's thinking was based on best intentions. However, the potential impacts, if it were introduced, are in my estimation not positive for the conservation of fish stocks or for the coastal communities dependent on fishing. I believe that all in this House want to see a strong and vibrant fishing industry that supports...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: I am not convinced, unfortunately, that this Bill would contribute positively to the rebuilding of fish stocks. Quite the opposite, in fact, my belief is that it could result in increasing the level of illegal fishing and further drive down the biomass of fish stocks leading to a collapse of many of the key commercial stocks around the coast on which our fishing industry is so dependent. In...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: The new EU fisheries control regulation introduces a new and common approach to fisheries regulation. The regulation will see the implementation of measures to regulate and control the process that sees fish caught, landed, brought to market and sold. These measures will harmonise standards for inspection activities, and procedures will help deliver uniform implementation across the EU.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: This new approach will make use of modern technologies such as electronic log books and vessel tracking. It will introduce systematic and automated cross-checking of data collected at the catch, landing and sale stages, to make it easier to spot attempts to break the rules. Under the provisions of the new control regulation, the list of serious infringements are set down. These serious...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Seán Connick: Belview.

Malt Barley Industry (12 May 2010)

Seán Connick: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. At the outset I should like to thank Deputy Browne for putting down this important matter for discussion tonight. I share his concern as I have seen the impact of the Greencore decision and the difficulties it is now imposing on farmers, not just in Wexford but...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Seán Connick: They were from my party.

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Seán Connick: I thank Senators for their contributions. I have been present since 3.30 p.m. and listening to the statements has been interesting. I am fortunate to be a Minister of State at one of the country's most important Departments. This is a critical time for agriculture and fisheries. As Senators are aware, the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, is up for review and most of my first seven weeks have...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (20 May 2010)

Seán Connick: Much of the debate has been positive and Senators have touched on many of the key economic and budgetary challenges facing us which, as a member of the euro area, we must work to resolve. The debate captured the range of political views on how we should address these fundamental challenges linked to our participation in economic and monetary union. There is, however, a shared understanding...