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Mining Sites. (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: The money has been provided and the works will start in June next. It is intended that the initial works will be completed by October. Further works are scheduled to take place in 2009 and 2010. It will be necessary to obtain a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency for the planned storage of hazardous waste at the Garryard site. This is a complex matter which is being...

Mining Sites. (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: This is a complex project and must be dealt with on a phased basis. It is not something that can be done overnight. I appreciate that the people of the area have been waiting some time for it. However, the money has been provided, a Government decision made and work is starting. Deputy Coonan will not have to wait long before seeing the real commitment——

Mining Sites. (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: Unfortunately, I cannot turn back the clock. We are keen to have this work proceed. The money has been provided and work will begin on the site next month.

Mining Sites. (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: The Government has already accepted the need to carry out rehabilitation works to make the site safe. It cannot be allowed to continue in its current state. We have already provided funds to make the site safer and those works are already in progress. They will be carried out on a phased basis. The Government previously committed more than €10 million to this project. It will cost more....

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: Ireland's offshore remains a relatively under-explored area with a history of poor prospectivity compared to other locations such as the North Sea. In order to change such negative perceptions, the Government has sponsored major resource assessments during 2005–2006, which indicate a yet to find reserve potential of between 8 and 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This is the total...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: During the 2007 Porcupine Basin Licensing Round, four applications were received which have resulted in the award of exploration licences over areas totalling some 4,700 square kilometres. These licences are additional to four existing licences which were granted under previous licensing rounds. Details of these licences can be found in the following table. Frontier Exploration Licences...

Written Answers — Exploration Licences: Exploration Licences (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: In the period 1 May 2007 to 30 April 2008, 113 new minerals prospecting licences and six petroleum exploration licences were granted. Activities related to the work programmes agreed for each licence are ongoing.

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (29 May 2008)

Seán Power: As outlined in the reply to question number 232 on 23 April 2008, during 2007 two finds were made in the North Celtic Sea Basin off the south coast. Providence Resources Limited identified an oil accumulation at the Hook Head prospect in block 50/11 while Island Oil and Gas Limited encountered gas at the Schull prospect in block 57/2. In addition, Island Oil and Gas Limited successfully...

Written Answers — Remediation of Mining Sites: Remediation of Mining Sites (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 and 429 together. As I indicated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 29th May 2008, in 2006, following a competitive tendering process, North Tipperary County Council (NTCC) appointed Golder Associates to finalise the design and manage the implementation of the rehabilitation programme as set out in earlier conceptual plans. The initial focus...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: He is serving as an apprentice to Senator Norris.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: Senator Mullen is happy with the support he has received for this amendment. However, all good things must come to an end. He referred to how we tend to forget people in nursing homes. My one criticism is that those in nursing homes do not have enough stimulation and become bored which affects their health. Senators referred to the various television and radio programmes they enjoy. The...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I made the point that there is a lot of merit in what Senator Mullen proposes and I note the support he has received. I do not disagree entirely with the content of the argument. We discussed this proposal in some detail previously and it was the general view that the Bill as drafted provided for the development of sufficient programming...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: While I fully appreciate the Senator's concerns in respect of this amendment, I cannot guarantee with certainty when the Comptroller and Auditor General will complete his audit in any given year. As a consequence, no date is specified for submission of the accounts and the audit report before the Houses of the Oireachtas. However, section 37(5) specifies that the accounts and the report of...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: I do not disagree with much of what the two Senators have said. It is important for us to approach any legislation in a businesslike manner. When we make demands of the private or public sectors, it is also important for us to set an example and to provide a lead. However, given the large number of accounts the Comptroller and Auditor General must audit each year, it cannot be said with...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: Are we sitting that day?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: I am not sure if Senators Mullen and Norris were differing in their interpretations of the work of William Butler Yeats. I had some difficulty in trying to interpret what Senators Norris and Quinn were saying. I am not sure whether they are thinking about heading for greener pastures in the near future. If they are thinking along those lines, I will tell them, as I told my colleague,...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: Amendments Nos. 22, 82 and 90 seek to set out specific requirements for programming aimed at those over the age of 65. In particular, they will require broadcasters to ensure that a minimum of 10% of programming is devoted to people over that age. Under these amendments, the broadcasting authority of Ireland will have to consider the needs of over 65s when it is awarding contracts in areas...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: I will be very brief. I take on board what the Senators stated. Section 96 of the Bill deals with the audience council and paragraph (12) states: An audience council may require its corporation to conduct, or arrange to be conducted, as far as is reasonably practicable, a survey of children and young people, for the purpose of ascertaining the views and interests of children and young...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: It is in giving that one receives.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Seán Power: With regard to amendments Nos. 29, 32 and 35, the regulation of alcohol in the State is a matter which falls to be addressed on a cross-departmental basis. The Department of Health and Children, which is the lead Department on the health-related issues of alcohol, has, as Senators will be aware, recently reviewed the voluntary code to reduce the exposure of young people to alcoholic drink on...