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Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: One would need a hot water bottle here.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I was chair of Labour Youth that year.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I just had flashbacks.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I would say what the Senator is saying is true. I do not do it myself.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: How about those who tell one they voted for one the last time and then one can check it.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Data protection might be a bit of a problem there.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The commission does.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Yes, they changed in 1948.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: They would not be called that now.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I thank the two Senators who raised this important issue. I am glad to be in the House and will be here for the next few days. It is good to come in and speak about a subject that is very important to me considering what is being debated in the other House. From a head space point of view it is quite good also. I congratulate Senator Mooney on his contribution which was excellent. All of...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Anger is not a policy and it is not a strategy. Democracy is about argument and discussion and about how we ensure our country goes forward, not about tearing down institutions on which the State is built. I am afraid, dare I say it, given what is going on in the other House, that there is an element of that creeping into society, which is about tearing down institutions. No solutions, no...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I used to sit over there.

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Senator Bacik and Senator Ó Murchú and the Cathaoirleach remember me. In the programme for Government, in our statement of priority, preparation work for the establishment of the electoral commission is being advanced with a view to bringing forward legislation for the establishment of such a commission in 2015. The Senator is correct that this was mentioned by the Tánaiste....

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: We do not know yet. The drawing of constituency boundaries is an issue on which we may have to think outside the box and how that happens into the future. Ireland has changed. The number of Deputies per constituency is reflected in the Constitution but there is a pull towards the conurbation of Dublin. I can see my county of Tipperary and that of Senator Ó Murchú, to which I...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I represented those areas before. I will probably be the only person on the ballot paper who represented both sides of the county previously, because as an MEP I represented them all. It is a source of huge regret that an area beside me, Borrisokane, Ardcroney, a part of the county has gone to Offaly. If elected, I would still represent them because I feel duty bound. That whole issue...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (18 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The issue of the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields was the subject of an Expert Group Report commissioned by the Government and published in March 2007. This report, entitled Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, which considered issues such as digital signals, microwaves and mobile phone masts, is available for download on my Department’s website at: . Earlier...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (18 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department’s Annual Report for 2013 has been published and is available on the Department’s website at .

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (18 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I can confirm that I have not been made aware by Irish Water of any such instances.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (18 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The draft Rural Development Programme (RDP) for the 2014-2020 programme period, including the LEADER elements, was submitted to the European Commission in July 2014. My Department is currently working with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Commission to finalise the text of the document with a view to commencing the implementation of the LEADER element of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (18 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: In the main, projects under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 had contract completion dates up to 1 December 2014. However, approval was given to extend the completion dates of a number of projects into 2015 following requests from a number of Local Development Companies. Up to €25million in funding has been ring fenced for these projects in 2015 but all...