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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: I did ask the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: I will table a Parliamentary Question on the matter and wait for an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: Listening to the events of this morning's meeting, I am not as comforted by the proceedings as Senator Mooney. I am probably more concerned now than I was before I walked in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: I thank Dr. McLoughlin for her contribution. I have attended a number of meetings with her in attendance and I know that the organisation has had extensive communication with the local community in north Leitrim and beyond. Will she describe for the committee the concerns which exist and identify if even talk about hydraulic fracturing has had an impact on house values, investment decisions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: I know from meetings at grassroots level that there is serious concern within the farming organisations. However, this does not seem to be expressed at national level. The Canadian farming organisation remained silent on the issue of fracking until fracking happened in Canada. However, the experience of the farmers there now has the organisation calling for a ban on any further fracking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: It is wrong that a consultative committee like that does not have a representative of the community on it. That is wrong from the point of view of communications and creating awareness. The community representative could communicate both ways.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: Will a meeting be arranged for north Leitrim so members see what is happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: There is TV footage easily available on such sites. However, I still do not know what input this committee will have with regard to whether to grant an exploratory licence and I do not know whether such a licence will permit hydraulic fracturing in order to test whether hydraulic fracturing is safe or unsafe.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when public information and the consultation process on hydraulic fracturing, fracking, will commence, either EU or Government sponsored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/12]

Other Questions: EU Directives (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: Will the Minister consider revising upwards the target number of houses to be retrofitted? If we thought in terms of hundreds of thousands, not only would we make huge inroads on energy efficiency - 40% of energy use here is by domestic dwellings - but we would do something significant for job creation. Imagine what that would do with regard to removing people from jobseeker's allowance....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that any solution selected for postcodes will support standard location tracking systems, for example satellite navigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43731/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has been in contact with Members of the Legislative Assembly and officials in the Stormont Assembly to discuss a possible joint policy on hydraulic fracturing or fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43734/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43894/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43894/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: Go raibh maith agat. I thank the delegation for their very informative and thought-provoking presentations. I wish to apologise ---

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: Deputy Ó Caoláin is taking Leader's Questions this morning and asked me to deputise for him. I must also apologise in advance on my own behalf because I will have to leave this meeting at 10.50 a.m. I will try to be brief as I note from the minutes of the last meeting that the Chairman was encouraging brevity. I am surprised at the level of unanimity between the three...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of patients from counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal who travelled to Galway University Hospital for cancer services no longer provided in Sligo Regional Hospital had to return home without the required treatment; the number of patients to whom this has happened; the steps he has taken to ensure that this...

Home Help and Home Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: The purpose of the motion is to request Deputies of all parties to do the right thing by reversing the most recent and previous cutbacks in the home care services, which affect the most dependent people in our communities, those who cannot live independent lives in their own homes without societal support. It is difficult to say everything I want to say about this in five minutes. I want to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Offshore Exploration (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the event of an oil spill at the Dalkey oil site, the contingency plan in place to prevent the oil spill reaching Dublin’s coastline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43736/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (18 Oct 2012)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has taken to promote an all Ireland tourism strategy; the steps he has taken to bring about closer coordination in terms of marketing and planning between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Fáilte Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45121/12]