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Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: It is a pity the Government would not reform Parliament.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Who is running the country, by the way?

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Is it the SIPTU president? It is a pity he would not come in here.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: I wish to share time with Deputy Timmins.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: I understood no order was made this morning for the cessation of Second Stage at a particular time.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: I am astonished that a country that has more than 90% of its landmass under water does not have a Department to look after its interests. The one thing I can say on behalf of the former Taoiseach, the late Charles J. Haughey, is that he established a Department of the Marine. It is astonishing that Fianna Fáil in Government decided to scrap that Department. The marine is where all our...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: However, we still do not have legislation to deal with it. My all-party committee produced legislation entitled the offshore renewable energy development Bill and presented it to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 12 months ago, but we still have not heard anything about it. Nor has the Government done anything to introduce its own Bill. Nothing in the Bill before...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: This is frustrating. Through the Houses' committee structure, people genuinely worked on an all-party basis in the country's interests and produced legislation because a Department will not. However, the Bill before the House makes no reference to the industry's potential. Yesterday, my committee produced a report on the post-2020 electricity requirements. This came after a public...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: They cannot get interconnection. That is the reason.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: They cannot get connected to the grid.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: It is not the fault of the Minister of State but because the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has no involvement in the process on a legislative basis.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: I support this amendment and ask the Minister to accept it. It will not do any damage to the existing proposals. This country cannot afford to wait any longer to deal with the issue of applications for offshore renewable energy. The matter is too important. The number of onshore jobs which would be created by the development of offshore energy is enormous. I will outline an example. I...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: It is ridiculous to divide up responsibility and give the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government responsibility for foreshore licensing. It is not possible to develop a marine policy to deal separately with offshore renewable energy, fisheries and commercial transport. They are all integrated. Our proposal is that the Marine Institute should be the planning authority...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: I wish to point out to the Minister that where our proposals refer to the Marine Institute as the planning authority, it meant an authority to draw up a development plan. The planning authority in dealing with planning applications would be An Bord Pleanála through the critical infrastructure provisions.

Departmental Agencies. (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: I am astonished that a country that has more than 90% of its landmass under water does not have a Department to look after its interests. The one thing I can say on behalf of the former Taoiseach, the late Charles J. Haughey, is that he established a Department of the Marine. It is astonishing that Fianna Fáil in Government decided to scrap that Department. The marine is where all our...

Departmental Agencies. (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: However, we still do not have legislation to deal with it. My all-party committee produced legislation entitled the offshore renewable energy development Bill and presented it to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 12 months ago, but we still have not heard anything about it. Nor has the Government done anything to introduce its own Bill. Nothing in the Bill before...

Departmental Agencies. (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: This is frustrating. Through the Houses' committee structure, people genuinely worked on an all-party basis in the country's interests and produced legislation because a Department will not. However, the Bill before the House makes no reference to the industry's potential. Yesterday, my committee produced a report on the post-2020 electricity requirements. This came after a public...

Written Answers — Flood Damage: Flood Damage (3 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the impact on the economy of the flooding that has occurred in recent weeks in November 2009; his assessment of the long-term investment strategy needed to reduce flooding risks in the affected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44771/09]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding an application for licensing of a bus service (details supplied) between Dalkey and Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45302/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if every hospital admitting patients with acute stroke has a properly staffed and fully resourced stroke unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46102/09]