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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Schemes Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: 39. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which funding for the €25 million investment in housing energy efficiency in the recent budget announcements has been sourced; how it will be allocated; the criteria for persons seeking funding from this initiative; and if there are any short, medium and longer-term deadlines for implementation. [44839/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Expenditure (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: 36. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the increase in funding in budget 2014 of 19% for the environment and waste management, how this funding will be used; and the reason for the cut in the landfill levy by 21%. [44813/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the delegation for their presentations. I can understand why these proposals are being put forward by the Commission because they are now technologically possible. On the face of it, it is a fairly easy sell with advantages such as streamlining and ease of access. However, it does not mean it is in the best interests of the citizens of Ireland or other EU member states. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the delegates for their presentations. If I recall the Latin I learned correctly, the word "bene" means good. Was this a subliminal thought when choosing a name with the acronym BENE or was it Freudian? I find it difficult to understand why we are having this discussion. Generally, either the Government or the public would create a demand for a discussion such as this, but that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: In Ireland there are peaks and valleys in electricity usage. There is both high and low volume usage. Would the group's proposals be dependent on using an interconnector between Ireland and Britain and the interconnector between Britain and continental Europe? Are we looking at this issue in terms of having a European-wide network? If we were to have a small modular reactor, SMR, at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: For the purposes of clarification, I asked not who would fund the building of a nuclear energy station, but how much would it cost and who would carry out this objective considering the group has recommended that we should adopt and an official study into the impact of SMRs as a replacement for Moneypoint.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I would imagine that such would be a fairly extensive and expensive piece of work. My concern would be that if we are putting all these resources into one direction of inquiry, we will not be looking at matters such as renewable energy strategies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: It is my understanding that we also agreed that the committee would examine the overall energy strategy and add it to the work programme for next year.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: In the time available to me, I would like us to think about the process used to prepare and present this budget. My party colleagues will speak about the impact of it, which I did last week, but I would like us to think about the process used to prepare and present it, which was very clever. Myles McEntee, when covering the Fine Gael conference in Limerick for a Sunday newspaper, said the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I am sure he will use that time well.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: 2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the structural damage to hydraulic fracturing equipment with consequential environmental damage and possible water contamination triggered by recent flash floods in a heavily fracked area of Colorado, USA. [45353/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister of State for his response. In my role as Opposition spokesman on communications, energy and natural resources, I speak with people from both ends of this debate. I speak with representatives from the companies whose motivation is clear, namely, the desire to make money, which is fine. However, I also speak with people who have been affected by fracking, including...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister of State for his clarification and I assume the finding of all these studies will be laid before the House.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: They should be forwarded to the spokespersons as speedily as possible. As I do not believe Members will get to this issue during Question Time, I have a further question. There is growing evidence that hydraulic fracturing and those involved in it are part of a giant Ponzi scheme, because it is costing three times as much as had been projected to get the volume of gas they are getting in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: Would this cover the lifetime of the project and not merely its establishment?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I apologise, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Postcode System Establishment (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ensure the introduction of the recently announced national postcode system does not compromise personal data. [44984/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Postcode System Establishment (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister. I support the introduction of postcodes in this country and I want to see it work well. There are three areas of concern. Irish language people are concerned that the increasing use of English placenames and abbreviations may become part of the postcodes. The Minister might advise me as to how we can guard against that. A second concern is that because someone can...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Postcode System Establishment (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I will do a little further research on that but I understand the practice throughout the EU is that, although the technology is there, the identification potential is not reduced to fewer than a cluster of four or six houses. The reason I asked for the financial information was that PA Consulting did a report, although I do not have the date for it. However, based on 2007 figures, it lists...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (24 Oct 2013)

Michael Colreavy: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will arrange for an independent expert report on the economics of hydraulic fracturing as an input into the decision on whether to ban fracking. [44982/13]