Results 1,041-1,060 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: May I ask a supplementary question?
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: Does the Taoiseach have an interest in promoting an appropriate information technology infrastructure in Ireland or is he merely relying on the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to bring forward his ideas for the area when it is convenient for him to do so? The Minister has been in government for a year. I am aware that the Taoiseach consults Irish business concerns on a regular basis. One of...
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: That is capital expenditure.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: There are four other reports. That is the problem.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: I can quote from the reports.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: We got it by means of a freedom of information request.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: The Minister should listen to what we have to say before he starts making such accusations.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: I wish to share my short time with Deputies Stanton, Clune and Hogan. I recognise the Minister's commitment to the environment which is not in question here. I also recognise that information we have seen in respect of this site and its handling raises serious concerns. I do not want to get into issues of relationship between sub-contractors and the Department of the Environment, Heritage...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: The sample measured mercury. It was taken by independent consultants and I can show the reports to the Minister afterwards. If he has not seen them, he should have. The figure quoted for mercury found on the beach outside this site is 281 milligrams per kilogram. The recommended intervention level is ten. This is 28 times the level that should require intervention. What does the...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: My issue is not so much about what happened in the past, but how we handle it from now on. Why does the Minister only accept that one comprehensive report was done on this site, back in 2005, whenââ
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: When I was speaking earlier, the Minister dismissed all other reports as either not being independent or not being of a high enough quality.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: When the Minister responds, can he answer that question? Has the Minister seen the survey on mercury levels on the beach at the site to which I referred earlier? If he has, what was the response of the Department? Has the Department carried out its survey on the beach? If not, then why not? What was the response to the concerns expressed by the independent engineer who was working for...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: This is just a red herring.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: The Minister has been in charge for a year and his record is not good.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: Why is the Minister taking on the same consultants now?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: Why is the Minister taking on the same consultants now?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: Is the Minister saying that all of the shoreline material was shipped to Germany?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: He was retained by the Department. Is the Minister saying he was not retained by the Department?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: I got this information under the Freedom of Information Act.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
Simon Coveney: What about his representative on site?