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Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: We need better information in this regard and this is why the group has been established. It is not a universal fact that all banks or institutions are acting in the way described by the Deputy. An important aspect which seems to have escaped the notice of the Deputy and should be remarked upon is that prior to the local elections, his own party, which now controls most of the local...

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: Nothing has been done by your party since. You opposed a more than 3% reduction in Fingal -----

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: It is very relevant; the Deputy's party was talking about reducing business costs. His party has direct responsibility for local authorities, along with the Labour Party, up and down this country and Fine Gael has signally done nothing to reduce the rates bill and in some cases the rates bill is bigger in Dublin than the rent bill for many businesses. His party has shown nothing and the...

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy's party promised bigger reductions.

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: Clearly I do not agree with the Deputy's analysis. It is a much more varied picture than he depicts. I know from my experience as a Member of the Dáil that many landlords are reducing their rents in line with the decline in retail and other businesses-----

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: -----and many landlords are exercising a preference for delayed or postponed rental payments, precisely because they see the status of certain retail business. For example, this has been the case, literally down the road from Leinster House where a restaurant-----

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy should supply the follow-on vital piece of information whereby the rents were reduced by the landlord-----

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: Yes, under pressure.

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I know one cannot argue with medical doctors.

Job Creation. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: That is not what the Deputy was saying a few weeks ago.

Departmental Agencies. (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy is tuning up for coalition.

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (9 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: Fermoy Town Council, which acquired the weir some years ago, is responsible, as are other weir owners, for the maintenance and upkeep of the weir. The Town Council is aware of the need to reduce the barrier effect of the weir on the migration of certain protected fish species, including salmon and lamprey, in order to ensure compliance with the EU Habitats Directive. Since taking up...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: Is that the former Minister for Tourism and Trade who never travelled abroad?

Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (23 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. Cloud computing is one of the most important transformations in the IT industry since the adoption of the Internet, as it facilitates computing-on-demand rather than computing-on-premise. This enables users to use just as much computing power as they need and to pay for it according to their demand. As such it enables convenient,...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: As the Deputy may be aware the Inland Fisheries Bill 2009 was published on the 18 November 2009. The main purpose of the Bill is to facilitate the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector through the establishment of a new national inland fisheries body, which will be known as Inland Fisheries Ireland. This body will replace the existing Central and seven Regional Fisheries Boards. The...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I thank Deputies Coveney and McManus for their wise contributions on Committee Stage. I indicated on Committee Stage that the Health and Safety Authority has responsibility for occupational safety and requires in-depth reporting in the context of demonstrating inter alia that a major accident prevention policy and safety management system for implementing it have been put into effect and...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: "'safety framework' means the risk-based petroleum safety framework established under section 13I;". As amendments Nos. 2, 16, 18 and 24 were not referred to on Committee Stage, they will be recommitted. I propose to discuss the amendments together with amendment No. 17. The core objective of these...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, to delete lines 1 to 8 and substitute the following: "13C.—This Part applies to any petroleum undertaking that— (a) proposes to carry on a designated petroleum activity, or (b) is carrying on an established petroleum activity.". This amendment was not mentioned on Committee Stage and, therefore, it is being recommitted. On Committee Stage I introduced...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to consider amendments Nos. 4 and 19 to 23, inclusive, together. Their common feature is a desire to achieve an appropriate level of public consultation. Deputy Coveney's amendment seeks to add a formal public consultation process to the designation of petroleum activities. Having listened to the views expressed by Deputies Coveney and McManus on Committee Stage, I now propose to...