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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 303. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public liability insurance coverage for Parkes Castle, Dromahair, County Leitrim, would cover a special event in the castle organised by Leitrim Tourism Network on 24 March 2015. [11711/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he provided his consent under section 66 of to the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 in respect of a contract with Capita for the development of a system of postcodes; the factors which he considered when granting such consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of the contract entered into with Capita for the development of a system of postcodes, if he will disclose the details specified in section 66(3) of to the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the delegates who are very welcome. I believed Ms Doherty was being a little defensive when she said it made little sense that RTE could or would perpetuate political bias in its output, as suggested by the invitation. I did not believe that there was any suggestion of perpetuation of political bias but I have to admit that when I hear some of the questions and comments that are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I can recall the final point I want to make about participative democracy and broadcasting. If the platform had been available six, seven or eight years ago those who forewarned the economic crash probably would have been listened to an awful lot more. Those voices did exist but they were smothered by numbers, the media and broadcasting. That will be the value of audience discussions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 685. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 1 October 2014, the start and end dates of the validation exercise to which he refers in his reply. [12722/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Tax Reliefs Availability (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 686. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding rebates for persons or businesses selling electricity back to the grid using photovoltaic solar panels. [12848/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I welcome the officials from the Department and thank them for their presentation. However, I must state at the outset that I do not understand the purpose of the presentation. What we are at here today is not pre-legislative scrutiny. We seem to be examining the intentions behind different Parts of the Bill, but we are not actually looking at a draft Bill. As such, I am not sure what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: My point is that we do not have the draft Bill and do not, therefore, have enough information to enable us to make a valuable contribution to the discussion. What we are looking at today is the intention behind different Parts of the Bill. I might be wrong and this may turn out to be a very useful discussion, but at this point in time I cannot see what value I, for one, can add to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Was it the intention that the draft Bill would be circulated prior to the meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: As far as I am aware, I did not receive the draft Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It may have come in and I did not notice it. I would have had different comments had I been aware the draft Bill was made available. I have several points in regard to what has been presented today. I note that environmental matters and issues to do with petroleum and so on will be dealt with in separate legislation. That needs to be examined very closely because there are processes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I have a final question. It is one I asked in the Dáil previously but I did not get an answer to it. Will this legislation cover the rights of landowners and property owners or occupiers in respect of subterranean drilling under their land or properties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I take it from the reply that the legal rights of landowners, property owners or property occupiers if there is to be horizontal drilling under their land or property are, at best, unclear or probably non-existent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Yes, or drilling that can go from one patch of land to another.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Yes, subterranean.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It might not be a temporary activity. When the exploratory part is done they might say: "We like the stones we are getting from here and we want more of them, so we are going to continue to go there and take them out."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: My initial question still stands. What legal rights or protections do land or property owners or property occupiers have in respect of subterranean drilling under the land or properties they own or occupy? It is very much a grey area. Will that be covered by the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I take it from that that landowners and property occupies have no legal rights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am not arguing about this.