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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: That is all I was trying to establish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Is it the case, therefore, that there is no converter or receiver to receive the transmission in one format and convert it like one would with a modem in communications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Has there been any financial analysis of the impact? What is the estimated cost to the tourism industry if this were to proceed? What would be the financial impact on property values - homes and land - in the area if this proceeds? I know the need to take it into account was identified, but was any scientific analysis done on the financial impact?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Will it quantify the financial impact of adjustments to property value, land value, agriculture value and tourism value or will it just be taken into account in a general environmental impact statement without quantifying it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It will be difficult.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It would be difficult to say it would be good value if the adverse impact cannot be quantified.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Petroleum and Gas Exploration (22 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of capped oil and gas wells currently in Irish waters; the timeframe a prospecting licence holder is entitled to hold on to these wells; and if there is any charge levied on licence holders for capped wells. [15869/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gas Exploration Licences (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the Environmental Protection Agency progress report on Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction; and his views that the report provides enough information on the research carried out, as outlined by the terms of reference. [16438/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gas Exploration Licences (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am not and never will be a Minister but if I was a Minister who commissioned a progress report and I received a two page document comprising 43 lines I would throw it back to the body charged with preparing it. It is a disgrace that such a document was presented as a progress report. It contains little or no substantive information regarding the progress of the investigation of a very...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gas Exploration Licences (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am heartened to hear that we will be given more details on the matter. I would have been worried to learn that the Minister had accepted the document before me as a progress report. I will examine the detailed information for proposals on carrying out a health impact assessment and the rationale for selecting a company called CDM Smith, which is on the public record as acting as a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Efficiency (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts that have been made at European level to ring-fence funding for energy efficiency measures; and the position the Government has taken. [16494/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Efficiency (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I ask the Minister the efforts that have been made at European level to ring-fence funding for energy efficiency measures and the position taken by the Government with respect to those measures.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Efficiency (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It has been reported that last month our Taoiseach ordered Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP, to vote against a proposal that would earmark €5 billion in the European Parliament for energy efficiency. I understand Mr. Kelly originally put his name to the proposal but withdrew it after a phone call from the Taoiseach. If that is true, how does that sit with the Government's objectives of fully...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Efficiency (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Is the Minister confirming that the phone call was made and the action followed the phone call? If so, that would raise a very serious question mark. Currently, we are importing the vast majority of energy through fossil fuels and that is not sustainable into the future. Sustainable renewable energy must be developed and promoted here, as well as energy efficiency. I understand the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Efficiency (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I may go down that route.

Other Questions: Post Office Network (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: The Minister did not mention when he anticipates the report from the business development review group for the post office network. An interdepartmental group was established to examine this matter too. Will there be a separate report from that group? When does the Minister anticipate this report will be provided?

Other Questions: Electricity Grid Connection Fees (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to establish a scheme to allow micro generation units to provide electricity to the national grid, and to compensate the providers for the electricity that they produce. [16291/15]

Other Questions: Electricity Grid Connection Fees (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I understand that but I imagine that a Government statement of policy would influence how companies approach this matter. Perhaps they need to be nudged and encouraged a little bit.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a report will be forthcoming from the post office business review group. [16294/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Expenditure (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost for the broadband mapping process, and the projected estimated cost of the fibre roll-out under the national broadband plan. [16290/15]