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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a review of the north-south interconnector is planned, considering changes made to the GridWest and GridLink projects. [16293/15]

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

Michael Colreavy: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a conflict of interest by a study by a company (details supplied) into hydraulic fracturing on behalf of Environmental Protection Agency. [16292/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a general practitioner card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16264/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 425. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of septic tanks that have been inspected in County Westmeath, since the introduction of legislation requiring registration on 1 February 2013. [16637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 426. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of septic tanks that have been registered in County Westmeath. [16638/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 427. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total income to the State, so far, from septic tank registrations. [16639/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 428. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of septic tanks inspected that have received grant aid to address the issues that came to light from inspections [16640/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 429. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount provided in grant aid for septic tanks; and if he will provide a breakdown, on a county basis. [16641/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 430. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government that due to the fact that the National Inspection Plan provided for 1,000 inspections of septic tanks by July 2014, the sanctions against local authorities who fail to meet this target. [16642/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 431. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the facility in place for any owner of a septic tank, who suspects a problem, to obtain a local authority inspection; if the local authority are failing to meet the target of the National Inspection Plan. [16643/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 440. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will immediately authorise the payment of the €750,000 balance of the 2014 local government fund grant in view of Sligo council's significant and ongoing efforts to meet the extremely challenging criteria set down by his Department in respect of the financial plan. [16730/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 441. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the criteria being demanded by his Department in respect of Sligo council's financial plans for 2015 and subsequent years will not be so challenging that they would effectively render the council unable to provide sustainable services for the persons of the county. [16731/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: County Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus cuirim fáilte mór roimh gach éinne. The witnesses are very welcome and I thank them for their clear, concise presentations. There is very little with which I would argue, except one sentence, which says that nobody listened. I must say that the Sinn Féin councillors and Deputy Ó Caoláin have been bending my ear to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: County Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I would like clarification on the landscape management strategy. The distance of a pylon from a property or home is, of course, hugely important. To my mind, landscape management is about more than the distance of pylons from homes or properties. This relates back to the fundamental question of the impact of the presence of pylons on a landscape. I did not heard any mention of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: County Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: There was an implication, rather than a direct statement, by EirGrid at its last engagement here that the anti-pylon committee was somehow not encouraging or was perhaps discouraging engagement between the landowners and EirGrid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: County Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee (28 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I may have misinterpreted the statement. It may have been the landowners group that was the subject of the implied criticism.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I propose that we un-suspend.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I agree.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I may not take 20 minutes. The past couple of days around Leinster House have been a bit surreal. It was not the usual week in Leinster House. I was trying to think what it reminded me of and then it struck me: the weather. Last week it was nice, warm and sunny and held out the promise of good things to come. However, this week reality is back again, and it is cold and damp. With all...

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Last night I outlined relevant statistics that indicate clearly that what the Government states in the spring statement is unlikely to happen. Sinn Féin would argue that it cannot happen under our current system. Ours is a high cost and low pay society and when the purchasing power of Irish workers is accounted for, Ireland falls 13% below the EU15 average while almost 350,000 of the...