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Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: I did not realise the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, was on the injury list. I extend best wishes for a fast recovery.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: She will need to be able to step fairly adroitly through matters over the next couple of months. On the Private Members' business, septic tank charges, rural Garda station closures, cuts in agriculture supports, cuts in community groups funding, increases in the price of diesel fuel, increases in school transport charges and threats to the very existence of smaller rural schools are only a...

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Add to this third level education fee charges and more than halving grants for most third level students in Sligo-Leitrim because of the proximity changes. Outside of the budget entirely, the HSE is now considering the wholesale closure of public nursing homes with the threat of moving elderly, vulnerable people to private facilities many miles from their home areas. It is doing so because...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: I welcome some of the provisions related to agriculture in the budget. The encouragement provided to transfer farms to younger people is good, while the encouragement to form farm partnerships can be built on. However, the 10% reduction in the REPS, when added to stealth and other charges, will have a major impact in rural areas. It will make matters much more difficult for small farming...

Financial Resolution No. 7: Stamp Duties (6 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: I have mixed views on this resolution. I understand the value and logic behind reducing stamp duty to make it easier for young people to get involved in farming and take over farming businesses. However, I have a deep terror of making it easy for the developers and financiers who have failed the country to do the same all over again. I believe it is by design that this measure is tied to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of migrant women with dependant immigration status who have experienced domestic violence and applied for independent status; and the number of these women who were granted independent status and were facilitated with access to the labour market or social welfare system. [37913/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (1 Dec 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the UN Paris Principles the Irish Human Rights Commission holds an A status rating, meaning it must be appropriately mandated and financially secure; and his plans for how the proposed merged body of the IHRC and the Equality Authority would work effectively with less resources....

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is necessary for those applying for local authority housing to supply leases for all rented addresses over the past five years. [37561/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to move towards zero-carbon homes. [37562/11]

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: When I first sat in this Chamber in March of this year, I listened as the Taoiseach hailed this as a new era. Perhaps I was a little naive, but I was impressed when he said the new Government would listen to constructive contributions from Opposition parties. I reckoned it was the best way to go. I was glad to hear the Taoiseach's remarks. What have I witnessed since? The Government does...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: The Government parties appear to be trying to intimate that in some way those who are opposed to the legislation do not care about water quality. They know that is nonsense. Those of us who live in rural areas are conscious of the need to have pure water. We are concerned about the Bill because it represents a further attack on those who live in rural communities. In Sligo, Leitrim and...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: I want to see the scientific data-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: -----that was considered in the EU court hearing.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: I want to get a copy of the scientific data that was considered during the course of the EU court hearings. If it is not available and if it was not considered by the EU court, it is time to change the lawyers. I suspect that the EU court threatened that because a system was not in place, we are in breach of our obligations but there was little, if any, regard paid to the level of water...

Ealaín na Gaeltachta (24 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 9: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil comhaontú aige leis an gComhairle Ealaíon chun cómhaoiniú a dheimhniú d'Ealaíona na Gaeltachta do na blianta atá romhainn. [36565/11]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (24 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the progress that has been made to date in securing properties under the control of the National Asset Management Agency that might be suitable for use as local arts facilities; if he will list those properties in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36574/11]

Fishing Industry Development: Statements (23 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: It is good to have an opportunity to discuss this matter with the Minister. There are two aspects to sustainability - the sustainability of fish stocks and the sustainability of the fishing industry. Three fundamental facts need to be taken into account in this regard: fish do not provide an infinite source of food for Ireland, Europe or the world; fishing practices, protocols and quotas...

Bullying in Schools (16 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the rise in incidents of alleged child bullying and the role of some principals and staff in schools; if he understands the adverse impact of such incidents on students and their families; his views that some parents feel that their only recourse for justice is via civil law; if and when he proposes...

Bullying in Schools (16 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recourse available to a victim of serious school bullying in cases when the school authorities may have contributed to the problem and the school board of management have not successfully resolved the issues arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34865/11]

Bullying in Schools (16 Nov 2011)

Michael Colreavy: While the Minister and I are here today exchanging questions and answers about education policy and legislation, there is a 15 year old child in my constituency who has been taught at home for the last two years because he has not been able to get back to school. The Minister is familiar with the case because I sent the file over to him. He has all the medical, psychological and psychiatric...