Results 381-400 of 2,343 for speaker:Michael Colreavy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Is Mr. Lynott in a position to name a site - not to mention a country - where CDM Smith Ireland Limited recommended that fracking should not proceed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It would be instructive if that question were asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Dr. Donlon has put his finger on it. People are concerned that this work is being done in order that a checklist can be provided in respect of aspects that must be monitored and measures to be put in place to minimise any potential impact. However, they fear that what is being worked on is something that will indicate that provided certain actions are taken, fracking can safely proceed. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: My question is mainly about scope. I believe I know the answer to it, but I take it that the scope does not include the EPA considering factors such as the impact on house values, the cost to local authorities of road repairs and replacement and socioeconomic considerations. Is it intended that these factors will be included in the scope of the project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: What about the cost to the local authority, which would have to have roads of a certain dimension in order to accommodate heavy lorries carrying water? Is that part of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It is not part of this study.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Have the delegates considered how the fracking industry has misused the US Environmental Protection Agency and potentially even discredited it recently by putting forward a distorted view of that agency's information? Is there a risk to the reputation of the EPA in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: The progress report is dated 22 April. Addressing my query may not be within the delegates' jurisdiction. I only received the progress report on 28 May, a month and six days after it had been issued. The committee received a status report which was a page and a bit long. I became quite angry when I received it. Was the progress report prepared and sent at the same time as that status...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am confused. The document I have reads "Progress Report".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: There may well have been; I accept that. Regardless of whether it is called a status report, it is useful. Given that I received it on 28 May and would like to run it by various organisations, would the delegates be open to meeting me to discuss my detailed points on it when I have them put together?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: As an aid to that flow of information, would the delegates be in a position to advise me on the various modules on which each company is working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I would like to know which body is responsible for each module.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am surprised that amendment No. 2 has been ruled out of order and that a number of other amendments were also ruled out of order. I looked at the report that was produced by the committee and the amendments that we have put forward. The amendments, in many cases, were arising directly, or almost directly, from the report produced by this committee. Therefore, either the committee report...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I become disturbed when I hear Ministers say they agree with the principle of an amendment but cannot legislate for it. This indicates to me that while what is proposed is good and right and should be done and while we need to protect the weaker, we will not play ball because the bigger guys will not do so. It is good and right and should be done. We must protect the weak. Because the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am surprised at the Government's unwillingness to accept these amendments because they represent a sensible way to actively monitor our progress vis-à-visthe targets we set ourselves. It is nonsense to say that we are aiming for an improvement in something while also saying that we refuse to measure it. There is no point in measuring it in five-year increments because there could be...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I am deputising for Deputy Brian Stanley who is unavoidably absent and I apologise on his behalf. He had another meeting he absolutely had to attend. I seek clarification. If I call a vote on any of the amendments my party has tabled and it is lost, does that mean that it cannot be resubmitted for the next Stage?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: That was not my understanding.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: My final point is in line with that of Deputy Fergus O'Dowd. It seems there are a number of areas in which we agree in principle on something good that needs to be done but realise there would be difficulties, technicalities or potential risks to social or economic development in this country if it were done on foot of legislation. Is there no mechanism by which the spokespersons could meet...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: The Minister did not respond to the direct question I asked him.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Is this another one where the principle is good but the mechanism is-----