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Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: This is much like the last question. I will try to avoid repetition, but it will be difficult. I will reiterate my point. The people who say fracking is not dangerous stand to profit from it, more often than not. A serious amount of research says otherwise. I appeal to the Minister to think seriously before even dreaming of allowing fracking to commence in Ireland. It is a no-brainer.

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: We have a big problem in politics in how we make decisions, because we work from one election to the next. On top of that, we have an extra-large problem when it comes to addressing climate change in that none of us sees it as directing us in the near future. We do not feel it will affect us in the near future and that is a problem for us. It is an attitude that has hampered progress. The...

Other Questions: Energy Conservation (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: An extraordinary number of houses in the country have been built with 9 in. cavity walls. Such a cavity can carry damp across. The outside walls may be pebble-dashed, but it makes such a difference to those houses if a 30 mm baton is introduced on the inside, with insulation and a new slab over it. It is possible to paint over the slab. If a builder does it properly it makes the house far...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: Although I do not doubt CDM Smith's experience in the area and I understand why people would garner some information from it my point remains the same. The company is involved seriously at the coalface of fracking and would almost promote it. Recently, New York State changed its fracking moratorium into a full ban based on its department of health's review of the latest evidence. CDM...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: It was someone from the Minister's party who had the job before him.

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: Some science experts are climate change deniers and are well-known and are perceived to be very knowledgeable. People can form opinions and very often, sadly, some people have a vested interest in the opinion they form, even if it is based on so-called expert research. Natural gas is a fossil fuel which produces heat-trap carbon dioxide when combusted as well as generating other global...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that Leitrim County Council recently unanimously passed a motion of no confidence in a company-led consortium of researchers (details supplied) commissioned to carry out Environmental Protection Agency research into hydraulic fracturing, in view of this company’s track record on this method...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: CDM Smith, a company that has led the fracking industry into Poland and Ukraine, is leading the EPA's research project on fracking. It is a little worrying that such a company would be given the job. The company's official line on natural gas is that "It is an abundant, reliable, clean and cost-effective fuel source." Surely, someone else should examine the matter?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 387. To ask the Minister for Defence if he raised any opposition to the European Union proposal to commence a military mission to prevent illegal smuggling off the coast of Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23335/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 411. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she expressed objections to the Mare Nostrum project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23334/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Missions (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 677. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised any opposition to the European Union proposal to commence a military mission to prevent illegal smuggling off the coast of Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23333/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Policy (16 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 823. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on The Earth Statement, made in April 2015 by the 17 leading scientists and economists who make up the Earth League, that 75% of known fossil fuel reserves must be kept in the ground if global warming is to be kept within 2° Celsius; Ireland's position on this; and if he will make a statement on the...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: A key legacy of this Government will be the privatisation - or, as it is more politely called, the external service delivery - of our public services. In the four years since the coalition took the reins, we have witnessed the outsourcing of countless essential health care services, said goodbye to the State’s share in our national airline and stood over the privatisation of Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the plan for 19 new social housing units to be built in County Wexford over the next three years is adequate to meet the county's current housing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22073/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (11 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 20,000 new social housing units promised by 2017 his Department plans to build, to lease and to buy; the number of the remaining 15,000 promised by 2020 his Department plans to build, lease and buy; if he is satisfied with his Department's plans to lease a proportion of the planned new social housing...

Other Questions: EU Directives (10 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: 11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has had discussions with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation or with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the possible introduction of a specific training grant to assist small steel fabricators affected by European Union Directive EN-1090-1, who are now obliged to undergo CE...

Other Questions: EU Directives (10 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: In July 2014, EU Directive EN-1090-1 came into force requiring all structural steelwork in the European Union to be CE-marked. The training, testing and certification costs involved in the CE-marking process can cost a business anywhere between €20,000 and €30,000. The only State assistance available is a 20% discount on training costs through Skillnets which amounts to about...

Other Questions: EU Directives (10 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State essentially said the Department is not structured to help out in a serious way. Too often when different Departments are involved in a matter like this, it just ends up being pushed around a bit. The firms in question generally employ between four and five people. They will not be able to come up with the kind of money in question. While regulation is good, this is...

Other Questions: EU Directives (10 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: The majority of the cost is the actual training. Does the Department subsidise the training? The certification comes after one passes the testing of the weld. The testing of the weld is done after one does the training; then one gets a certification if one passes. Is the Department subsidising the training end of this? It would beggar belief if we cannot find a way to keep these people...

Other Questions: EU Directives (10 Jun 2015)

Mick Wallace: The actual grant the Minister of State referred to is actually €200. Companies that have checked this out are looking at having to pay between €20,000 and €30,000 to get this done. Many of them are going to England because it is much cheaper there. One can get it done there for as low as €15,000. If one had a British passport, one could get a 75% subsidy from...