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Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: New York, New York.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the representatives from Gas Networks Ireland. Will these filling stations be at locations along the existing gas infrastructure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: However, the likelihood is that the initial tranche of these stations will be on the existing network.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: That excludes huge parts of the country. In my constituency there is a gas pipeline from Limerick to Askeaton and to Aughinish Alumina. Another spur goes from Limerick through Charleville and Kilmallock to Cork. There is no gas infrastructure in all of County Kerry, most of Limerick and all of north Cork. That is just one region, not to mention the fact that the counties of Longford,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: That will not happen any time soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: By the time the first 70 are rolled out, realistically it will not have gone off the network I am looking at here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Will the witness clarify what plans are in place for that network expansion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The towns of Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale, Listowel, Killarney and Tralee make up a fairly considerable population base which is practically on top of the pipeline at the moment at Aughinish where it crosses the Shannon into County Clare. Will Mr. O'Sullivan indicate if any work has been done on extending that pipeline into Kerry, to those towns and to the west Limerick towns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Does that mean that other towns en routeto Listowel could be connected?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the Ireland's Ancient East initiative will have on east and south Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44989/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (16 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of works being carried out in the port of Foynes in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44990/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the recommendations the Charities Working Group made in respect of the imposition of value added tax on charities; if he has accepted these and if they will be implemented. [45256/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or Córas Iompair Éireann has been requested to give consent to the Foynes flood relief scheme in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the Single Payment Scheme, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45038/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the single payment scheme, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45081/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the single payment scheme, the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the single payment scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Speeds (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 608. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will improve broadband services in the village of Ashford in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45022/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to promote the bed and breakfast sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45188/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic scheme will be open for new entrants in 2016. [44460/15]