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Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Quality Issues (8 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 105. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated for adding fluoride to water for public consumption each year; the persons who receive this funding to insert the fluoride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38372/14]

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I note that the Minister thanked Deputy Ó Cuív for putting forward his motion and then began to tear it asunder. There is no doubt that beef farmers and sheep farmers, when we had the ridiculous proposals on commonage, vegetable growers and many groups of farmers are suffering. Some may think that agriculture is important only to farmers, the initial food producers. That is not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application (details supplied) made by Sligo County Council for an extension to a family home. [37815/14]

Sixth Report of the Constitutional Convention - Blasphemy: Statements (2 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: People outside this building in the real world - the Paddys and Patricias as the Taoiseach likes to refer to them - are scratching their heads and wondering why given the state of the nation and the challenges some of them face, the Parliament is spending so much time debating blasphemy. Tomorrow I have to meet a family originally from Slovakia in my constituency. There are five children,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (1 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 19 November 2013, the role that was played by the ESB and Bord na Móna project management team for the proposed Oweninny wind farm, County Mayo, in the preparation of the new Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland wind atlas; if the new wind atlas has been made available...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (1 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 2 November 2010, the latest figures by county, based on the new Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland wind atlas, together with the percentage change in the annual mean wind speed between the current SEAI wind atlas and the new one; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (1 Oct 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the values of the mean power density of the wind at 50 m, 75 m, 100 m and 125 m above ground at Oweninny and Cluddaun, County Mayo, based on the data in both the current, and the new, Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland wind atlas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37298/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (30 Sep 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the ESB continues to treat meter readers as self employed, with all the consequent loss of employment rights despite its loss in a High Court appeal on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36601/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (24 Sep 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is a requirement for NCT centres to have CCTV cameras installed in their carpark and workshop areas. [35967/14]

Housing Provision: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Colreavy: This is a surreal debate. First, we should not talk about houses but homes, although I am certain I will lapse in that regard myself. There is a difference between a house and a home. A house can be used by someone to make a profit on or visit occasionally, such as one at a nice seaside place. A home, however, is where families are reared, shelter is provided and people feel safe and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the budget planned on broadband rollout each year for the next three years. [35629/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of State investment he estimates will be needed to deliver 30Mbps broadband speeds to every home in the country. [35708/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 1240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will update the guidelines concerning school transport runs to allow discretion where changes to routes can be made where there would not be significant additional expenditure and where the changed routes would be more convenient for the travelling students-parents and would have safer collection points; and if she will make a...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has an official definition of the hydraulic fracturing process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31642/14]

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: My question is whether the Department has a definition of the hydraulic fracturing process.

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: The context in which I asked the question is the planning application process in the Six Counties, specifically in Antrim by Rathlin Energy Limited. It is disturbing because the company is using different words as part of the application process. The company talks about production scale shale gas, conventional versus unconventional exploration, low volume versus high volume and rock or...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I welcome the fact that the Minister has put on record his concern about this and his awareness of the risks. If I had my way, we would not consider fracking on a small island. We must learn but we must also be conscious that companies will say and write anything in order to get investors and planning applications for fracking. Once the gas is gone in 15 years' time, they will not care as...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Exploration Industry (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. However, I am as wise now as I was before I tabled the question. Hydraulic fracturing involves vertical and horizontal drilling. A drill rig might be located 1 km from my home but as a result of the horizontal aspect, drilling could actually occur underneath it. What is the legal position for home owners and landowners in circumstances where...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Exploration Industry (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: What precise legal protections are available to landowners, home owners, etc., if companies decide to drill beneath their properties? Will the Minister of State establish the position in that regard and communicate further with me in respect of it?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Exploration Industry (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Colreavy: What legal protections apply with regard to underground or subterranean drilling?