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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: It does not address the point made about Government correspondence, signed by the Minister, which is normalising fracking. Where I come from, fracking is not normal and will never be regarded as normal. Will the EPA report measure the level of public resistance, should there be any attempt to introduce fracking in the north west? Does the Minister know the area? Has he seen it? Can he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: As regards projects of common interest, I understand that all of these questions are with regard to security of supply, competitiveness of costs, streamlining operations and all that sort of stuff. Sometimes it seems to me that the focus is not on the consumers - the people who use the energy. It seems to me to be more about support for companies than protecting the right to an affordable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I am very concerned that from the correspondence dated 19 March, following the Energy Council meeting on 4 March, it appears that the meeting was more concerned with the well-being of energy companies than with the interests of energy consumers. Second, I am concerned that a couple of references to fracking on page 2-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Is it on the agenda for today, Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Of course, but my question remains. What is the anticipated outcome of the meeting on 6 June?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: It is a progress report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister for coming. Progress to date has been laborious, and that is probably an understatement. It is difficult to see how anything has happened and whose interests are being protected in this approach. Is it the interests of companies or people who use telecoms? Has any initiative been taken to get companies talking to each other, as that will ultimately be required? It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fáilte Ireland: Chairperson Designate (14 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Will Mr. Cawley go through those questions first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fáilte Ireland: Chairperson Designate (14 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I apologise because I was late for the meeting. I was up to what might be referred to as nefarious activities in Dublin West and got caught in traffic. I must speak to my party colleague, Deputy Dessie Ellis, about sorting out the Dublin traffic problems. I welcome Mr. Cawley and I thank him for his presentation which was very clear and easy to understand. I have no questions on his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mountain Rescue Services: Mountain Rescue Ireland (14 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Second, would Mountain Rescue Ireland be obliged to make compromises? At present, the mountain rescue team members are volunteers and no one gets paid. However, they would be working among paid individuals, who would be drawing on the teams' expertise, experience, equipment and willingness to do this work. Might this have an adverse impact on the voluntary nature of the service the teams...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mountain Rescue Services: Mountain Rescue Ireland (14 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the gentleman for attending this morning. I represent the constituency of Sligo-North Leitrim. I am fairly familiar with mountain rescue in the area and know many of the volunteers. I met with the team four or five weeks ago because they were aware this hearing was taking place and they wanted to mark my cards, so to speak. I do not have any questions because I understand the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mountain Rescue Services: Mountain Rescue Ireland (14 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: He is probably talking about a type of home Department. Such a Department would take responsibility - if not ownership - in order that the mountain rescue teams can plan into the future. They would have a degree of security, which would enable them to continue working into the future. I ask Mr. Christie to develop this point. Which Department would Mountain Rescue Ireland, MRI, envisage...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I will take up the point raised by my colleague, Deputy O'Brien. When speaking in the Dáil, I have had occasion to wonder why this Parliament seems to have lost more than its economic compass in recent years. The Government parties seem to have lost all decency, humanity, empathy and compassion. While I have no doubt the Minister and Government backbenchers are decent, humane,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Energy Policy: European Commission (8 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Could we get a copy of that report as I do not recall seeing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Energy Policy: European Commission (8 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I welcome Mr. Mamer and Mr. Claridge and thank them for attending. I am Deputy Michael Colreavy and I am a member of Sinn Féin, which is one of the Opposition parties. I represent a small constituency, Sligo-Leitrim, in the north west. The constituency will soon comprise Sligo, Leitrim and parts of Donegal and Cavan, all of which are under the most immediate threat from fracking. If...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (7 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Sligo Regional Hospital.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (7 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: On most occasions that I speak in the House, I am addressing a problem but, today, I am addressing an opportunity. The Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, has stated on a number of occasions that he supports changing the way health care services are configured to improve delivery to patients who need the services. I believe there is a big opportunity presenting in regard to the...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (7 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister of State but I am disappointed. I thought we would be able to say that, yes, this is something good and that we will work to achieve it. I am disappointed because, like many people in the west and the north west, when I hear words like "the matters are under consideration", it tends to scare me. This is because previous considerations of services to Sligo Regional...

Other Questions: Electricity Transmission Network (6 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the Minister. The expert panel would not be having these discussions except for the fact that the local community protested and spoke about their serious, valid concerns about what appeared to them to be a policy decision driving practice that did not take their rights into account. It is important that those in the community know that it is not just the companies' technical advice...

Other Questions: Postcode Implementation (6 May 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I was hoping to accelerate this process. Much of the information would have been available had we received a copy of the correspondence from the European Commission in respect of the procurement process for the national postcode system. Could that correspondence be made available?