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Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: First Stage (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: First Stage (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Ba mhaith liom an Bille um Rialáil Tuirbíní Gaoithe 2014 a chur os comhair na Dála. I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to regulate wind turbines through providing limits on the exportation of product generated from wind turbines; protecting nearby dwellings from noise and shadow flicker by providing minimum set back distances; allowing access...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I understand the response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I asked one question but did not hear the answer, if there was one. Is there a table showing post offices by address along with catchment populations and the number of transactions by transaction type? I referred to an amber alert system for An Post to identify post offices that might be vulnerable so that the community might have an opportunity to react before facing the spectre of closure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Does the figure of 1,147 post offices include agencies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: How many agencies are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: What is the future for them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Mr. Daly mentioned the process used for closures in his statement. He said: "[W]e notify this to the local communities [and] we seek comments from interested parties". That process was not followed in the recent closure of an agency in Ballintogher in County Sligo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: A new post office was opened in Ballisodare, which is welcome, but the process was not followed for the closure in Ballintogher in County Sligo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: If I were an agency person I would feel vulnerable. I have a question about the standard of security across the 1,147 post offices. Is the same level of security required for the PostPoint and Tesco outlets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the delegates for their presentations. We are concerned about the sustainability of post offices, as is An Post. Will the delegates address the issue of the sustainability of An Post? There are 1,147 post offices in the network. I presume this figure incorporates very large facilities, as well as smaller and dedicated facilities and facilities that form part of a family store,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: I represent Sligo-North Leitrim. We depend on the members of the Irish Veteran Vintage Car Club and the Vintage Veteran Trucks Association to entertain us and show us the beauty of a bygone time. I know that people the length and breadth of Sligo and Leitrim love what they do. It adds a dimension to our lives, a look back through living history. Normally my colleague, Deputy Dessie Ellis...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: The committee will have to be scrupulously careful to ensure Ireland's independence in decision making here is not overtaken by the European Union. I ask that caution be exercised.

Gateway Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: The Gateway scheme as proposed by the Government is an exploitative measure. It takes advantage of a sector of Irish society made up of those who have found themselves in a vulnerable position, that is, being unemployed. The Government has decided to punish unemployed people for being unemployed. Thomas Davis, the famous Irish patriot, said "Educate that you may be Free". This is the key...

Other Questions: Post Office Network (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Reference was made to Private Members' business and most of the Minister's response merits our support because he restated the Government's intention in the programme for Government to sustain the post office network. The Minister also stated the Government has no intention of closing post offices. However, it was what the Minister said further on in his response that concerns me. There...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Electricity Transmission Network (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: It was not a Freudian slip on my part, just a linguistic one.

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the studies that have been carried out into the uncontrollable changes in frequency by connecting large amounts of variable wind power to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11493/14]

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: 34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will indicate the degree of sensitivity to which the national grid is to massive increases or decreases to supply and or demand challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11494/14]

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (11 Mar 2014)

Michael Colreavy: Does the Minister have a comment to make regarding wind energy? I know his Department has been studying wind energy extensively. One of the great problems anywhere wind energy is produced is the fact that we cannot control when the wind blows or the rate at which it blows. Has the Minister looked into the specific problems regarding those changes in frequency through the connection of a...