Results 12,161-12,180 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: It runs for 12 years but there is a review after two and five years.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Those rights will hold.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: It would be sensible were Irish Water to make contact with every councillor through local employees who will brief them on contact numbers and all of that. That is what the process will be.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: It will identify leaks on the customer side that would not be otherwise identified.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: The first fix will be free. This will reduce wastage by at least 10%.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am being helpful.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is €200,000 a year.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, not that I am aware of.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Tá áthas orm an Bille seo a chur faoi bhráid an tSeanaid inniu. Tá súil agam go mbeidh díospóireacht mhaith againn agus go mbeimid in ann na cúrsaí a ardóidh Seanadóirí ó gach cuid den Teach a phlé. Má theastaíonn ó Sheanadóirí aon rud nua a chur isteach sa reachtaíocht, tá súil...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Gabh mo leithscéal. Tá sé ag teacht. Tá sé an-tábhachtach go mbeidh díospóireacht oscailte againn agus go mbeidh seans ag gach éinne a gcuid tuairimí a nochtadh. This Bill is the second legislative milestone in the Government's strategy for the reform of water services provision in Ireland. The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is rubbish.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Resources (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Earlier this year, I examined drilling activities by Exxon-Mobil 165 kilometres off the west coast. The company spent $150 million on that drilling operation but found no active hydrocarbons. In other words, no commercial hydrocarbons were present there. Therefore, it is not a matter of giving it away, it is a question of companies taking a punt on where they think is the best place to go....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Resources (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: In 2011, 13 licensing options were given. Some 12 of those are converting into frontier exploration licences, which is positive and constructive. We welcome the companies' commitments.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Resources (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Resources (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am delighted that Deputy Boyd Barrett has raised this issue. I will happily confirm to him that the Connemara field was subjected to an extended well production test by Statoil between July and September 1997. The test involved regular stopping and restarting of the flow from the well, which was named block 26/28-A1Z, to test flow rates and reservoir pressure levels. Stable flow rates...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Resources (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Commercial finds.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Energy Resources (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is exceptionally obvious that if the company had found commercial oil it would have developed it. That it handed the licence back to the State meant it did not believe there was potential at the time, notwithstanding the fact that some oil was found. We are trying to get more companies to go into such fields along our coast. We announced recently that we would open the Atlantic margin...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (4 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 120 together. The Water Services Act 2013 provide d for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary under the Companies Acts within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group. The Act also provided Irish Water with the necessary powers to undertake the domestic water metering progamme. The Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013, which was...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (28 Nov 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bórd Gáis Éireann, to be formed and registered under the Companies Act. Further proposed comprehensive legislation will transfer statutory responsibility for water services to Irish Water and will provide for local authorities to act as agents for Irish Water, with this relationship...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (27 Nov 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary under the Companies Acts within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group. The Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 is currently in preparation, and will provide for the transfer of responsibility for the delivery of water services from the water services authorities to Irish Water. Irish Water will...