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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (26 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: No oil or gas explorations/appraisal drilling onshore Ireland has taken place in the last ten years. A total of fifteen explorations/appraisal wells were drilled in the Irish offshore since 2003, a breakdown per year is set out in the table hereunder. There has been six discoveries of both oil and gas since 2003, however none have been declared commercial to date. While there have been...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: Two Gettysburg addresses.

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (20 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will bring Deputy Maloney's comments to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Hogan. A lot of progress is being made in responding to fires. The number of fire incidents is being driven down consistently year on year. While every death is obviously one too many, the provisional death toll for 2012 is 28, which is the lowest annual figure for fire related deaths for four decades. I must...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (20 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Deputy Maloney for raising this matter which I will take on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Hogan. The Minister is responsible for national policy on fire safety and fire services. Recently, he published two policy documents, Keeping Communities Safe, and, on 7 February, CAMP - the Next Generation. Both documents were prepared by the Department's national directorate for fire and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I also welcome Mr. Ronnie Delany who was and still is one of my heroes. I welcome Senator Eamonn Coghlan, too. Ta mé ag glacadh an díospóireacht seo thar ceann an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna. Mar a dúirt an Seanadóir, tá an tAire sa Dáil faoi láthair. Glacaim leis go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo an-tábhachtach don Seanadóir Healy Eames, a d'ardaigh ceist Gaelscoil de hÍde in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mar a dúirt mé, beidh mé an-sásta na tuairimí a nochtadh anseo a chur faoi bhráid an Aire chomh luath agus is féidir. Caithfidh mé a rá arís go bhfuil suíomh faighte acu agus go bhfuil sé soiléir go mbeidh na conarthaí sínithe agus an suíomh aimsithe roimh deireadh na míosa seo chugainn. Tarlóidh an méid sin tapaidh go leor. Mar a luaigh an Seanadóir, dúirt mé go...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: Tá mé sásta tuairimí an Seanadóir a thabhairt chuig an Aire.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I also welcome Mr. Ronnie Delany who was and still is one of my heroes. I welcome Senator Eamonn Coghlan, too. Ta mé ag glacadh an díospóireacht seo thar ceann an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna. Mar a dúirt an Seanadóir, tá an tAire sa Dáil faoi láthair. Glacaim leis go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo an-tábhachtach don Seanadóir Healy Eames, a d'ardaigh ceist Gaelscoil de hÍde in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mar a dúirt mé, beidh mé an-sásta na tuairimí a nochtadh anseo a chur faoi bhráid an Aire chomh luath agus is féidir. Caithfidh mé a rá arís go bhfuil suíomh faighte acu agus go bhfuil sé soiléir go mbeidh na conarthaí sínithe agus an suíomh aimsithe roimh deireadh na míosa seo chugainn. Tarlóidh an méid sin tapaidh go leor. Mar a luaigh an Seanadóir, dúirt mé go...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: Tá mé sásta tuairimí an Seanadóir a thabhairt chuig an Aire.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Rare Sheep Breeds (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will bring the Senator's comments to the attention of the Minister.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fire Service (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Senator for his comments and I will bring them to the attention of the Minister concerned. I regret the loss of anybody's life, and particularly the two people who died while responding to an incident. In regard to the potential impact of these proposals on staff working in the fire services, should matters arise at the implementation stage which could affect the terms and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Rare Sheep Breeds (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Senator Higgins for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, who regrets that he cannot be here. I emphasise the commitment of both the Minister and the Government to the agri-environment schemes operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The schemes put environmentally friendly farming...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fire Service (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Senator Kelly for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, who is unavoidably absent. The Minister, Deputy Hogan, recently adopted and published Keeping Communities Safe, the national policy for fire services and fire safety. Keeping Communities Safe is the blueprint for changes which will...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fire Service (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Senator Kelly for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, who is unavoidably absent. The Minister, Deputy Hogan, recently adopted and published Keeping Communities Safe, the national policy for fire services and fire safety. Keeping Communities Safe is the blueprint for changes which will...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fire Service (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Senator for his comments and I will bring them to the attention of the Minister concerned. I regret the loss of anybody's life, and particularly the two people who died while responding to an incident. In regard to the potential impact of these proposals on staff working in the fire services, should matters arise at the implementation stage which could affect the terms and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Rare Sheep Breeds (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Senator Higgins for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, who regrets that he cannot be here. I emphasise the commitment of both the Minister and the Government to the agri-environment schemes operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The schemes put environmentally friendly farming...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Rare Sheep Breeds (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will bring the Senator's comments to the attention of the Minister.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I also welcome Mr. Ronnie Delany who was and still is one of my heroes. I welcome Senator Eamonn Coghlan, too. Ta mé ag glacadh an díospóireacht seo thar ceann an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna. Mar a dúirt an Seanadóir, tá an tAire sa Dáil faoi láthair. Glacaim leis go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo an-tábhachtach don Seanadóir Healy Eames, a d'ardaigh ceist Gaelscoil de hÍde in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mar a dúirt mé, beidh mé an-sásta na tuairimí a nochtadh anseo a chur faoi bhráid an Aire chomh luath agus is féidir. Caithfidh mé a rá arís go bhfuil suíomh faighte acu agus go bhfuil sé soiléir go mbeidh na conarthaí sínithe agus an suíomh aimsithe roimh deireadh na míosa seo chugainn. Tarlóidh an méid sin tapaidh go leor. Mar a luaigh an Seanadóir, dúirt mé go...