Results 17,901-17,920 of 21,040 for speaker:Alan Kelly
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: Well, I think-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I agree
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: Yes, if the Senator does not mind.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I know the process. In fairness Members should have the speech. I accept that.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: With regard to section 2 which provides for a plebiscite of the people should a future Government propose to initiate legislation that would lead to the privatisation of Irish Water, which I think is very unlikely, I fully understand the views expressed by my colleagues in the Dáil against any potential privatisation of Irish Water. Based on the debate-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I do not mind.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I have no problem with that.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I know the process in the House as I have been in long enough.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I am delighted to be back in the Seanad again.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I have been here quite often of late. I have good affection for the Seanad. I was here for a few years and I found the debate in the Seanad was often the superior debate in the Houses of the Oireachtas.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: The Senator should check the record.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: We might have an off-site chat about that.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I made the same comment last night when I was here as well.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: Fair enough.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: No, Senator, I am not, although I appreciate his sentiment.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: Yes, there will be. I am sure it is only a matter of time before they arrive. I am pleased to bring the Water Services Bill 2014 before the Seanad today. I want to acknowledge that I am bringing this Bill into the House very late in the year. I appreciate that additional time has been allocated by the Seanad to consider the Bill before the House adjourns for the Christmas break. I...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: The issue of the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields was the subject of an Expert Group Report commissioned by the Government and published in March 2007. This report, entitled Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, which considered issues such as digital signals, microwaves and mobile phone masts, is available for download on my Department’s website at: . Earlier...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: My Department’s Annual Report for 2013 has been published and is available on the Department’s website at .
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I can confirm that I have not been made aware by Irish Water of any such instances.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (18 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: The draft Rural Development Programme (RDP) for the 2014-2020 programme period, including the LEADER elements, was submitted to the European Commission in July 2014. My Department is currently working with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Commission to finalise the text of the document with a view to commencing the implementation of the LEADER element of the...