Results 141-160 of 2,343 for speaker:Michael Colreavy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: ESB: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: There seems to be a difference between Northern Ireland and here in terms of the cost of connecting to the grid. Northern Ireland seems to encourage people to set up microgeneration and connect to the grid. I know of a chicken farmer in Monaghan, an area where with many poultry units. He spoke to other chicken farmers about plans to convert chicken droppings into electricity. He invested...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: ESB: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Ms Graham might take a look at that area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: ESB: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: There is a tipping point in every development and I do not believe we are there yet with electric vehicles. It would make sense for the ESB, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and other agencies to sit down together and work everything out, and not just the charge for charging a vehicle. Does the technology exist for a person living on the seventh floor of an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: ESB: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: So the technology exists.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: ESB: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: It is unfortunate that charges are coming in April, because we are approaching the point at which people will be deciding to go for an electric vehicle. It will be a disincentive. I would like to see a whole-of-Government approach to this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I welcome the representatives of the association and I thank them for their presentation. When I saw this agenda item, not having at that time received a copy the presentation, I was intrigued because I do not believe we have ever had representatives of a petrol or diesel car owner's association appear before the committee. I take it the association's members are electric car enthusiasts....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I would have thought that most of the car owners would be enthusiasts for the concept of electric cars.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I love the enthusiasm. I have no doubt that the association's membership with grow because I imagine most electric vehicle owners would share that enthusiasm. I have two specific questions. The first one is whether a satnav system or an iPhone app will show the nearest charging points, whether they be fast-charging or slow-charging?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Battery technology is improving all the time. A great deal of work is being done internationally on improving batteries. If battery technology takes a step change for the better, would the owners have to pay the full cost of the new battery set that needs to go into a vehicle? In other words, if I have a petrol or diesel engine car, the technology is changing but they are gradual changes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: That is a huge issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I have a petrol car that has 270,000 km mileage on the clock. The engine in the newer model has improved but I have not had to replace the engine with the newer model engine. It would not be financially beneficial for me to do so. Some €6,000 is a good deal of money to pay for an engine or a battery. If battery technology is taking a major leap forward, and I anticipate it will,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Is that updated automatically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the representatives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Some public service offices have charging points. Sligo Institute of Technology and the Health Service Executive properties in Manorhamilton provide electric charging points for students and employees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electric Vehicles: Discussion with Irish EV Owners Association (18 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: On the other hand, as Mr. McCarthy pointed out, Leinster House does not have one.

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Like the attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York and all the atrocities over the past decade, the events of last Friday in Paris show us and the world that a new fascist imperialism exists in this world because this is what it is. It is difficult to understand the reason for this war and it is a war. War can be understandable when a Government power rules unfairly and does not leave any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 600. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 10 November 2015, regarding the unconventional gas exploration and extraction research project, and given that the consortium includes the British Geological Survey, University College Dublin, Ulster University and solicitors (details supplied), each offering a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (12 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical card. [39844/15]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: I understand the answer.

Other Questions: Postal Codes (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Colreavy: Sorry-----