Results 241-260 of 11,873 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (3 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 1154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the concessions that will be made for motorists travelling to work via the M3 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (3 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 1155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans for the completion of the railway (details supplied) from Navan to Dublin. [37446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's efforts in respect of a proposal by a company (details supplied); if he will update Dáil Éireann on the overarching strategy for Ireland in respect of such enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for an update on the Government's engagement with a company (details supplied) and a local authority in respect of a planned project that proposes to create a significant number of jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37150/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the representatives from EirGrid for coming this morning and apologise for the fact that I was unable to attend the previous meeting. The fact that EirGrid has not been progressing with overhead power lines for the Grid Link or Grid West projects is viewed by myself and entire communities with amazement, bemusement and disgust at what seems to be a complete U-turn. I speak for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: Are there not underground options for Grid West?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: Following the initial meeting two and a half years ago, the purpose of which was to move the project forward again, I would have thought there would have been some sort of consultation with people rather than their being informed that there is only one option. In 2010 and 2011 we were told the lights would go out if the project did not proceed but we now know that is not the case. There has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I have a clear and straight question. Will EirGrid consider an alternative option for the North-South interconnector? We know from previous applications that although it is at the planning stage, it can be withdrawn. Tens of millions of euro in taxpayers' money has been wasted so far in getting to this point and hundreds of thousands of euro in local people's money was wasted when the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: The Chairman might allow me to elaborate slightly. They have said that an underground alternative is possible; it is just not the best one. As far as I am aware, what is being proposed now for Grid Link will not add any extra capacity to the grid and it may have to be re-examined in a number of years' time. Why is that not possible for the North-South interconnector, when EirGrid may have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: Has it brought extra capacity to the grid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: But it will not increase the capacity to the grid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: So EirGrid will not consider an alternative and, realistically, it never really has, because overhead has always been preferred. While EirGrid may have done the work, it has never realistically looked at any other option.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: Sorry; the word is "considered." EirGrid has never really considered it.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (5 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that Ireland can reach its 2020 climate change and energy security targets without construction of industrial wind farms in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37234/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his engagements with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of updating Ireland's wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (10 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for an update on his engagements with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of updating Ireland’s wind energy guidelines; his views that Ireland can reach its 2020 energy security targets without the construction of industrial wind farms in residential areas; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (10 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on his engagements with EirGrid in respect of the proposed North-South energy interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38942/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (10 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra concessions will be made for the Leaving Certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39190/15]

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and I thank the Opposition for tabling it. Health is possibly one of the most important matters we can discuss in the House. While we discuss many important things, as the saying goes, "Your health is your wealth". Providing adequate support and funding to those who deliver services within our health system is equally important. I am...