25 DFómh 2011, 12:04
Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht will visit the proposed Loch Derg water extraction point on the river Shannon, Terryglass, Co Tipperary tomorrow, Wednesday, 26th October 2011.
Proposals are in place to pump water from this point to a storage reservoir at Garryhinch Bog, Co Laois and Co Offaly and a Committee Delegation previously visited this site on 20 July 2011.
The Committee has also invited Oireachtas Members from the constituencies bordering Loch Derg to participate in the delegation.
The delegation will be given a tour of the area and a full briefing from interested parties and stakeholders in the area. Committee members will also ask questions regarding the viability and environmental sustainability of the project.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Attending Committee members will be available for interview.
Time: 11am-4.30pm, Wednesday, 26th October.
Venue: Loch Derg water extraction point on the river Shannon, Terryglass, Co Tipperary.
Should you wish to attend please contact in advance;
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551
Notes to editor
1. Proposed programme for Wednesday, 26th October 2011
9.00 a.m. Departure from Houses of the Oireachtas
11:00 a.m. Arrival at Derg Inn, Terryglass – Initial introductions over coffee / tea
11:20 a.m. Board craft - Visit proposed extraction point and short tour of lake
12:00 p.m. Lunch in Derg Inn with River Shannon Protection Alliance group
2:00 p.m. Meet interested parties and stakeholders, part 1 – Each speaker will be allotted 2 minutes to introduce themselves and briefly express their opinions
3:00 p.m. Questions and answers
3:30 p.m. Meeting with interested parties and stakeholders, part 2 – Coffee / tea / sandwiches – Informal discussion and exchange of views
4:30 p.m. Departure from Terryglass
6.30 p.m. Arrival back in Houses of the Oireachtas
Committee Membership
Deputies:
Ciarán Lynch, Labour Party (Chairman)
Noel Coonan, Fine Gael (Vice-Chairman)
James Bannon, Fine Gael
Paudie Coffey, Fine Gael
Terence Flanagan, Fine Gael
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael
Tony McLoughlin, Fine Gael
Patrick O’Donovan, Fine Gael
Brian Walsh, Fine Gael
Kevin Humphreys, Labour Party
Gerald Nash, Labour Party
Seán Kenny, Labour Party
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil
Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fáil
Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil
Sandra McLellan, Sinn Féin
Dessie Ellis, Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin
Clare Daly, Socialist Party
Catherine Murphy, Independent
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Independent
Senators:
Cáit Keane, Fine Gael
Catherine Noone, Fine Gael
Labhrás Ó’Murchú, Fianna Fáil
Ned O’Sullivan, Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Coghlan, Independent