John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

candidate Dáil election

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Regards,
John Paul

there are rumours that Coillte will be sold under the FF/EU/IMF deal. What is your stand on selling the state owned Land-based asset to private investors in order to pay the wolf on the door? (Banks, Eu, IMF, FF miss management)

• We are proposing selling a minority share to fund our jobs plan - but it would remain in state ownership.
  

Are you a supporter of protein imports? Or would you strengthen the indigenous cultivation of vicia faba minor and pisum sativum?

Which energy crops, if any, would you support in your constituency?

• I´m an active supporter of Miscanthus Farmers, also rape crops and indeed sugar beet for ethonal production.
  

Do you know the difference between compost and slurry? please explain

• I´m from a farm - I know the difference!
  

Will You support in the Future Emoan O´Cuve Scheme for small Farmers and Fishermen? (RSS)

• Yes
  

What do you think you can bring to Carlow Kilkenny if elected?

• I have no family background in politics, I came to it with clean hands and a keen interest in the future of my country. Irish politics has far too long been dominated by dynasties.

Hi ,

Thank you for your good wishes.

I don´t think I have a preoccupation with WIT as such, but I do have one for achieving a university for the South-East. I see this including WIT, Carlow IT and campuses in Kilkenny and Wexford, and I think that this is a realisable goal.

As to the question of the group from Kilmacow who marched to Dublin, I support them fully. But the Seanad was not sitting that day and as a result I was in Kilkenny.

Best wishes

John Paul Phelan Senator Phelan´s reply

Thank you for your email. Firstly, your congratulations are premature, there is a week to go before the vote and a lot of work to be done.

My support for WIT stems from my belief that the south east should have the strongest educational facilities possible. I am sure you appreciate that education will play a pivotal role in bringing Ireland out of recession. The Hunt Report that was recently published gives a suggested blueprint for the development of Ireland´s third-level sector. I disagree with aspects of this report (which are too long to go into here). However on suggestion in the report is that third-level colleges need a critical mass in terms of student numbers to become Technological Universities. I believe that Carlow and WIT should jointly work together to forge a strategic alliance to give the south east a stronger third-level presence. This would be crucial in terms of attracting firms and creating jobs. Waterford and Carlow would make, I believe, make good partners given the transport links that exist.

I was reacting in my statements to WIT´s talks with Cork IT and Tralee IT, which I believe, will not benefit the south-east region and, in particular, Carlow-Kilkenny. We must take a regional focus if we are to be successful.

Let me assure you that I do not ignore unemployed people. I am meeting them every day on my canvass (the result of the gross mismanagement of Ireland´s economy by Fianna Fail) and I have represented them continuously since I was first elected to the Seanad. Fine Gael is committed to getting Ireland working again.


Regards,
John Paul Phelan Thank you for your email. Firstly, your congratulations are premature, there is a week to go before the vote and a lot of work to be done.

My support for WIT stems from my belief that the south east should have the strongest educational facilities possible. I am sure you appreciate that education will play a pivotal role in bringing Ireland out of recession. The Hunt Report that was recently published gives a suggested blueprint for the development of Ireland´s third-level sector. I disagree with aspects of this report (which are too long to go into here). However on suggestion in the report is that third-level colleges need a critical mass in terms of student numbers to become Technological Universities. I believe that Carlow and WIT should jointly work together to forge a strategic alliance to give the south east a stronger third-level presence. This would be crucial in terms of attracting firms and creating jobs. Waterford and Carlow would make, I believe, make good partners given the transport links that exist.

I was reacting in my statements to WIT´s talks with Cork IT and Tralee IT, which I believe, will not benefit the south-east region and, in particular, Carlow-Kilkenny. We must take a regional focus if we are to be successful.

Let me assure you that I do not ignore unemployed people. I am meeting them every day on my canvass (the result of the gross mismanagement of Ireland´s economy by Fianna Fail) and I have represented them continuously since I was first elected to the Seanad. Fine Gael is committed to getting Ireland working again.


Regards,


Neans McSweeney

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The harvest 2020 target for increased milk production is 10%. Most of this will be achieved through increased yields as opposed to increased numbers. Also the Forestry target is a doubling of planting which would more than off-set any increase in numbers. Sequestration will be key to us reaching our carbon emissions targets.

John Paul

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