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Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Dooley would tell them that anyway.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I have.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I clarified that last night.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Dooley should have listened to Deputy Ó Cuív, who was very constructive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I will refer back to you on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: We are part of the progressive group of countries that work with the European Union and the Commission to advance the cause of being leaders in the world in respect of climate change. We must get the balance right between economic growth and environmental considerations. If we wish to get that balance right, we must be mindful of our competitiveness and working in step with our European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: We will be working with our European partners on how we will meet our 2020 and 2030 targets. Obviously, we will be guided by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of how we are doing at present in terms of fitting in with the 2020 targets. We have a very big challenge there. Modelling is being done by UCC and the Economic and Social Research Institute,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: There is a role to be played whereby we are not waiting around for these discussions to be completed at EU level. We are asking Departments with responsibility for energy, agriculture and transport, in particular, to come forward with their sectoral roadmaps. These are the proactive measures we are taking to force those Departments, in a sense, to devise the practical measures that will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: We are represented at assistant secretary level by Mr. David Walsh and his team.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Yes, we can provide that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Yes, there is no problem with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I was hoping to bring it to Cabinet before the summer recess. If I can get it to Cabinet early and finalise the work that must take place with the Office of the Attorney General and Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, I would hope to bring it to the Houses before the summer. However, it is expected to go to the Cabinet before the summer anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I support that. I will ask Mr. Sean Hogan, head of delivery of emergency responses, to take a look at this as part of the lessons of the storm of the winter of 2013-2014 to see what practical solutions can be put in place to assist citizens and householders at a time of crisis. We recognise there is a need to get down to specifics. Deputy Coffey has given many examples today of where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I have not yet had an opportunity to read the review published by the EU. We have been alerted to these matters by way of recent pronouncements from the EPA. We are subscribing to the view expressed by the Acting Chairman, namely, that there is a challenge in our meeting our 2020 targets. We are not only under pressure in respect of the agriculture and transport sectors but from the energy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Yes. We are currently in detailed discussions with the Commission on the climate and energy package.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: We will have a look at that. As I said, I have not yet read the review to which the Acting Chairman refers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Sustainable Energy Ireland is driving this scheme on behalf of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources but we will present the views the Deputy has expressed during our conservation with them and get clarification on them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I completely agree with Deputy Coffey's assertion of the significant contradictions in the policy positions of various groups. On the one hand they want particular objectives at national level and they regularly discuss with me the reasons I am not doing more in terms of addressing sectoral challenges in meeting targets for climate change, renewable energy or reducing our emissions generally...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Mulherin has asked a number of questions. Overall, the reason for the approach we are taking in terms of the climate and energy agenda is due to the fact that in the past it was always left to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to be concerned with such matters but now every Department must produce sectoral roadmaps on how they will comply with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I expect to go to Government before the summer recess with the conclusions on our final piece of legislation with a view to publication. We will be glad to facilitate members and take into account many of the good views that came from this committee. I am not in a position to say when it will go to Government but I hope it will be in the next couple of weeks.