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Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for bringing the Bill to the House. It is technical in nature, a tidying-up exercise resulting from a change in policy in how we manage our water systems. It brings to an end the sorry debacle that was the initial effort at charging for water. There are different views as to how that should have happened and I do not think we will ever reach a...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Timmy Dooley: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I want to echo the sentiments expressed by Senator McDowell. Quite frankly, I was taken aback yesterday by the comments that were made by Deputy McDonald. I think Michelle O'Neill showed great insight and understanding of the situation, but the minute Deputy McDonald was asked about it, it was all about Sinn Féin and about what a great opportunity this would be for Sinn Féin,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and echo the comments of others in thanking them for the really important work they do behind the scenes. I also want to add my voice to the recognition of the role of Eddie O'Connor in driving the vision around energy generation and clean and green energy generation in this country. He is a very significant loss to all of us. He was available to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I might just cut to the chase. Who is responsible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: It is also very expensive, by comparison.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: Would the witnesses accept that in order to look at the space beyond 2030, we need to show incentives? Quite frankly, we are competing with other countries for investment. The ESB lost an investment partner because it did not feel we were geared up in advance to do the work that was necessary. Should we not put greater emphasis on beyond 2030 now, recognising the massive potential into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: The difficulty is that EirGrid waits to see where everybody else is going and misses the opportunity for the country to be first up, best dressed and, ultimately, capture the new potential investment that comes with being first to market. I recognise the direction in which things are going. It is a matter of 2032 or 2035. We will have lost to somebody else. We have been talking about this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I call Senator Higgins, who is joining us online from her office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Senator Higgins. There are quite a few questions there and I will give Mr. Foley a bit of latitude to answer them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: Senator Higgins, I am going to have let this-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I have given the Senator quite a bit of latitude and I want to hear Mr. Foley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: Okay. Maybe Mr. Foley can go directly to that one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I want to get an answer on plants, if I can, because Senator Higgins indicated she wants-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I know, but I am also conscious of time. There are other people to bring in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I have been very flexible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: We will just go to the issue of gas generation, which Senator Higgins raised as one of her most important points. If Mr. Foley could do that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: In essence, therefore, the CRU is not getting it right and is not delivering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Timmy Dooley: I call Senator Boylan. I apologise that I provided latitude there. I will allow the Senator the same for sure.