Results 61-80 of 320 for going forward speaker:Richard Bruton

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...between economic prosperity and the emissions that are doing untold damage to the globe. It is against this background that we developed the process in place. It was part of the programme for Government to have, in the first instance, the Citizens' Assembly evaluate this challenge. It came back with a very strident demand on the Oireachtas to reform in a range of areas. We followed...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...to deliver our targets if we do not have that mix. This is not an ideological point but we must have a mix of regulation which creates a burden for people, but some regulations will be too burdensome so we must go the incentive route or develop other ways. I agree with Senator Lombard that getting communities involved is central.We will fail if this ends up as farmers against industry,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (19 Jun 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...Map. It is open to the Department within the NBP contract to increase or decrease the scope of the contract post-contract award where it is considered necessary to do so, for example to ensure on-going compliance with State Aid rules. The National Broadband Plan procurement process was run on a technology neutral basis and sought to elicit the best technical solution from participating...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Waterways By-laws (28 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: My Department has almost completed its consideration of the implications of legal advice received following the outcome of proceedings in the context of intended Bye-laws going forward. I cannot comment on the legal advice itself, however, I can advise that these implications are particularly complex and challenging as regards any Bye-law in relation to the issue raised by the Deputy. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (21 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: I am not going to comment on spin but let me be honest. Every week, I was coming into the House and Members of the Deputy's party, including himself, and Members of the other parties were asking what was the delay in bringing forward a decision on the preferred bidder. Now, it seems, the very same people who were clamouring for that decision to be brought forward are saying this was rushed....

Report of Joint Committee on Climate Action: Motion (9 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...basis. Our targets for 2030 represent a 2% per annum reduction in emissions that we need to make. From 2030 to 2050 that will accelerate massively to deliver a 7% reduction per annum. This is going to be a sustained challenge for our communities, homes, ways of travel and working, to change those in such a way that we can meet the obligations. There is a huge responsibility and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (9 Apr 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...involved. Sometimes Eir has not yet fulfilled what it said it would do. We are tracking households or areas where a commitment was made to deliver broadband, and some of them may have to go back into the intervention area and the state-aided support. There are others who did not put up their hands for Eir but who are very close to people to whom it has given a commitment to deliver a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...we will seek to have a road map for offshore wind to come on board. As Deputy Eamon Ryan said, we need to upgrade the Foreshore Act. The Taoiseach is taking a particular interest in driving that forward and there is a cross-Government team working on it. We also recognise that offshore wind could be lumpy in terms of the units so we will have to look at it differently from just a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Council Meetings (27 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: I am not going to comment on any decision of Fine Gael Members or any other Members of the European Parliament but let it be said that no proposal has been put forward by the European Commission to change the relatively recently agreed target of 40%. From everyone's perspective, an increase in ambition of the level indicated would require quite significant changes to be made. What the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (5 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. I have asked my Department to reflect over the coming period on legal advice and on the outcome of proceedings in the context of intended Bye-laws going forward. I have requested a report on the options to be considered going forward in relation to the Bye Law. The Lakes in question have long been designated, as a matter of policy, for...

Independent Radio Stations: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...money to a commercial entity just because it has a current affairs obligation. It would have to be a different structure. Some Deputies suggested that we needed to provide money to commercial stations so that they could keep going, but it would constitute state aid if it were phrased like that. We must identify public purposes for which private, local broadcasters can tender to deliver....

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...the EU will impose tariffs on any trading with the UK in these products, so trade in oil, gas and solid fuels should continue. I will leave it at that, given the short time available. I look forward to Committee Stage, when we will be able to go through any questions Members may have about Part 4.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan Implementation (19 Feb 2019)

Richard Bruton: I am not going to draw conclusions about the proposals. The figure that Eir and the Department have in common is 335, so there are 35,000 additional premises served by Eir. At the same time, there is a considerable number of premises which the Department has identified, in addition to the 84,000 that were taken out before, where although there was an indication that commercial service would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Job Creation (19 Feb 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...sustainable high quality jobs to support local communities and workers, including ensuring working with relevant stakeholders to ensure a just transition approach in regions most impacted by the on-going transition to a decarbonised society. The Government agreed on 20 November 2018 to the preparation of new All-of-Government Plan to make Ireland a leader in responding to climate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...the list of subcontractors which would have been included by any other bidder. They are experienced subcontractors. The whole pre-qualification process required the evaluation committee to go through the experience, competence and record of work of the various players in the contract. All these elements of competence, capacity and compliance have been examined in great detail by all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...fulfilment of this requirement. Obviously, the bidders had to negotiate on the option they felt suited them best. That required them to negotiate privately with other providers where they were going to use that network. It was up to the bidder to come forward with what it regarded as the best approach in delivering at the least cost. That has been the approach throughout the process.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...but there is also the future for ourselves. People speak about agriculture and about being particularly nervous about the path they might have to travel. However, if one projects oneself forward to 2050, when we know that even the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is talking about carbon being valued at €265 per tonne, the type of farming that will be competitive and...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: Okay. Senator Boyhan raised the issue of oversight of the plan. It is crucial. It will not work unless we can be seen to be driving it forward. I very much agree with that. I will seek to implement it. We will have to agree to differ on the licence. I do not see that banning exploration will suddenly get farmers or the transport industry to change their behaviours. I have to be...

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...The Deputy and others are critical that we are not making a quicker decision but the very fact we have had to approach this in a far more rigorous way, assessing not just the technology being put forward but also the cost at a granular level, going right down into the cost structure to understand what is being bid for, and contesting the bid on an extremely close basis. This has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...given the job of developing a plan. In this case it will be about holding other Departments to account. It will be as much the Taoiseach's responsibility as my own to oversee delivery. I cannot go to every Department and tell them what to do. The Deputy is absolutely right. We need to create a framework in which we can start to address this collectively. Carbon must be factored...