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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I believe more could have been done in Doha. However, I accept that the Minister fought a good fight then and that as much as could have been done in the circumstances was done. I believe publication of the heads of the Bill as set out in the roadmap will be achieved next Tuesday, although we would all have welcomed if this had been done earlier in the year. We will begin the process of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire agus a oifigigh, Mr. John McCarthy and Mr. Pat Macken, as cabhrú leis an bplé a bhí againn inniu. We appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We will take three lots of questions together. Deputies Michelle Mulherin and Paudie Coffey are next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We are straying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: That is down to conversion technology and cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister might respond to members' questions, le do thoil, particularly from the point of view of the Council of Ministers meeting and the EU Presidency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Will the Senator please ask the Minister a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: It is Deputy Humphreys agus cuir ceist le do thoil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister is waiting to answer the Senator's question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Will the Deputy please ask the Minister a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Deputy Kevin Humphreys is the last spokesperson and we will then move to questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy should move along.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy should move along.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Deputy Brian Stanley to continue, without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: In terms of the Technical Group, does Deputy 'Ming' Flanagan or Deputy Catherine Murphy wish to speak first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Before calling individual members, I remind them of the topics we are discussing. The first is Ireland’s forthcoming Presidency of the European Union and the agenda for next Monday’s meeting of the Environment Council. The first member to stray off these topics will be cut off by me. We will keep the discussion to these issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The reason we are not starting at the appointed time is that there were two votes in the Chamber. I advise members of the usual advice on mobile phones. If the mobile phones are on, they will interfere with the sound system and RTE will not be able to carry proceedings of the committee if it chooses to do so. Apologies have been received from Senators Fiach Mac Conghail and Denis Landy....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: European Union Presidency and Environment Council Meeting: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, Ireland's Presidency of the European Union and the Environment Council meeting on 17 December. I propose we discuss the two topics together. Cuirim fáilte roimh the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan; Mr. John...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We are living in an absolutely unprecedented difficult economic time. This is the second budget of five and there is not a Deputy in the House who wants to see the measures being spoken about widely being voted on this evening. We would all much prefer if that were not the case. To contextualise, the clean-up operation in this country, in economic terms, is akin to dealing with the...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We would be plunging the country into a political crisis as bad as the one in Greece, which is the line some Members opposite argued for when the crisis began. We would then have parties in government which did not take the time to go to the Department of Finance to have their proposals costed. It would be bringing amateurs into a very serious, high stakes game and it is high stakes for the...