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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Will the next one be in the first half of next year, maybe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Have the witnesses been making plans? Are they happy that the grid will have the capacity to take it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Capacity studies are being prepared by Eirgrid to take that on board. When will they be ready or published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: In advance of the auction taking place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Has Eirgrid any targets for long-duration energy storage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Has Eirgrid locations in mind for those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: By locational signals, does Dr. Ryan mean proposed locations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Has Dr. Ryan a timeframe for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: I was going to ask the witnesses from Wind Energy Ireland about how Ireland has been an expensive place to produce renewables and what we can do but Mr. Cunniffe just answered that question. We had legislation about a renewable energy task force. Is there anything else that the Government can do to reduce the cost of producing energy? My next question is for ESB Networks and concerns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Is it about who overseeing the planning?

Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised) (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: That is administered through the Department.

Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised) (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: It is only a drop in the ocean. The Minister's party's election manifesto referenced reforming the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.

Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised) (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: All the more reason then. The Minister mentioned the manifesto. Fianna Fáil said in the manifesto it would get the CRU to regulate standing charges, it would appoint a Minister of State with responsibility for energy, it would reform the PSO levy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I have a couple of questions on the strategy on regional balance. I am a TD for County Kerry and Kerry Airport is a great facility. John Mulhern and his team have done a great job in that you can leave your house and be on a plane in less than an hour. Also having regard to Shannon and Cork airports, what changes need to be made to ensure more regional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: When Dr. Corcoran says “processors”-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: CBP is the pre-clearance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Are there around 28 of those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: That is being expanded. Is there planning permission for expanding the pre-clearance facility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: How long will that take to get through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: In the meantime, if it takes a few years, should capacity parameters be set in Dublin Airport? As Dr. Corcoran said, it is tight on numbers there. There are often delays. I understand that the airport slots could change over the course of a season, so some slots could be cancelled, etc. The capacity parameters could be done. Would the IAA consider doing that? Many of the passengers end...