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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Staff (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of environmental economists employed by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: I commend the Climate Change Advisory Council on its annual review. It has many contentious proposals but climate change raises many challenging and contentious issues with which we need to deal, one of which is the reduction of the national herd. If we reduce our herd and our output to reduce carbon emissions, it has to be seen in the context of demand and if people still demand beef or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: Climate action is an international struggle.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: Professor FitzGerald mentioned compensation for farmers. I do not disagree with the analysis but I am putting some of the questions that might be asked by those in the sector. We are here to challenge the testimony and report of Professor FitzGerald. Professor FitzGerald spoke, quite rightly, about how there must be a just transition and compensation for farmers. How does he see that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: Is that the only compensation Professor FitzGerald is talking about? It is afforestation as an alternative.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: I understand that but I am asking Professor FitzGerald his opinion. He mentioned that compensation is important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: I thank Professor FitzGerald for his response. There needs to be a balance between land use for energy production, whether that is solar, wind or the other options, and land use for food production. Has the council done any analysis of how we achieve that balance or is it for others? Quite rightly, Professor FitzGerald spoke in his opening statement about the just transition and we are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: There was a question on the balance between land use for energy production and food production.
- Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: We are in a privileged position in that we represent the people who sent us here. All of us have to be conscious of who exactly sent us here - people on different levels of incomes, including the 140,000 people who are currently on the minimum wage. While we have a responsibility in this Chamber, we are also people - not all of us because some of us did not take it - who received three pay...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: The mental health commission found that eight children were admitted to the Waterford adult mental health service in 2018. Incredibly, it found that the compliance record for the service was 57% compared to 68% for 2017. A report found that not all staff involved in the care of children had training in Children First, age appropriate facilities and a programme of activities were not...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: Children are being admitted to adult services.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: 510. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget spent on cleaning up illegal dumping by each local authority area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41717/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Murphy. Last week, for the hearing on the use of liquefied natural gas, LNG, there were a number of environmental experts before the committee who made the general point that we were swimming against the tide with the policy on the use of gas. There is an urgent need to address the issue of climate action and reduce carbon emissions. Obviously, therefore,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: Is Mr. O'Sullivan essentially saying natural gas is a bridge to renewable gas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: We are here to put the hard questions to our guests who are here to justify policy and investments the State might make. Why should the State invest in and support the use of either LNG or CNG when the debate and policy are shifting at EU level? Why should there be continued policy and investment support for a sector or an area which is obviously not seen as part of the solution, according...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: My point is that the concept that gas is a clean energy is being challenged by the environmental experts who are saying we must take much more urgent action to reduce carbon emissions. Today the European Investment Bank postponed a decision on whether to divest from gas. My point is that policy is moving in an obvious direction and it is not in favour of increased investment in gas...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: What I am putting to our guests is what the environmental experts are saying. They are saying 20% is not enough and that there are other alternatives on which we should be focused. My point is that the debate is changing, not just in this state but in the European Union also. I move to carbon capture and storage, on which there has been a discussion. Deputy Dooley talked about the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: The witnesses might provide the follow-up information we discussed to the committee. I thank them for their responses.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: I will add one small point to that. Further down into the letter reference is made to the Indecon international consultants' report commissioned in 2016. Three years on and Horse Sport Ireland is still talking about the structure and the organisational changes that were recommended. Why does it take three years to implement the changes? One point made is that the new board is close to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
David Cullinane: No. It is Horse Sport Ireland.