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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If the council has already prepared its report and given it to the Minister what is the problem about publishing it? The reason I mentioned the fiscal advisory council is that it has those reports and they come before the finance committee two or three times a year. If the Minister has already got the report it is possible to publish it soon afterwards. I do not see where the difficulty is.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 40:In page 21, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "Guidance to Advisory Council 15.(1) The Advisory Council shall have regard to any guidance given by the Minister to it in relation to the exercise of its functions under this Act. (2) The Minister may not give the Advisory Council guidance as to the content of any advice or report. (3) The power to guide...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is great when the Government helps the Opposition be the Opposition.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister is absolutely right. We should switch seats.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 41:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on annual targets16.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report in respect of each year in the period 2015-2050 for which an annual target has been set (a “target year”). (2) The report shall state whether the annual target for the target year has...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 42:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on annual targets: content17. (1) In respect of each greenhouse gas, the report shall—(a) state the amount of net emissions for the baseline year, (b) state the amount of net emissions for the target year, (c) state whether the amount of net emissions represents an increase or...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 43:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on proposals and policies for meeting annual targets18.(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after making an order under section 5(1)setting annual targets, the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report containing the information outlined in subsections (5)to (10).(2) The...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 44:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on proposals and policies where annual targets were not met19. (1) This section—(a) applies if the Minister lays a report under section 16which states that an annual target has not been met or that the domestic effort target has not been met in the target year to which the report...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 45:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on emissions attributable to consumption of goods and services20.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report in respect of each year in the period 2015-2050 containing the information outlined in subsections (2) and (3).(2) The report shall, in so far as reasonably...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 46:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on impact on emissions of exercise of electricity generation related functions21.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report in respect of each year in the period 2015-2050 containing the information outlined in subsection (2).(2) The report shall, in so far as...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 47:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Report on progress towards meeting the interim target22.(1) The Minister shall, no later than 31 December 2016, lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report on progress towards meeting the interim target.(2) The report shall, in particular, state the progress that has been made in reducing net...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 48:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Report on the interim target23.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report containing the information outlined in subsections (4)and (5)in respect of the year 2020.(2) The report shall state whether the interim target has been met. (3) If the interim target has not been...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 49:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Report on the 2050 target24.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report containing the information outlined in subsections (4)and (5)in respect of the year 2050.(2) The report shall state whether the 2050 target has been met. (3) If the 2050 target has not been met, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Overseas Visits (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the protest in Paris following the killings at the Charlie Hebdo offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2169/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Overseas Visits (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The world was of course utterly appalled by the killing of 12 innocent people, ten of whom were journalists, at Charlie Hebdoearlier this year. I have to ask the Taoiseach about the attendance of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the demonstration he joined in the aftermath of those killings. Before I ask the Taoiseach about two aspects of this matter, I would like to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Overseas Visits (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is the last one. According to the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tzipi Hotovely:My position is that between the sea and the Jordan River, there needs to be one state only – the state of Israel... There is no place for an agreement of any kind that discusses the concession of Israeli sovereignty over lands conquered [in 1967].These are the official statements of several...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) and provide an explanation for the circumstances of the historical confusion over that person's pay related social insurance, PRSI, payments; the benefits the person is now entitled to; the way this would differ if the relevant change had been made to that person's PRSI in 1995; the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 258. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payment available for a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a carer's allowance for a daughter who is away for three months from 24 May 2015, as the person is not eligible for a jobseeker's allowance and the person is unable to work a 40-hour week due to severe fybromyalgia. [22341/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a fuel allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, in view of the circumstances outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22478/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 949. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable or fair for adults in their early 30s who have returned to college to obtain further skills and knowledge to re-enter the workforce to be assessed for student maintenance grants as dependants if they happen to be living at their parents' address, even though they receive no financial support from their...