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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Mr. Doyle does not think the demand for this coming winter is that much worse.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. I presume that will be reflected in the new supply that is out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: We will potentially be short 280 MW.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: For people out there-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: A figure of 280 MW will not really mean much to people. When we translate that into the number of blackouts or the number of hours of blackouts, what are we talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: That was compensated though. EirGrid had the other-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Are we looking at a high, medium or low risk of blackouts this winter? This is what people and businesses need to know. What is the risk that there will be blackouts? I am sure some of my colleagues will ask what measures EirGrid are bringing in and will dig into that a little more. What is the risk this winter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Is there a high, medium or low risk?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: EirGrid thinks everything is fine for this winter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: That is what I am asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: A high risk.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: The Chairman was very strict with me in the first round but became more lenient as we went along. I ask him to remember that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I had hoped we would hear a plan for this winter and we would have in hand a plan setting out what the gap is as regards security of supply and how and when it will be addressed. Unfortunately, we have not seen that and that does not give me much assurance. I was also hoping we would have a plan in relation to energy prices and how individuals and businesses would be helped in the coming...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Is that implementation plan on the site? It was promised by the EirGrid representatives the last time they were before the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I would like to thank the Minister for coming in today. One of the concerns expressed when the ceilings were published in July was that they had not been divided into budgets for the 2021-2025 or 2026-2030 periods, but I see that those carbon budgets will be published. When will that happen?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Perfect. How will it be possible to publish those targets if the LULUCF will not be devised for another 18 months? If one is breaking it up between the different sectors and one of the sectors is missing, does that not make it difficult to allocate among the remaining sectors? The fact that the LULUCF was not included in the sectoral ceilings was also of concern in relation to meeting the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. I presume the budget target for 2025 will be the key metric they need to be working towards and that will be set out in all the actions in the Climate Action Plan 2023.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. Has the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage been included as one of those ministers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Earlier in the summer when we had the sectoral targets discussions, one of my key criticisms was the process. When there were discussions about the targets for agriculture, I was very concerned that farming communities were very worried about what this was going to mean for them and how they were going to meet any of the targets that were being set down. The process that was followed by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: The environmental sector walked away from that.