Results 2,281-2,300 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: They are targets; that is why they were agreed. While the European Council agreed proposed targets for the post-2012 period, the Council also recognised the importance of engaging other major emitters outside the EU in the negotiation process and that this would require a degree of flexibility on the solutions proposed. If negotiations on targets proceed in a similar fashion to those on...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: That is a shibboleth. It is not a reality.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: There is therefore no basis on which to adopt specific targets——

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Deputy Eamon Ryan is being tiresome. His interruptions are not even sensible. The reality is we are talking about a moving target and he is talking about binding us to something which has not been agreed.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I fully support the Deputy's sentiment but his sense seems to have lost him. The European Union has a strong position on climate change and on what it wants from Montreal. It is seeking a broad, open and early discussion. It hopes particularly to engage with the US, if possible, and the heavier greenhouse gas emitting developing countries such as China, India, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa....

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: ——excise relief to biofuels projects to help stimulate Ireland's biofuels market; and revision of Part L of the building regulations to reduce energy use in new housing by 23%.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: At the time the strategy was being developed, it was projected that, in the absence of any measures to address the problem, Ireland's emissions in the Kyoto commitment period would be 37% above 1990 levels. The actual figures for recent years show that we were 31% above 1990 levels in 2001; 29% above in 2002 and 25% above in 2003, the latest year for which figures are available.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy is quite correct. A variety of economic circumstances and change over time——

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: ——produced precisely the positive effect of which the Deputies speak. While these reductions are positive, we cannot rest on our laurels. Rapid growth in the economy is placing an upward pressure on our greenhouse gas emissions and requires us to intensify efforts to bring about the required reductions. The latest available projections of emissions for the 2008 to 2012 period suggest...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: If such a document is to be meaningful, it must contain targets for reduction of emissions. However, such targets can only be set with reference to existing international commitments and to the latest available projections of Ireland's emissions profile over the 2008 to 2012 period.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: To do otherwise would have been irresponsible.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: A revised strategy must continue to support economic growth in a sustainable manner while at the same time preparing Ireland for more ambitious commitments that are likely to be required after 2012.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: While the European Council has provided a signal on what these targets might be, this is as far as we can go at this time. Certainly, by the time I publish a revised climate change strategy, the way forward may be clarified, though this process is likely to take considerable time. Existing measures in the strategy, together with any additional measures that might be put in place, form only...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: In summary, the Government is actively committed to reaching its existing international targets and is committed to working proactively with our European and international partners to developing a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol. The Government will reach its Kyoto Protocol target through a combination of measures, including the emissions trading, measures set out in the national...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: While I appreciate——

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Not as frequently as the Deputy misses his targets.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: While I appreciate the motives for introducing this Bill, I am not convinced that legislation is the appropriate way to proceed in this case — it is highly inappropriate. I would prefer to engage with all interested parties, including the parties in this House, in the context of the review of the national climate strategy, in developing appropriate policies to ensure the achievement of...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I look forward to the beginning of debate in Montreal on the way forward from the Kyoto Protocol, which I am sure colleagues in this House will follow with interest. I am very disappointed in the contributions that were made. I had expected more than the usual shibboleths.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I listened very carefully, in particular to the drivel about tax, and that is utterly disappointing.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I must live with that.