Results 2,281-2,300 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister will be aware that several years ago Deputy Rabbitte introduced a general whistleblowers Bill. The Government opposed it on the basis that it had plans to introduce whistleblowers legislation on a Department by Department or sector by sector basis. In all the years since then little or no progress has been made in introducing whistlebowers legislation or protection for people...
- Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: What is the Minister actually doing about it? He is merely giving us a rundown on the directive. Article 9 of that directive allows for the establishment of a voluntary reporting system, but he has done nothing about it. He states that work is under way to transpose that directive. I received a reply from his Department a few years ago stating that the directive would be transposed. He...
- Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Is there anything about aviation at all?
- Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: That is two years late.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: We know that transport continues to be responsible for about one third of Ireland's energy-related CO2 emissions. Road transport accounts for about 65% of that and it is clear that if the Government is to take the issue of climate change seriously, it must prioritise the whole area of transport. We know the situation at present. We know the level of emissions and the enormous contribution...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Does the Government have any targetsââ
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: ââfor energy-related emissions?
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: To what level does the Government want to reduce such emissions?
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Energy-related emissions currently comprise 33% of all emissions.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister have any targets for the transport sector?
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: What is the Minister's target in relation to transport?
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: I asked about the target for the transport sector.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: What is the target?
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: I asked the Minister if he has a target. We know the current level, but we want to know the target level.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Surely it has increased because we are so car-dependent.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Car ownership is different from car usage.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: That is not true.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: There was never any doubt about that.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: That is not in doubt. The problem is capacity.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister is being disingenuous again.