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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: We will move on because other people want to get in on the second round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but we have only ten minutes left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: We have only ten minutes left, so I will move on to Deputy Bruton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: We will move on to Deputy Bruton because we have only ten minutes left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Deputy Bruton can clarify what he said. Please continue, Deputy Bruton. We are nearly there; let us keep things cordial.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I call Deputy Murphy, who has two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: From my perspective, in terms of farmers doing their bit for nature, they want to restore habitats and rewild. However, whatever way you want to phrase it, there is going to have to be proper payment and proper compensation. ACRES has certainly had a lot of interest. Many farmers have signed up for that - close to 40,000 - but the measures need to be bigger and, therefore, the payment and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I understand why it is different but when can we expect to see the budget set?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: There is no carbon budget for land use and land changes is there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: This is compared to agriculture-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I have one last point before we move on. We are looking for solutions here and in many ways the rate of pace that we reduce emissions is the frustrating thing. I put it to the Minister before that hydrotreated vegetable oil, HVO, has a role to play in transport. The Minister mentioned how we decarbonise freight, and I think it has a role there and in home heating also. We know that HVO...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: It is not limited.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: The indication are that there is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: The target is 400,000 heat pumps and we have only done 6,000 so far, so obviously the rate of pace is slow. I am backing the Minister when I say that the solution in the long term is electrification of our heating systems, but there is a technology, HVO, and we should not be ignoring it for home heating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Okay. There are no other members indicating. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today for the session. The committee will meet at 3.30 p.m. today in private session.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach; he is looking good in the Chair. I also thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue. Primary schools principals right throughout Ireland are screaming in an effort to retain their special education teacher, SET, allocations. The new criteria are flawed and are not working. I know this because schools throughout my constituency are...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. We are hearing that the number of special education teachers has increased and that the allocations are increasing but I am telling him that this is not the reality on the ground. The fundamental point is that schools are being punished for doing their job correctly and for improving numeracy and literacy. We need to go back to taking account of those complex...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: In a slight departure from the triple lock, I will bring the Taoiseach back to Bere Island off west Cork. The Department of Defence has an important training facility there for naval personnel. Unfortunately, there is an issue with Department of Defence-owned infrastructure there, namely, a slipway at Lawrence Cove. It is an important slipway used by naval personnel but also by a car ferry...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the administrative workload that teaching principals have to deal with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23838/24]