Results 23,881-23,900 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The truth, from my perspective as Minister with responsibility for climate, is that we will not only need 8,000 ha per annum but a multiple of that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The critical question, to go back to the matter of quality not just quantity, is that of where. We made a mistake in the first stage of the evolution of forestry in the State where it was on the marginal lands on peaty soils in uplands areas where we drained the soils and released carbon. It is now going to have to come down and will have to be integrated. Many farmers will plant and...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: This is happening.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: This was launched weeks ago. Mark my words, because it is so generous in regard to the changed premiums, it will take off-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: -----as well as Coillte and other private operators being involved in afforestation.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Gresham deal is not the future of Irish forestry.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: It cannot be. The future has to be more diverse, better for water quality and better for nature as well as providing -----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: Nearly a year ago, Vladimir Putin sent his tanks into Kyiv and set the world ablaze by putting energy prices through the roof. They had already risen because he had been turning off the tap deliberately in advance and using energy as a weapon of war. The inflation that resulted and the cost-of-living crisis that came from that was unprecedented, probably since the early 1970s and the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: That is the job of the Central Bank.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The Central Bank is the regulator.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: We set the broad policy context around not having consumers ripped off but that is the mandate of the Central Bank. There are 2,000 people there with real expertise in the area and a clear mandate from Government to say we do not want anyone exploiting or getting an undue profit or an unduly high interest rate. That is their job. If we started to become the regulator again, where would...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: I will try to deal with the Deputy's prime question on energy supports. Those electricity credits have been well timed and well placed. They particularly have helped families in default or at risk of default and not able to pay their bills. Each time they have kicked in, we have seen a dramatic drop in the number of families at most stress. Therefore, it has been exactly the right measure....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: At the end of July and in early August last summer when the price hikes really hit, my fear was that the impact would be far worse than the impact of Covid. That scale of price increase, which no one could predict would continue or otherwise, would be devastating for Irish business. Even though prices have come down dramatically since that spike, it has been very challenging for many...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: However, that was the price people were paying at the forecourt, which is what matters to people. It is slightly different between gas and petrol, but the price has come done to about €1.50, so it has changed
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: It is complicated because the euro to dollar exchange rate affects the price as well as the price of oil. The price of oil has been relatively steady at about $80 a barrel on the international markets. In those circumstances we need to consider restoring our tax base. The benefit of excise and VAT is that they help to provide a stable income which allows us to pay for the public service...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: We will not be able to decide that on Leaders' Questions on Thursday, 26 January.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: We need to do that collectively as a Government, taking into account a variety of circumstances, recognising that while prices have come down very significantly, they are still very high by historical comparison. In our economy we need to ensure the overall economic approach protects the most vulnerable, retains employment and helps businesses because some businesses are still in particular...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: We need to try to ensure we have an economy that serves our people. That is the purpose of our economic policy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: The income streams that come from a stable tax base are part of a social democratic approach Government. It is so easy to make promises where you will not have to pay for anything-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2023)
Eamon Ryan: -----and we will provide for everything. There is a responsibility to balance income and expenditure.