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Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: The task force for accelerating infrastructure is preparing a report. Is that correct?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: The Minister chairs it.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: If the committee has questions about it, we can invite the Minister.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: Decades of inaction, mismanagement and a lack of ambition from successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael governments have caused Ireland's critical infrastructural deficits to develop into a full-blown crisis across multiple sectors. An Teachta Daly referred to the motion that Sinn Féin brought forward last week and the snail's pace at which the Government has rolled out the transition...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: What about the impact from allowing 72 hours to elapse before testing the samples?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: Why did the Marine Institute find out about the fish kill before the EPA? The Marine Institute found out about the fish kill on the 11th and the EPA claims it found out on the 12th. My apologies for being late but I was contributing to a debate on an environmental Bill in the Dáil. Dr. Ryan said that the EPA did not find out until the 12th but Mr. Long said that the EPA was told on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: I asked because I wondered why there was confusion around that. The results of the EPA's investigation are different from those of the Marine Institute. Does the EPA use different metrics used? Please explain why different conclusions were reached.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: The EPA had a different reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: My next questions are for Inland Fisheries Ireland. Mr. Fox mentioned legislative shortcomings. Is it only from this circumstance that the IFI has liaised with the Minister of State about increasing its enforcement powers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: That is good. What preventative measures can the Government take to address the frequency of fish kills in Ireland? Since I was elected five and a half years ago, there have been several fish kills in my constituency, in north Kildare, in the River Rye. The distress that fish kills cause to local fishermen is horrendous and a fish kill has an impact on income as well. Earlier today in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: I have one quick question for Cork County Council. How often does the council collect water samples from the Blackwater? Does it happen on a regular basis or was it just done as a result of this fish kill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Réada Cronin: I want to follow on from Teachta Kenny's question about the Marine Institute. I wondered why it took three days to begin processing the samples and it was because the Marine Institute was busy with something else. Could that work have been delegated to Inland Fisheries Ireland? Also, what about the impact of allowing 72 hours to elapse before testing the samples?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I hear what Mr. Hyland is saying, and I think it is an interesting thing that we could follow up on. Hydrotreated vegetable oil was mentioned. My understanding was that we do not have enough, that we cannot source it locally and that it would have to be imported. Am I wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: Would it negate any environmental benefit if we have to import it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: We have a lot of points-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: There is concern about palm oil being used in it in the context of deforestation. That is a global concern. I have a question for the Society of the Irish Motor Industry. The advantages of electric vehicles were referred to. None of my kids wanted to get a car. When the first one had a child, he had to get a car. Unfortunately, he did not buy an electric car. He has one now. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: What changes would Mr. Cooke like to see in the context of the grants that are currently available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: Some families might have two or three cars and there are problems with parking. If we could improve public transport and get families down to one electric car, it would be a huge improvement. Does Mr. Creegan have any information on the DART+ West out to Kilcock? Has the NTA found a depot yet for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Réada Cronin: Has the NTA identified a new depot yet?