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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We resume to deal with scrutiny of EU legislative proposal, COM (2019) 427. It is proposed that this proposal does not require further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome Mr. Denis O'Sullivan, managing director of Gas Networks Ireland, GNI, and Mr. Brendan Murphy, commercial and regulatory director with Ervia. By virtue by of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. However, if they are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan. He stated that Gas Networks Ireland's goal is for half of the gas in Ireland's network to be renewable gas or hydrogen by 2050. Can he go into more detail? What stage have Gas Networks Ireland's plans reached? When can we expect to see more substantial figures on the usage of hydrogen? What stage of development has carbon capture and storage reached in light of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Senator have any more questions on anaerobic digesters?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Murphy for coming before the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome members and the viewers who are watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV. At the request of the broadcasting and recording service, I remind members, witnesses and visitors in the Public Gallery to ensure their telephones are turned off or switched to flight mode. The meeting will consist of two sessions, the first of which is an examination of the Climate Change Advisory Council's...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Professor FitzGerald noted that beef and dairy production in Ireland is relatively efficient in terms of greenhouse gas emissions per unit product. However, he went on to identify two difficulties with those sectors, the first being the size of the herd and the second relating to the need to implement new technologies and management practices. Will Professor FitzGerald elaborate on that point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I might ask Professor FitzGerald to respond unless he wants to take a few more questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Many questions have been asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We will move to the next group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Was one of the Senator's questions not answered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: What is the Senator's question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We are running out of time. Briefly, Deputy Bríd Smith has a final question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I am sorry to cut Professor FitzGerald off. Deputy Eamon Ryan is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the Deputy to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy got loads of time; she is way over time in fact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Could Deputy Eamon Ryan list his questions? I am conscious of time. There is another group waiting to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Senator Higgins is next. Could she try to list the questions so that we can move on as quickly as possible?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Senator Higgins have another question in that vein?