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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I call Mr. Carroll.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Would Mr. Carroll like to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I call Mr. Doyle.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: The gist of the concerns, from my reading of them, are around accountability of this commission to the Oireachtas, the Government of the day, be it this Government or a future Government, and to the Minister of the day and around cutting across other structures within the State when dealing with industrial relations. Would the commission, as proposed, have the power to direct a public or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Is that in relation to accountability to the elected Government of the day?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: We have to accept democracy and that there has to be some level of accountability. That would be a fundamental concern. I refer to the just transition commissioner and some of the concerns. Leaving aside the industrial relations matter, which is, as has been mentioned, part of another structure, are the witnesses confident that having Mr. Mulvey co-ordinate this overarching strategic...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Okay. I am going to bring in Deputy Ryan, sponsor of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: As agreed earlier, we will be inviting IBEC and other groups in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yes. I have asked the members of the committee to email their suggestions on the stakeholders they believe need to be present in relation to this Private Members' Bill. Deputy Ryan said he was satisfied with the accountability back to the Minister. Would Mr. Carroll agree with that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Okay. Thank you. If there are no further questions, on behalf of the committee I thank you all for coming in this afternoon. All your opening statements will be published on our website.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome members and viewers who are watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action. I remind people to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode because they interfere with the sound system. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to Mr. James Cogan and Mr. Padraic O'Neill from Ethanol Europe. We also welcome...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Cogan. I call Professor Morgenroth of DCU.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Professor Morgenroth. I now call Dr. McGrail from the Irish Composites Centre.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Dr. McGrail to conclude as I am conscious of the time. I will let him back in later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Dr. McGrail. The Fianna Fáil slot is 15 minutes. I call Deputy Lahart.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I assume Deputy Lahart is sharing time with Deputy Dooley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I call Mr. Cogan to reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I am conscious of the time if Deputy Lahart is sharing equally with Deputy Dooley. I am sorry for asking Mr. Cogan to rush the answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I have a brief question. In the submission, Mr. Cogan states that it could be done overnight and there is no cost to the consumer or the Exchequer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Developing Ireland's Sustainable Transport System: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Can Mr. Cogan elaborate on that? It sounds too good to be true.