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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: The repetition of the words "families, farms and businesses" does not pull at my heartstrings. I doubt that it pulls at the heartstrings of millions of people who support the "keep it in the ground" campaign, particularly the kids who marched recently. It is absolute and utter nonsense to say this would not reduce our emissions. Of course it would reduce our emissions. What the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I totally reject the question of security. I repeat what I have said to the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Okay. They were separated in the end. That is grand.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the issuing of further licences for exploration will be halted in view of the worsening climate crisis evidenced by the catastrophic monsoon in south-western Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14194/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I would like the Minister of State to make a statement on whether the issuing of further exploration licences will be halted in view of the worsening climate crisis, as evidenced by the recent catastrophic monsoon in south-west Africa.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: This question relates specifically to the impact of climate change and the refusal of this Government and other Governments to recognise that we have to leave over 80% of known fossil fuels in the ground. Those are the known ones, never mind going searching for unknown ones. The impact is horrendous. In response to the previous question, the Minister of State mentioned the Citizens'...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is remarkable to listen to the Minister speaking about farms, families and businesses as if somehow I do not give a damn about those things, or indeed as if the tens of thousands of children who left school and marched to demand that the Government keep fossil fuels in the ground do not give a damn about their families, their farms or the businesses that surround them. They do, of course....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: They did not shout, "We support the Citizens' Assembly recommendations."

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Tax ExxonMobil.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have done.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I will produce a report tomorrow.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Like banning fossil fuel exploration.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: We have gas for the next few decades.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: “Dirty” natural gas.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Such as Russia and China which the Government is already partnered with.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: That is nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Stop telling people lies. That is nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Government is already partnered with them.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: There are no jobs to be got from it.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when details of the decision by the broadband procurement team on the remaining bidder tender will be announced; the costs to date of the broadband procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14169/19]