Results 4,721-4,740 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche
- Motor Taxation. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: This is it. One word responses to everything. The Deputy does not want to hear the truth because he is such an incompetent Opposition spokesperson.
- Motor Taxation. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: The figure of 10% used by the Deputy is up 6% on the registered figure. He is a disgrace and a clown.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: References in a recent EEA report to a potential shortfall of 16% on the Kyoto target failed to take account of a number of key measures in Ireland's strategy for complying with the Kyoto Protocol. This arises from the methodology the EEA applied. It did not take into account the EU emissions trading scheme, which was praised in the recent Stern report and which will account for 3 million...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Not really.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Lest I be accused of lecturing, I was pointing out that the EEA has a calculation methodology which does not take into account the 3 millions tonnes which I mentioned under the EU emissions trading scheme. It is quite legitimate to point out that is the case because that is part of the 11 million tonnes saving that has already been identified. It does not take into account the 3.6 million...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: It is in the future.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: The situation in Ireland is that this countryââ
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: If the Deputy has finished asking the question I will give him the answer.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Ireland's economy, since the reference year of 1990, has grown by 150%.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Our greenhouse gas emissions have grown by 23%, 10% above the indicative rate of 13%, which we have to reach.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Yes, we have.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Let me give the Deputy some indications.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: I will give the Deputy the exact figures. In industry we are well on the way to meeting the 3 million tonnes target. That is accepted.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: I will deal with that too if the Deputy allows me. If he stops asking questions I will answer them. CAP reforms will reduce carbon emissions. We are in the process of reducing by 2.4 million tonnes. There has been a significant reduction.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: We have to reduce our indicative figureââ
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: Our indicative figure is to get down to 15 million tonnes below the projected figure, that is, down to 63 million tonnes by the indicative period. We will get down to that figure.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: That is the figure we have to get to.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: That is correct, there is a lot done and there is more to do. I accept that.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: In energy, we have already had significant savings. We are down towards 1.3 million tonnes over a variety of sources. Industry is well on target. In the CAP, for example, the nitrates and the other programme will reduce by 2.7 million tonnes, forestry will reduce by 2.8 million tonnes. We are talking about the future, 2012.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (8 Nov 2006)
Dick Roche: That is correct. The period within which we have to reach the target is between 2008 and 2012, and we have not reached 2008.