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Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am speaking to section 19.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 17, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“(c) the arrangements that should be made by the Cork local authorities for subsequent reviews of the Cork boundary alteration taking account of development and proposed development in the administrative area of the county council;”. I said earlier to the Minister for State that this is a very...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I would like some clarification from the Minister of State. I understand that he agrees in principle with the review but that, to his mind, this is not the correct place for it. I also understand that there will be a point of discussion around the funding ten years from now. Could the Minister of State consider stitching this review into the legislation in the place he believes is...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I will not press the amendment as I will take the Minister of State on good faith. He, and the Leader, have much more experience than myself in this area. There are mechanisms in place. I would have liked just one review process but based on what the Minister of State has said and his guarantees regarding the legislation being put forward by the Minister of State, Deputy English, I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: My first question follows on from those posed by Deputy Pringle. When will the smart services come online in the context of microgeneration? Is there a date for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Ms MacEvilly spoke earlier about the PSO that supports peat-based electricity generation. When will that stop? Can the PSO be used to support a just transition for the workers and what administrative or legislative measures would be required to enable that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: My last question is for Dr. McGowan who referred to the CRU's vision, which encompasses security of supply, affordability and a low-carbon future. Does the CRU have the resources to make this happen? The transition involved is huge and we need systemic change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Lord Deben for attending. I will follow up on what he said about Katowice, COP 24 and the enormous contribution of Sir David Attenborough to the discussion. Someone of his stature has a significant ability to influence. Could Lord Deben roll him out as often as possible or engage someone like him? When he spoke, it went worldwide and had an impact to the extent that it brought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Was Mr. Gove's report that Lord Deben referenced on waste?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Does it address food waste?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Is Lord Deben planning more reports on agriculture or transport similar to the land use report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Does the UK have microgeneration, for example, households with solar or wind energy capacity to feed into the grid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: That also applies to wind energy. I have many more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: On the issue of wind energy, an area in which Ireland has tremendous potential, one of the barriers to entry for us is our legislation, which is blocking our capacity to develop that area. How did the UK get around that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Is smart metering technology being rolled out in all houses in the United Kingdom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Does the UK committee on climate change benchmark against any other country? Has it a role model in any other country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Has organic farming been incentivised in view of what Lord Deben says about soil fertility and land use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: It is my understanding that Met Éireann provides a public service. I understand from Mr. Moran that the competencies of the Met Éireann personnel are in the science area, their expertise is in the STEM professions. We then have the problem of communication. Met Éireann has this superb resource, the trust of the public and yet it does not have the competency in communications...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Healy and Mr. Dillon for attending. I appreciate their contribution. Mr. Healy said in his presentation that grassland is not a currently accepted mode of carbon sequestration for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control, IPCC. From my understanding, Ireland reports all emissions and sequestration to the IPCC, including from grassland. The emissions sequestration must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Mr. Healy mentioned Burren Beo, the farming project which is a very good model that has had a tourism spin-off in that the farmers interact with tourists. Following on from what Deputy Eamon Ryan said, what we in the Green Party are saying is that in many cases we are very close and aligned. I come from a dairy farming background myself and I have always seen farmers as the custodians of...