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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: I read the Minister's opening statement last night and again this morning and what struck me is that not many people know what is meant by the acronym "COP". There is an idea out there that politicians are behaving in an elitist way and doing things over people's heads. We now have an acronym for least developed countries, LDCs, and for small island developing states, SIDS. To whom are...

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: It would be ridiculous to stand up here and not cite the growing number of new cases and hospital and ICU admissions. Reframing the challenge of Covid-19 is difficult in the context of our current figures. Our children are of particular concern in the context of Covid itself, long Covid and the wider impacts on their physical, mental and emotional health. It is hard to believe that while...

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: I wish to reinforce what my comrade, Teachta Ó Laoghaire, talked about yesterday when we were discussing this Bill and the importance of the home liaison programme and the school completion programme. The home school liaison officers often save futures and sometimes even save lives. They can be the lifeline not just for a child but for whole families and the younger siblings coming up...

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: I apologise. I thought I had five minutes.

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: Yes, we were told five.

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: It has changed from yesterday. Okay. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: I thank Dr. Brennan for her presentation. I despair at the thought of what is ahead of us. Dr. Brennan spoke about the financial commitments made by Scotland and the Netherlands. I accept that has to be the case and that our commitment to the circular economy cannot be piecemeal. Does Dr. Brennan believe we are at the races at the moment? I am worried that so much financial assistance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: Certainly. It dropped on this end as well. I am getting a lot of feedback. Can the Chairman hear me now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: Despite the de-risking moves, we are still in uncharted waters and this legislation could create many unknown possibilities and challenges for industry. Given our current economic model, I worry about the degree to which this legislation will work and whether companies will look for a great deal of financial commitments to comply with it. How viable is that? Has there been any kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: Citizen engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: Finance and business view citizens as consumers, but with climate change coming straight for us, there has to be considerable citizen engagement in this process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: The answer was interesting and I agree with the points. There is the idea we need to get a phone every 18 months and parts have become disposable because we are such a consumerist society. It seems everything must be disposed of to get a new version. I thank Dr. Brennan for her answer.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (21 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the purpose for which the cumulative contents of brown bins is used; if the contents of brown bins could be processed and used to assist growers such as mushroom producers who may be reliant on imported peat; if the contents of brown bins are tested for the forever chemicals and PFAS; and if so, the levels at which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (19 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the detail of the winter plan of his Department for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 Oct 2021)

Réada Cronin: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on orthodontic waiting lists in north County Kildare; the number waiting greater than six months, one year and three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50521/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Réada Cronin: I am on the premises of Leinster House. It has been a really encouraging session. They are not always as encouraging. Sometimes we feel as though we are standing in front of the sea, telling it to stop. It has been encouraging to hear our guests' wisdom, the meitheal and the humility in regard to the planet, regarding the earth as a provider and producer that has to keep going. If the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Réada Cronin: Since I raised in the House recently the impact on women and children of assessments under section 47 of the Family Law Act 1995, I have had a flood of contacts from yet more mothers and accredited practitioners in the psychological services outlining disturbing experiences of women and their children assessed under this process. One eminent practitioner is very anxious about mothers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Réada Cronin: I was not interfering in the separation of powers.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Réada Cronin: To whom are these assessors accountable?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Réada Cronin: I did not mention any cases.