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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cost of Living Issues (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered using price control mechanisms to limit price rises on basic commodities such as milk, bread and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown and rationale for the figures provided by the National Transport Authority for the provision of free public transport given that previous estimates were based only on fare collections from public transport which were considerably lower (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from an annual levy on the profits in the residential building sector, similar to the proposed levy in the UK in light of the Grenfell disaster, at rates of 5%, 10% and 15% respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45305/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of providing full redress to Mica-affected homes by removing any cap on payments to homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of raising all social insurance and social protection payments to €300 per week, excluding disability allowance, invalidity and blind pensions, and all carer’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45306/22]

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank Sinn Féin for this motion, which we fully support. Retrofitting is a key solution to two crises, namely, the climate crisis and the energy crisis but for us the latter is the immediate one. I will deal with the climate crisis in a minute but first I want to give an account of two homes I visited recently. They were two council-owned homes that were retrofitted to a high...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position on the building of a liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal; if it will be privately built or State-built; the way such a facility can be compatible with the climate objectives of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45986/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: Will the Acting Chairman clarify how much time I have?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: Okay. We need some clarity on the issue I am raising. There is a jarring discrepancy between the media coverage of the energy review yesterday and the analysis from some NGOs and columnists today. Will the Minister clarify whether there will be an LNG terminal in this country, either privately built or State-owned? The substantial question I ask him to answer is how such a facility will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: Friends of the Earth has said the expert review "signals the death knell of Shannon LNG". Is the Minister confirming or denying that? There is a jarring discrepancy on this point and, apart from that, there is a discrepancy of views within the Government. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, recently said: "The time for discussion is over. We need to build an LNG as soon as possible."...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: New Fortress Energy has set up the Shannon LNG Limited company and paid Kerry County Council more than €4 million as a development contribution for widening the road to Tarbert, €2 million of which was paid even before the planning permission application was lodged. The question then is whether Kerry County Council now owes this money and whether it is liable to pay it back to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: It is unsustainable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank Ms MacEvilly for her two written responses to the committee. One was on energy demand growth in this country compared with the rest of the EU. It clearly shows that Ireland is a complete outlier in the context of energy growth demand. That was on the argument relating to data centres. The second was on the specifics about data centres and their connections. I really appreciate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: Will Ms MacEvilly explain that to me? If everybody is moved to the most beneficial tariff, how does the price increase?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: Arguably they could do that, given the level of profits they are making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: I would just like to clarify the fact that they are probably being charged three times as much as the rest per KW hour. That is as a result of what exactly. How does that happen? Is it just because the CRU has no regulation over it and because of that the companies can do what they want?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: As has everybody, but these people cannot shop around.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: I ask for absolute clarity on the fact that nobody will be cut off between 1 December and the end of February.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: Nobody at all?