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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda information messages issued by An Garda Síochána to persons whose lives are believed to be in danger from criminals in the past six years by year and district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47885/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position with regard to an application for international protection for a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [48257/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 480. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated a spinal stimulator. [48399/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a bus route and depot (details supplied); and the effect it will have on employees in County Kildare. [48255/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to publish the wind turbine guidelines. [48256/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [48519/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise for missing the first part of the witnesses' engagement with the committee. We have other committees to attend also, but I apologise. I thank the representatives for being here today because it is so important that we have the weight of academic opinion in respect of what needs to be done. It will greatly assist us in trying to form a report that responds to this crisis. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: So there is a precedent whereby-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: That is very useful. If there is some paper that would help this committee, it would be very useful for us to see if there is a translational effect into an Irish context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Does Dr. Aubert believe that it is a good model that should be used? I ask the other witnesses to respond also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: This is very interesting because again there is a clear example of a city, perhaps we could call it a city state, with autonomy in respect of its own governance. It is clearly working on this topic. Professor Masson-Delmotte states that there would have to be a clear disaggregation between CO2 and other emissions. For people who may be watching these proceedings, what is the reason for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I see.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Does that mean that policy interventions can be designed once a weighting has been given? Would it be possible to say that this is what we need to do in transport, this is what we need to do in agriculture or buildings and whatever it may be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Yes, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Is that not the point? We have line Departments reporting to this committee. I do not get a sense of that type of urgency, given the timescales involved, in Ireland moving towards carbon budgeting. Perhaps that is something this committee could include in its recommendations. I am also interested to hear the views of Professor Seneviratne on carbon budgeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: On that, if we establish the principle in the first instance, then we can roll it out. It is important that there are examples in Zurich and France that we can look towards. My next question is on the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. That is the big beast. In respect of the witnesses' interactions with other governments, academics and entities such as the European Commission, is there a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Dr. Aubert.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Is Dr. Aubert hopeful about the schemes being devised by the European Commission? I understand what he is saying about the member states’ application or implementation of those schemes. I would have thought, however, perhaps naively, that the European Commission is realistic now about the challenges member states are facing in respect of climate change. The European Commission, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Dr. Aubert.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I have grappled with carbon capture. Is it ethically sound to use it as a policy intervention?