Results 721-731 of 731 for speaker:Naoise Ó Muirí
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: Dr. Kinnane also wants to speak on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: It is the airtightness of the home.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: To be clear on the ask from the CIF on HVO, consistent treatment of VAT on HVO would help in terms of adoption. Is this right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: The actual market price needs to be the same.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: It is not just in VAT necessarily; it is equivalence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: Dr. Kinnane mentioned the use of timber for mid-rise buildings. This is the second time we have heard about this issue. What is the situation there? Obviously compact development is where we want to go, so we have to go up. We are saying that timber, although it is sustainable, is not acceptable under the standards at present. Is this what Dr. Kinnane is saying? Is it that we cannot do it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: Are other jurisdictions doing it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: The carbon implications of this are substantial.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: The certifiers will not certify because they think the insurers may not insure. Is that it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: We will be putting all of the opening statements on the committee's website. Is that okay? Yes. On behalf of the committee, I thank all of the witnesses for taking part in our discussion on what is an important topic for this committee. We will now go into private session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Naoise Ó Muirí: I thank everybody for their answers to the members' questions. We will be publishing all the opening statements.