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Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: No. If I can come in-----

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I ask the Tánaiste in any investigation regarding Garda whistleblowers, what regulations will cover the examination, treatment and disclosure of phone, e-mail and Internet records of Members of the House, journalists and members of An Garda Síochána, given that this is an unprecedented inquiry and that the institution with access to those records is the one we are...

North-South Interconnector: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I want to give the House some history of my involvement in this project. It goes back to my time in opposition in the Twenty-ninth Dáil from 2002 to 2007. At that time, we were starting to consider how we would develop an all-island electricity system. We had been blowing up power lines for the previous 30 or 40 years, which had left the North completely cut off. It was a...

North-South Interconnector: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It is technically possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 71. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the integration and mental health services being made available for refugee children upon entering Ireland; the number of child refugees that her Department is anticipating in 2017; and the capacity that her Department has for the provision of such services. [7043/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. Vice President Šefovi was in Dublin two years ago setting out the approach the Commission would take. In the 2020 package, all the political agreements were done in advance before the poor Ministers of Finance knew what was going on. They learned of it in a state of shock. We had these targets and so on. This time, because there is less...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I will just come in on that. Did Mr. Confrey say the Commission thinks that between now and 2020, which is in three years, we will go from 9% to 15%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Will that €100 million fine kick in straight away in 2020?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Is the witness saying people from our Department have yet to meet personnel from the relevant UK Department and speak about the issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The Senator raised a very interesting point on the detail. Does this effectively mean peat-fired power stations would not meet sustainability criteria? Mr. Confrey indicated it applies to new biomass plants but the wording seems to indicate that any support for biomass-fuelled power generation that would not meet sustainability criteria - I cannot see any of our peat-fired plants passing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: This information is very useful. I take it we have not yet got money from the EIB or Junckers investment fund. Have we drawn down money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: That is a long time ago. Has there been anything since?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The EIB last year lent €3.5 billion to the UK. It has lent €30 billion to the UK in the past five years, I think, or seven years - I cannot recall exactly - but it will not be able to do so next year. It is crying out for people to lend money to. The UK is doing very well. We, on the other hand, are one of only four countries which will not meet our renewable energy targets....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The consultation for that started in 2015, I understood.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I have one very last short question. Our energy efficiency target is not binding. It is 20% by 2020. What is our progress in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Regarding Mr. Brady's last point, the UK has apparently just signed a memorandum of understanding on the North Seas countries' offshore grid initiative, which the Dutch Government introduced last June. The fact that it did it in November is not insignificant. It will not sell electricity to Singapore, India or effect any of their mad-capped notions about trading globally. It will have to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to make a last point, if I may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Effect of proposed withdrawal of the UK from the EU on the Irish Energy Market: Discussion. (14 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The transmission infrastructure should be publicly owned. We want connectors, but I am nervous around that going down a private route. We saw what happened in the midlands project where we lost our public support. I think that the Commission and others believe that major transmission infrastructure such as that should be publicly owned as it gives us control and flexibility. It can be...

US Executive Order on Immigration: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Which policies would the Deputy support?

US Executive Order on Immigration: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: That we stand up for certain principles.