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Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate charged on dog grooming services from 23% to 13.5%, in view of the fact the present situation creates inequalities, for example, if a grooming service is offered at a veterinary clinic, the 13.5% rate applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17289/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Legislation (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 298. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current primary and secondary legislation dealing with contaminated soil, including soil contaminated by hydrocarbons; his plans to revise existing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17287/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Legislation (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 299. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the facilities licensed to be used for the disposal of contaminated soil, including soil contaminated by hydrocarbons; the location of these facilities; the current status of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 300. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the consideration given to peatland rewetting and restoration as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the context of drafting the national mitigation plan; and the reason no measures for peatland rewetting, rehabilitation or restoration were included in the draft plan. [17290/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Data (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures being taken to improve segregation of domestic green waste and to prevent contamination of waste being exported from the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17291/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Garda national roads policy bureau and the Director of Public Prosecutions communicated with his Department in May 2015 on SI 332 of 2012 which removed the legal obligation on cyclists to use certain cycle facilities; and if so, the reason for these communications. [17292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been any results from the examination of the success of additional planning guidelines and instruments (details supplied) as devices to facilitate producing cycling friendly urban planning, which was to be undertaken in pursuance of policy 1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; the way he will ensure, in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in carrying out a study on bicycles, planes and airports in pursuance of policy 8.10 of the National Cycle Policy Framework. [17294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress in developing cycling demonstration towns in pursuance of policy 1 of the National Cycle Policy Framework; and the detail of evaluations which have been done of such progress and the future work planned in this regard. [17295/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (11 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s engagements with the EU’s Brexit negotiating team, led by Mr. Michel Barnier. [16459/17]

Other Questions: Northern Ireland (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to Secretary of State Brokenshire since Mr. Brokenshire’s announcement that he would consider a return to direct rule if talks to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland fail. [17915/17]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party and green movement in general are based on one simple, clear idea, namely, that if we can be efficient in our use of natural resources, we will be successful, not just successful in being sustainable in a world of scarce resources but also secure because we are facing an insecure world. The climate will change. Some areas in this country face flooding and huge water...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Yes. We, as politicians, are better placed to decide what the policy is and what the broad legal approach we should take is. It is the lawyers who interpret it. If it is not constitutional, the lawyers come back and tell us that but we should not abdicate our responsibilities to the legal system just because we have got ourselves into a political knot. We need to untie it. We need to win...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Minister for accepting amendment No. 57. It is a pity the other amendments have been ruled out of order. I would like to see the details of that. The intent behind the amendments, to which I will return in a series of later amendments, is to strengthen the tension on core environmental objectives, particularly climate change and biodiversity but also other elements. A number...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: If I can, I will attempt to renegotiate amendments in that regard.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: We also believe this Bill is a badly needed and welcome development in our planning architecture. There is a subtle line between having too much power going out of a Department, losing in-house capability, and having too much power remain there. In this instance it is right to transfer day-to-day regulation of the planning system away from the Department and the Minister. The overall...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister made the hypothetical case that there might be a Minister with responsibility for the environment who is rather aggressive or bullheaded - I think pigheaded is the word the Minister used. I cannot think of any like that in recent history. Looking back at our recent Ministers with responsibility for the environment, they are shy and retiring-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Tipperary versus Kilkenny hurling comes to mind, when they are going full tilt at each other. I have a couple of broad points to make. We have been quite good at regulation. It has not all worked. It came from Europe as a structure to force the Irish public administration system into use of regulators. Our former communications regulator is now the Permanent Secretary in the Department...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 14:In page 9, line 24, after “assemblies” to insert “in respect of”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 16:In page 10, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“(b) the national transition objective established in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015,”. I will speak to my amendment No. 16 and I intend to press it. To a certain extent, what this amendment proposes involves a continuation of the previous debate on the overarching...