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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I echo the opinion that the forum on Friday was useful in advance of this discussion. I also echo Deputy Dooley's comments as a certain sense of urgency comes from this, certainly from the members of the committee who were present. There is a lot that is good in our broadcasting system and we want to protect it. It was suggested that we should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: What is the proposed timeline for the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: There was something extraordinary for about €300 million in a week last week. It happened in the blink of an eye.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: When do the next tranche of negotiations naturally occur?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I do not wish to go into the issue of sensitivity, but can Ms McCabe give us an idea of the process for a cable network? How frequently does RTE negotiate? Is it a block for several years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: An interesting thing for me came out of the forum. I have a simple thought in terms of how we pinch this investment in broadcasting - although "broadcasting" is the wrong word because we are referring to media. One of the strongest arguments coming out of our event forum on Friday was that this is an industrial development strategy. This is because we want to be good in the independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Lastly, was RTE happy enough with GAA doing a deal with Sky and RTE? Ms Forbes is saying she is happy enough that Sky is in the deal.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister. [31485/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I share Deputy Boyd Barrett's concern about CETA. To take a specific example, the concern is that it does not protect the environmental standards we need desperately to enforce. One can say one thing but do another. The Taoiseach said that many of his discussions with Prime Minister Trudeau concerned the issue of climate change. Whatever the spin may be, I am afraid my understanding is...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am very pleased to be able to speak on this important subject. It is absolutely right in terms of the allocation of resources that the Government has decided to have a Minister for rural and community development. It is one of the most important challenges for the country so it is appropriate that the area has a specific Minister in Cabinet and a Department to get it right. All the other...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Nobody could keep me from it. It is part of what I am. I am a Dub but I am connected to rural Ireland in a way that is real. We all are, and it would be foolish to make a false dichotomy. The success of Dublin will help rural Ireland because it will give us resources that we can deploy. However, rural Ireland has to stand on its own two feet and thrive. We have to create wealth in...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: They should be the first place-----

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: We can. We have huge wind resources.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Windmills are not going to work when they are small, unfortunately. They do not prove to be as economic. The reason they are large is because that tends to be more economic. They could be owned by the community. Then we could start to make connections. If people know that their electric cars are run from a windmill in their locality, they will start to make connections.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: We could use both. More rural houses should have electric car connections. As electric vehicles start to be suitable for longer distances, their range will not be a problem. If the oil-fired central heating in such houses were replaced with heat pumps and proper exterior insulation were put in place, and if the people in those houses were using electric vehicles, we would start to have...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It is a beautiful street. It should be full of young people in cheap housing. Last but not least, I want to echo what Deputy Collins said. If the Minister does one other thing in addition to making changes with regard to public banking, I suggest he should grab the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, and not let him go until he agrees to the creation of district councils. They could be...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Each council area should connect up with the neighbouring council area. This is doable. It is up for play. I ask the Minister to achieve two or three of the things I have suggested. They do not require a budget. They just require a bit of vision. The Ministers, Deputies Donohoe and Eoghan Murphy, and others need to be convinced that this is the way to go. If the Minister takes this...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if during the recent European Council meeting he asked the Greek Prime Minister the position regarding securing European monitoring of a case (details supplied). [32515/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion with the National Women's Council of Ireland (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: We have a woman on the job.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion with the National Women's Council of Ireland (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am very interested in joining this conversation and very much welcome Ms Allen back to Leinster House. This is not just a question for the previous generation. I am slightly concerned that we all talk here about what the IMF, McKinsey and economic interests want and that we measure everything based on economic growth, as if that was the key measure of progress. There are other measures...