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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am asking this question on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Matthews. The question relates to an issue affecting the constituencies of the Minister and the Ministers of State, Deputy Matthews's constituency in Wicklow, as well as Wexford, my own constituency of Waterford and around the coast into Cork. I am referring to the large-scale development of offshore wind. What steps will the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The south and east coasts will be the next step in terms of unlocking offshore renewables. Hopefully with the development of floating offshore technology the west coast will begin to open up. There is no two ways about it; these projects will have a visual impact. There are people in my community, just as there are people in the communities of the Minister and of Deputy Matthews, who are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister. He is speaking about overreaching national targets, and of course we must think about these, particularly in the context of the carbon budgets passed last night. There is a flip side of the coin which is not strictly related but is very closely related. Last night there was a public meeting in Clonea-Power, County Waterford. A large group of local residents came...

Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I too welcome the Bill. It is a much slighter document than the Electoral Reform Bill the House just dealt with, but it is no less impactful for that. Its impact will be felt most by those who need it most. As the Tánaiste noted in his opening remarks, it creates a new right here in Ireland, one that is long overdue. It is still a case of playing catch-up. As the Tánaiste...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the appointment of a regional director of the IDA in the south east given that the position has been vacant since December 2021 and the importance of regional business development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18797/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide specific funding to support the recently published South East Regional Enterprise Plan given the historic funding deficit in the region and the national policy to support balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18796/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the development of grid interconnection in the south-east region in order to support the development of offshore renewables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18770/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Gabhaim buíochas le Dara Ó Maoldhia, go háirithe as a chur i láthair. Nuair a bhí mé i gColáiste Mhuire, Marino, chaith mé mo thréimhse Ghaeltachta ar Inis Meáin. Bhí mé cúpla uair ar Árainn Mhór. Ní raibh mé ar Inis Oírr go dtí seo ach sin rud a chaithfidh mé a réiteach. In the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will be very brief. I want to acknowledge the engagement the Minister has had with Conradh na Gaeilge. He has been very proactive in terms of addressing what I, along with other Deputies, identified as a weakness in the Bill that was brought in on Second Stage. Deputy Ó Snodaigh will correct me on this if I am wrong, but my understanding is that "Gaeilge" was mentioned just once,...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move amendment No. 10: In page 15, line 31, after “performance” to insert “, improve transparency with regard to private funding streams,”. All three amendments are mine. The central word in each of the amendments is “transparency”. A matter being discussed by the committee at the moment is the future funding of third-level education. We all...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will briefly comment on amendment No. 29, given that it is in my name. It probably refers to the previous group of amendments we discussed in that it again seeks to insert the word "transparency". The arguments made by the Minister in addressing the previous group of amendments pertain to this as well and on that basis I will be withdrawing No. 29.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move amendment No. 29: In page 16, line 40, after “accountability” to insert “, transparency”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move amendment No. 59: In page 31, after line 36, to insert the following: “(b) the climate and biodiversity emergency as well as national climate policies, legislation and objectives, including the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021,”. I welcome amendment...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am unlikely to be here to move amendment No. 75 in that case because I am running to the Dáil Chamber. The Minister and I have discussed the matter in some detail in any case. The issues concerned relate to climate action and climate change. I will withdraw my amendments.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move amendment No. 79: In page 33, line 27, after “economic” to insert “, climate action”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: This is something I would like to see addressed. The Minister said he will consider the matter between now and Report Stage. I draw his attention to the fact that the HEA initiated a review of higher education funding in 2017 and it emphasised the inconsistent and incoherent nature of the administration of funding, poor data collection and a lack of overall transparency in funding for...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move amendment No. 75: In page 33, line 8, after “economic” to insert “, climate action”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wish to ask a wider question. Tá brón orm nach raibh mé anseo nuair a thosnaigh sibh amach. Bhí mé as láthair toisc go raibh an tUachtarán Zelenskyy istigh linn sa Dáil. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as a gcur i láthair. It is interesting that sometimes a delay can play into one's favour because had an island strategy been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Chair is very committed to the sustainable development goals and I have made the following argument at this committee before. The SDGs are often viewed here in Ireland as something that happens in developing countries but I think that they are particularly applicable although I am not sure that we vindicate all of the SDG subtargets within communities on our islands. It is a tool that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (26 Apr 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination of his Department. [19340/22]