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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 42:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on annual targets: content17. (1) In respect of each greenhouse gas, the report shall—(a) state the amount of net emissions for the baseline year, (b) state the amount of net emissions for the target year, (c) state whether the amount of net emissions represents an increase or...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 43:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on proposals and policies for meeting annual targets18.(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after making an order under section 5(1)setting annual targets, the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report containing the information outlined in subsections (5)to (10).(2) The...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 44:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on proposals and policies where annual targets were not met19. (1) This section—(a) applies if the Minister lays a report under section 16which states that an annual target has not been met or that the domestic effort target has not been met in the target year to which the report...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 45:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on emissions attributable to consumption of goods and services20.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report in respect of each year in the period 2015-2050 containing the information outlined in subsections (2) and (3).(2) The report shall, in so far as reasonably...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 46:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Reports on impact on emissions of exercise of electricity generation related functions21.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report in respect of each year in the period 2015-2050 containing the information outlined in subsection (2).(2) The report shall, in so far as...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 47:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Report on progress towards meeting the interim target22.(1) The Minister shall, no later than 31 December 2016, lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report on progress towards meeting the interim target.(2) The report shall, in particular, state the progress that has been made in reducing net...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 48:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Report on the interim target23.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report containing the information outlined in subsections (4)and (5)in respect of the year 2020.(2) The report shall state whether the interim target has been met. (3) If the interim target has not been...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 49:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Report on the 2050 target24.(1) The Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report containing the information outlined in subsections (4)and (5)in respect of the year 2050.(2) The report shall state whether the 2050 target has been met. (3) If the 2050 target has not been met, the...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In the ten minutes available to me, I certainly will not be able to cover the multiple issues that arise from the whole Siteserv-IBRC debacle in the necessary sort of forensic detail. I assure Deputy Regina Doherty that I hope to look at the issues in a reasoned manner. Whatever about the use of language, to mention the context of the Moriarty tribunal, the adverse findings in relation to...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is connected to the argument about the terms of reference.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is about parliamentary questions and the failure of the Minister to answer them.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is relevant. The failure of the Minister to-----

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Acting Chairman is wasting my time.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Acting Chairman is wasting my time.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am making a point about an issue that arises out of this.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is unbelievable.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am aware of the motion and I am speaking to it.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I asked 50 questions raising issues of corporate governance to do with public assets, unexplained payments, expenses and so on, over a four-year period but no action was taken. There is a story there. This connects with the Siteserv issue. In the Minister of Finance’s statement last week, he said "any concerns around the [Siteserv] transaction were not known either to me or to my...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That raises very serious questions. This is somebody who owes €500 million to one bank, where there are now allegations that he was not meeting the terms of those loans and was looking to renegotiate them, who gets an enormous write-down to his benefit when he takes over Siteserv, and the bank that lends him the money to buy the company is 100% publicly owned. Do we not need to look...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Chair. This Bill seeks to address two central areas. I welcome the decision to replace the registered employment agreements that were struck down as a result of a court ruling. Similarly, the provisions in the Bill that seek to address the whole issue of collective bargaining are long overdue. Obviously, the context for this legislation is the fact that we have the second...