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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I argue that we should stop the use of peat in electricity production today. We are to wind down its use by 2030. We will not have any peat left by 2030. My understanding is that what is proposed involves using up what is left. We had a meeting at the national economic climate dialogue, at which it was stated that in meeting the national objectives that would save us energy - I refer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: We would have a new interconnector with France and could and should have another with the United Kingdom. The supply of power would pretty much match exactly the power we would lose from the peat and coal fired power stations. The gas fired stations are under-utilised and not profitable. We have a large fleet of modern CCGT to match our renewables. We could run the country tomorrow with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Let me get to the fundamental point. Rather than betting on the Irish stock market and offshore gas exploration, in respect of which there is no certainty and a chance of success of up to 40:1, should we not invest the same amount of money in wind energy generation off the west coast and in the Irish Sea and further interconnections? Instead of doing that, should we not invest the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Was the figure 47 million tonnes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Is that the shortfall across all sectors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I ask about one aspect of this because it is specific. We are in the middle of devising the new national energy and climate action plan, which requires us to meet the 2030 target, and we have to keep in the back of our minds that the target will probably increase in a few years because of what has just been agreed. We are saying that we are between 47 million and 52 million tonnes short of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: -----that has to feed into the new national energy and climate action plan to do something more. Some of it will come from the national plan and from retrofitting but it is likely we will have to do a load of other stuff, even to meet the existing target, let alone the higher target that we know is coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I do not believe that oil and gas exploration off the west coast is a security response because there is no guarantee whatever we will ever find anything. The alternative would be a liquified natural gas terminal in Shannon or Cork. At our previous meeting, IBEC was very clear in its analysis that this is not a viable solution because of higher emissions and it not being economic. Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have.

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Another major international report published today, from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, calls out shamefully Ireland for its failure in green environmental issues. On many of the sustainable development goals we are doing well but in the red zone, where we are failing or going in the wrong direction, it cites our waste planning, waste management, climate action, ocean...

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Taoiseach not issue the money order and allow us to introduce or even just debate a waste-reduction Bill or does Fine Gael insist on dragging Ireland into the red zone-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: -----when it comes to looking after our environment? Yet again the Government has been called out and the country has been called out-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: -----for our lack of action. Will the Taoiseach allow us to debate how we might cut the waste?

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: We have done that.

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: What is the answer?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the June 2018 European Council summit in Brussels. [29413/18]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2018: Second Stage (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I am glad to take part in the debate tonight. My party was not in the Dáil when the Children and Family Relationships Act was passed so it has been interesting to hear about the different cases involving different families, circumstances, realities, legal gaps and the different failings that exist at present. I echo the regret of those who may have been involved in the passing of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 34. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Ms Christine Lagarde. [30600/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 42. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the British-Irish Council. [30599/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (11 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the BER rating or energy efficiency level standard for the national social housing stock that have been built over the past decade. [31343/18]