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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: That is fine. It is a consultation paper. We asked last week could we see it and were told we could not. Does that consultation paper exist now in a way that we could see it before it goes to public consultation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: We were assessed by the Climate Action Network, which assesses what is going on in Europe, as being the second worst. I could go through each file and paper line by line and show the amendments that we tried to make. They were all seen in the European climate community as regressive and gave Ireland the same reputation as Poland. That is the reality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: It depends on the perspective. My perspective is that this can be good for the Irish economy. This is not easy and other countries are not that good either. It is a difficult process. I have a question for the ESB. The Government's package is a good one and this national climate and energy plan structure is right because it says we have to think 30 years in advance. We have to think big...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: My two very last questions are for the ESB. It is difficult to predict what is going to happen in 2050 and that is what we are trying to do here. I would love the ESB to present other experts. I acknowledge the Pöyry consultancy produced this report and is very credible, but what energy expert believes that biomass in power generation is going to be the real future? That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Is it €25 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I totally disagree with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: This system will run heat pumps and cars. It will be so busy, critical and central that the old argument that it would not be used is nonsense and out of date. It is a question of how we cope with the needs and demands of the system. This is the skill. This is the industrial revolution in front of us, with regard to EirGrid and the ESB. We are good at it and it should not stop us using...

Regulation establishing Internal Security Fund: Motion (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I was following the debate from my office and I listened with interest to the various speeches. Our party will not be voting for the motion. Our position is along the lines of that expressed by Deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace, namely, that the best contribution we can make to countering terrorism, which I understand is the key objective in the establishment of the fund and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing to 0% the current 23% VAT on digital school books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39288/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing VAT on condoms to 0%. [39313/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing VAT on all menstrual products from 23% to 0% and 13.5%, respectively, including but not limited to such products as menstrual cups, disc and reusable menstrual underwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the earned income tax credit from its 2018 level of €1,150 to €1,650 to match the PAYE credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the likely revenue that would accrue to the State on the closure of existing tax breaks for real estate investment funds including section 110 special purpose vehicle exemptions related to foreign housing and rental investors, exemptions from capital gains tax, DIRT and corporation tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39316/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of increasing the minimum public sector wage to €11.90 per hour. [39315/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of removing the anomaly in which lone parents in receipt of one-parent family payment and jobseeker's transition payment and rent supplement are not eligible for SUSI maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39309/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of abolishing financial contributions to civil legal aid for victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a 3% annual rate of renovation for Government owned and occupied buildings as required by Article 5 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU and Article 4 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU has been achieved for each of the years 2014 to 2017, respectively; if the 3% target has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing lone parents in employment to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and working family payment until their child has finished secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39284/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39312/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of removing the habitual residency condition as a condition for access to child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39289/18]