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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Are the two applications for conversion of licences granted in 2015 moving to a new stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: We are in the middle of a democratic process in regard to the issuance of new licences and what should happen to existing licences. I am nervous because rounds issued in the past were granted during interregnums. I suggest that the Department put a hold on new licence applications until the democratic will of this House is made clear. I understand there is no money order requirement in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I will be cheering it on to Committee Stage. I will give the Minister of State and the Department a heads up. It is a racing certainty that it will go to Committee Stage and enactment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister of State mentioned metrics. We received a briefing note, I presume from the Department, which is welcome. One of the key metrics I would love to see, however, is the salmon run this year river by river. The Department or IFI could provide it to me separately and directly. It not does not use river by river in this assessment but that is one of the key metrics because that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have been hearing similar anecdotes and that is why I asked whether there was any science behind it. I look forward to reading that report when it comes out. Our ultimate metric is what has happened, water quality, fish numbers and aquatic life. All the other metrics are interesting but the primary purpose is to restore natural biodiversity. If we are succeeding or failing in that, then...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: On Monday the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland made a statement on its latest five-year review of RTÉ and TG4 which raised real alarm. It stated the organisations had made all of the cuts possible in the past five years and that there was strong justification for increased levels of funding. It called for immediate additional funding of €30 million for RTÉ and €6...

Taxation Agreement: Motion (3 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 1:To insert the following after “13th September, 2018”: “and that the Department of Finance shall report back to Dáil Éireann within one month on: - what measures the Department of Finance will be taking to prevent the use of tax structures commonly known as the ‘Single Malt’, beyond its reliance upon United States tax...

Taxation Agreement: Motion (3 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister has said he wants to review, which is what the amendment allows. As such, I will press it.

Taxation Orders 2018: Motion (3 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 1:To insert the following after “14th September, 2018”:“that the Department of Finance shall report back to Dáil Éireann within three months on responses received from the government of Ghana to its offer to insert as a protocol to the Convention between Ireland and the Republic of Ghana for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: We heard the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, say this morning that the Government had given the go-ahead, effectively, for the North-South interconnector, which I welcome. This is vital infrastructure for the all-Ireland energy market. I understand there is a difficulty on the Northern side of the Border, and I hope the Tánaiste is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the invocation of the Article 7 procedure following the Sargentini report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40102/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Visits (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the United States of America Administration in regard to the cancellation of President Trump's visit. [37581/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, further to the increased direct funding to UNRWA already announced, he will also increase funding to grassroots and community groups. [40529/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to raise a point. Last week, the Secretary General of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment stated that he was about to present a consultation paper on how we will meet the new national energy and climate action plan to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, which would be published and a copy of which would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: No cyclist would say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I was keen to come back in because Deputy Brian Stanley seemed to be very upset about the intervention I had made at the start of the meeting. It is important to work out in a short timeframe what we are doing and what questions we need to ask. The point I was making was that this was one of the most useful facilities we had because it allowed us to access information and opened up the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Can I come back to Ms Behan and the Secretary General? They are right that it is an iterative process. Mr. Doyle said it starts in about 12 weeks' time. The European Commission is coming here before Christmas. It is going to ask what are the Department's projections for climate change emissions from transport by 2030. What does the Department say to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Has Mr. Doyle done any modelling forecasting of what the transport emissions are going to be in 2030?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Which research agencies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Who do I go to get an answer to the question as to what the Department's projected transport emissions are in 2030?