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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (29 Nov 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to legislate for a hate crime to be considered as an aggravating factor in the sentencing of crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49978/18]

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

Eamon Ryan: The Irish Examiner yesterday reported a division within the Cabinet concerning plebiscites on directly elected mayors for Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, was reported as stating there was no proper costing of the proposal and the Attorney General as stating there were no details of what the powers of the mayors would be. It is due for debate...

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Has it been decided whether, in servicing the final houses, we will be using ESB poles or Eir poles? What is the process for deciding that now?

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: What percentage of the houses does the Minister expect will be reached by cable and what percentage will have fixed wireless or other wireless technologies?

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Who carries the risk with regard to take-up by customers of the service? Where is the commercial risk in that? How much is carried by the Department and how much by the bidder?

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: How can the Oireachtas evaluate whether this is an appropriate process and whether we are getting good value for money when, in truth, the Minister's comments earlier were very general? He referred to the merit of broadband, on which no one disagrees, but we have no detail on the sorts of questions I have just asked. What role will there be for Opposition spokespersons during the final...

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: After the fact.

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: This is important legislation that is changing the nature and structure of our democracy and we need to get it right. It is something we have been thinking and talking about for more than ten years. It is disappointing, therefore, that the Bill is being rushed at the last minute. As I commented to the Taoiseach earlier today, we read in the newspapers that the Minister for Finance was...

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I was not intending to share time. I will leave it at that. My colleagues have spoken previously.

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I will conclude. I look forward to hearing the Minister of State's response. Perhaps Deputy Fitzmaurice would like to avail of the remaining time in this slot.

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

Eamon Ryan: I realise that a vote have been called in the Dáil. I beg the indulgence of the panel. Are they willing to wait for five to ten minutes while the vote takes place? I can return afterwards and ask my questions. In truth, the Acting Chairman knows that we will have to run out the committee room door in 60 seconds time and I would like an opportunity to ask three questions.

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

Eamon Ryan: The future of the Labour movement will go hand in hand with the environmental movement. I mean green is the new red and red is the new green. Senator Grace O'Sullivan has commended some of the work that has been done. Likewise, I thank Mr. David Joyce for the work that he did, and that we did together, at the climate gathering in terms of a series of sessions where we considered this issue...

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

Eamon Ryan: Realistically, the time is very tight.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): British-Irish Council (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I presume we have all been following developments in the House of Commons in recent days. I refer, for example, to the publication of the legal advice earlier today. There is a sense of bewilderment. It seems that the backstop is the focus of all of their attention. It seems that in many ways it is being used as a proxy for the real internal war between those who want a hard Brexit and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Issues (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker since he met Prime Minister May on 21 November 2018; and the issues that were discussed. [50479/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Issues (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings he had at the special meeting in Brussels on 25 November 2018. [50480/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Issues (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: It is impossible to work out what will happen with regard to Brexit following the vote next week in the House of Commons. I was in Westminster last week talking to my colleague, Caroline Lucas, from the Green Party, who is involved in the People's Vote campaign. We support it while being respectful from a distance. I do not believe there can or should be any reopening of the deal that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I firmly believe that with collective action in this country our society and this State can address this issue. I believe that because of my own experience in government during a very difficult period. However, in 2011 we were on target to meet our 2020 targets. We were on 11% and were heading in the right direction. While much of that was due to the recession, and in particular the loss...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The reason we wrote the letter to ask about the additional projects was that it is perhaps difficult for public servants to be honest in a committee. If we have to go into private session we should do it, by all means. We wondered whether there were additional projects because there is a shortfall, as the Minister recognised, and wanted to get an understanding of those projects so that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: To conclude, would it help the Minister if we could get some kind of agreement here? We will not get agreement on everything because it is so difficult and such a huge challenge. It is bigger than the jobs task, as I said to the Taoiseach a number of weeks ago. However, would it help the Minister if we were to get agreement on proposals that, for example, we go for 20,000 ha of continuous...