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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The membership of the Committee on Climate Change is very impressive. It is science heavy, in that there are only one or two economists, unless people are disguising their economic credentials. Does Lord Deben think that is the right balance? We tend to have a climate committee which has many economists on it and fewer scientists. I know Lord Deben has to be careful and diplomatic here-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Does Lord Deben consider that there is a shortage of economists on his committee or is he happy with the number?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: It is not agreed. We saw the Speaker of the House of Commons recently standing up for the rights of the Parliament. I ask that the Ceann Comhairle stand up for the rights of all Members of this Parliament in progressing legislation. In the final days before the break for Christmas, the Government blocked Deputy Bríd Smith's Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I object to the Government blocking the Opposition from progressing legislation. It talks about climate but does not do anything. It does not have a legislative programme but blocks Opposition Bills. That Bill was blocked from going to Committee Stage in a way that is fundamentally unconstitutional and against the rights of this House. I ask that the Business Committee look at it as a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: If we allow that to happen-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. I thank the Ceann Comhairle and look forward to the discussions of that committee.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: When it comes to the issue of property tax, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan, seems to be saying that there should be one law for the rest of the country and another for the well-to-do. The Independent Alliance, sniffing a popular decision about to be made, is keen to get a credit ahead of the pack. What exactly is the Government planning to do,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Radon Control Strategy (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if actions in the National Radon Control Strategy 2014 for the surveying and control of radon in the private rental sector and in privately owned housing used in the social housing sector have been implemented; if the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations now include obligations to test for and remediate radon;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Radon Control Strategy (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce minimum thermal efficiency standards for rented accommodation in view of the linked problems of fuel poverty in the private rented sector and lack of progress in achieving thermal retrofit of private rented accommodation. [1473/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance the median selling price for NAMA units sold each year in each of the Dublin local authorities; and the median sales and lease price at which new units from NAMA are sold and leased to local authorities and approved housing bodies. [1626/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Plan Implementation (15 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 1179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans for the extension of marine protected areas; and the timeline for the implantation of these areas. [51158/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gorse Burning (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 43. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the reason she opened a public consultation on draft regulations allowing burning in March of uncultivated land at 5.30 p.m. on the Friday before Christmas to close on 16 January 2019; her views on whether timing public consultations to run over the Christmas period represents good practice; and if she will extend the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gorse Burning (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: At the time of the formation of this Government the programme for Government stated specifically that the Government wanted to do consultation in a new way. It was to be proper consultation and not simply a tick-the-box exercise. The idea was that we really listen with respect to the views before the public service makes a policy decision. Does the Minister believe it is appropriate,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gorse Burning (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I am glad there was an extension but I retain my concern that the opening date for the consultation, late on Friday, 21 December, was not designed to encourage maximum participation. That is a real problem. It gives a sign of the real intent of the Minister and the Department. Furthermore, the document on wildlife burning refers to a period from XXX to YYY on which we are asked to comment,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gorse Burning (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Why did the Minister not include Schedules 1 and 2 to the regulations? Why were they not included in the consultation documents on which people were invited to comment to allow proper consultation?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration was not signed; the reasons for signing or not signing respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I have a question for Met Éireann. Professor Ray Bates is a former head of research in Met Éireann. I wish to refer to what he said in an article published in the Irish Farmers' Journalon 22 December about a recent alarming report compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, on the difference between a 1.5° and 2° Celsius increase in global warming....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Is that a "Yes" or "No" answer to my question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Professor Bates stated in the same article: "As a practising professional in the area of climate science, I do not see the current scientific evidence as indicating we are in a state of planetary emergency." Do the scientists present, who know the science, think that we are in "a state of planetary emergency"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Professor Bates insisted in his article that the Citizens' Assembly had not received impartial scientific advice on the climate change issue. Do the witnesses agree or disagree with his assertion?