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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: With respect to the Deputy, I have made it clear on a number of occasions in the past that, as is the practice in several other committees, where a question has already been asked of and answered by a witness, he or she does not have to repeat the entire answer. Witnesses may give a clarification where some information is missing, but Deputies should not repeat a question that was fully answered.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy may put her next question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Is that not a policy question?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: There are very strict guidelines on this. There is nothing to prevent Professor FitzGerald or the ESRI commenting on it but my understanding of the rules by which this committee operates is that departmental officials do not comment on policy. They do not advocate or comment on policy but inform committees on positions that are departmental policy. That is my understanding of the rules....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Mr. Brady would like to comment on that point.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Mr. Brady wishes to comment.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Is there a question?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am going to allow Deputy Boyd Barrett back in.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I urge Deputy Boyd Barrett to pose a question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I have not yet had an opportunity to offer my apologies. Unfortunately, I had a clashing engagement at the start of the meeting today and that is why I could not be present. I thank Deputy Lahart, who took the chair for the opening part of the meeting. To follow up on what Professor FitzGerald stated, if the logic is that natural gas will be used in years to come and that emissions will...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: In even the most sophisticated model Professor FitzGerald has mentioned, namely, that which obtains in the UK, is that built into the thinking of the UK authorities in that regard?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Is that a reasonable assumption for Ireland as well?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Is Dr. Curtis saying then that if one could foresee a situation where one could switch from natural gas to biogas, the pressure on households to make that change would be mitigated or offset?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I have to let Deputy Stanley in now.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I ask Deputy Stanley to be as brief as possible.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I ask Professor FitzGerald to be brief. Deputy Broughan has just joined us but we were just about to conclude. If we do not we will have to take a formal break. This meeting has been ongoing for three hours and-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Broughan is very kind. I will allow our witnesses give some brief answers.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: We will let the Department in on the slurry as well.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budgetary and Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: We have had a long and good three hour session during which the delegates have fielded a lot of questions from a lot of Deputies. We really appreciate the interaction with them. This is part of our work as a committee and it will feed into our deliberations on and input into the budget. I thank the delegates and Deputies for being here.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Heydon. Today’s meeting is one of a series of pre-budget consultation meetings with selected national stakeholders. The committee is grateful for the submissions it has received to date as part of this process. This evidence will feed into our interim report in July and our final pre-budget report in September. Before we begin, I propose...