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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of Petroleum and Other Mineral Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: ----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of Petroleum and Other Mineral Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Dr. Slevin may have already answered this question. A number of witnesses have said that banning exploration would be a threat to our energy security. Will the witnesses expand on that and on the effect an outright ban would have on our energy security?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of Petroleum and Other Mineral Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does anyone have any final comments before we wrap up? Does Deputy Smith want to wrap up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of Petroleum and Other Mineral Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am going to leave it there. I thank all of our witnesses for coming in here this afternoon and for their contributions. It is proposed that the committee will publish the opening statements and submissions received on our website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Employment Equality Act Order: Minister for Education and Skills (5 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister for that presentation. I also support the order. It is important that minority faiths are supported, and without this order the Church of Ireland would have grave difficulty in maintaining the ethos of its schools. On the broader front, in the long term, does the Minister believe that it is the State's place to support the ethos of particular faiths? I ask because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank both delegates for their presentations. Mr. Curtis said that education cannot be deemed to be holistic in any sense if it ignores either our actions or the spiritual or moral basis of the values that inform such actions. Does JMB have a stance on what it believes to be the moral issues relating to the teaching of RSE? Are there particular things that JMB does not want taught under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome that Mr. Curtis stated there is no area of the RSE programme that the JMB is unwilling to have taught in its schools. Is there any particular part of the RSE programme -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Are they all taught in schools under JMB management?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by the Chair to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I remind members that there will be a PowerPoint presentation. I ask Mr. Muttitt to start.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The next speaker is Mr. Paul Allen, project co-ordinator at the Centre for Alternative Technology. After Mr. Allen speaks, I will bring in the members. Anyone who wants to comment or ask a question should feel free to indicate. Mr. Allen has ten minutes and I will tell him when eight minutes have passed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Allen for his presentation. Before I call on the members to comment I will introduce the other witnesses now in case they want to interact with the discussion but they will speak later. We are joined by Mr. Jim Scheer, head of low carbon technologies, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. He is accompanied by Mr. Matthew Clancy, programme manager, bio-energy and combined...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in the SEAI and Mr. Brendan Murphy, the commercial and regulatory director of Ervia, before calling Deputy Lawless, if he wants to wait.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Scheer and will come back to him later. I call Mr. Brendan Murphy from Ervia.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Murphy for being so concise. Does Deputy Lawless want to come in now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Sorry for all these questions. We can come back for clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: A significant number of questions have been posed. The representatives may deal with them in any order they wish and members may seek any necessary clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Mr. Murphy want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you, Mr. Allen. You will have an opportunity to come back in. I am going to continue with our witness presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you. I invite Mr. Matt Collins from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to make his presentation.