Results 19,061-19,080 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I do not know the number but I will respond to the Deputy in writing. It is somewhat unfair to criticise us for the modal shift. We were very slow on the electric vehicles, EVs. The current number of only 19,000 is too few. I would be the first to admit that. It is a very low base from which to be going. However, when one sees the numbers we intend to have, the measures and the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: We are very committed to the aviation aspect of the climate action plan but in a global sense. It is only a small proportion of Ireland's emissions, approximately 6%. It must be approached in an international fashion. For Ireland to take unilateral action, and act when other nations were not taking similar actions, would be just foolish and would discourage people from coming here. The...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I will have to come back to the Deputy on that. BusConnects will do a part 8 application in Cork soon and a Cork BusConnects office is being set up.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: If Deputy Duncan Smith had been here in the previous Dáil he would have heard them screaming at me about privatisation every week from the benches over there and me trying to assure them that there was no privatisation agenda of any sort whatsoever. There is no agenda to privatise that I know of. Still, it does not stop people saying that it is a possibility. That is not the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I will certainly get the Deputy a written reply, which is not a problem. She is probably aware that many of the restrictions for hotels, restaurants and others in the tourism industry have been moved from one phase to the next, and that was a direct response to the sort of comment she made. It is also a direct response to some intensive and effective representations made by the hotel...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I will try to find out.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I can certainly comment but it is a matter for another Department. I will ask it to respond to the Deputy and try to find the information for him. The response he has got is from another Department and I cannot respond on that.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: The Deputy said it was from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: Yes. I am aware of that.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: What was the response? I am sorry but I cannot hear the Deputy very well.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I will respond to the Deputy in writing.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for his comprehensive contribution. I do not think I will have time to answer all of his questions. The schemes he mentioned seem on the surface to have merit, particularly the ones about working from home. I ask him to send me a request in writing and I will have them examined. The more detail he has on them, the better. One of the refreshing outcomes of what has...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I thank Deputy Nolan. She asked if I would consider banning conventionally fuelled new cars. The EU internal Single Market rules do not currently permit legislative bans on vehicle types from other member states. Roadworthiness testing - the NCT - is a harmonised EU wide system. Member states must mutually recognise certificates of roadworthiness issued by other member states, including...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I thank the Deputy for his contribution. We are getting it right in Dublin. Not being from Dublin but because it is such a high-profile project, the Deputy will be aware of the discussions we have had about the MetroLink. He will also be aware of the discussions we have had about BusConnects and DART expansion.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: These are designed absolutely to target the difficulties which we have and which are clean. There is the Luas as well. They are all clean and solidly anti-pollution projects which will help, first of all, on modal shift but will also help to produce extra capacity and be clean. We are not going to solve this problem overnight. However, 70% of commutes to Dublin city centre are actually...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I will share time with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin. This evening's debate is an opportunity for Deputies to air their views on the pandemic's impact on sport. I look forward to hearing their ideas and suggestions. I do not pretend that we have all the answers at this point, far from it. Many questions remain to be answered. Although considerable uncertainty...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I will answer that question briefly and then hand over to my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin. The Government is looking for a new package to help sport generally. That will include all the national governing bodies, large and small, and it will be distributed, hopefully, to the grassroots, which are the most important in this regard. I share the Deputy's tribute to the...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: That is the case as far as I know, subject to revision.

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I endorse that. It is really important that it comes from this side of the House as well. I will be very brief. I thank the Acting Chairman for his indulgence. The work done on the ground is absolutely unparalleled. The Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, and I have been to many boxing clubs, particularly around this city, which are manned by volunteers who do incredible work for their...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: We hope those clubs will be part of the recovery plan. I cannot speak highly enough of them. It has always been my experience in this Ministry that these clubs are the backbone of sport. It would be wrong if they were not a major and significant part of the recovery plan. The expert group will give advice on the guidelines about which the Deputy talked. Much of it will be up to the...