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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: And the Government too.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not think the Government will ever share legal advice.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: They may, but we are not a British Government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We have a Constitution and laws that are based on it, with certain protected rights, unlike others that I will not mention. This is a living issue and an immediate concern for people. There has to be a balance between the right to protest and to people being protected. The Government is committed to delivering the zones. My understanding from the Attorney General's legal advice is that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My glasses are good but they are not that good. I ask the Deputy to send me the details. On Tuesday, €25 million was announced as being allocated to Meath County Council for local roads. The overall figure was a 4% increase on previous years. It is important that we maintain what is called steady state quality of roads. If they are let go, they cost more to repair, and there are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I commit to doing that. I am sure I will be joined by colleagues in saying how much people are inspired by the bravery and strength of people such as Charlie Bird. That vision of going up Croagh Patrick is poignant and powerful. We wish him and everyone else involved well. I will raise it with Government colleagues to see if there is anything we can do to help.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy makes a good point. I will have to look into it because I do not have the details of why it is so difficult to get that Covid certificate in place in time. The Deputy is right that people are now looking forward, as more normal life returns, to starting to travel. If they are restricted in that way, that would be a real problem. I will follow up and come back to the Deputy with...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I do not have the details but I will follow up and try to get the Department of Education to respond to the Deputy with urgency. It is not right that the school is in such an uncertain place.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am not aware of the school in question but I am aware of the issue. In my family we have a child with special needs and I have seen him grow up through the various parts of the health and education systems. My broad assessment is that our education system is providing many services that did not exist ten or 20 years ago and that there has been significant progress. The problems really...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: He is not here now, but Deputy McNamara and I were joking earlier about what the difference is between Ireland and the UK. We have a constitutional legal system. I see the European Union in a similar light. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is, in effect, an extensive constitutional arrangement to which we have all agreed. It provides us all with real strength and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I regret that the Minister for Justice had to leave only a few minutes ago. She would not have-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That is true. I absolutely agree that the savage attack on Mr. Niland that the Deputy mentioned requires us all to see what we can do. If constitutional rights are to mean anything, people have to be protected in their homes. I do not believe mandatory sentencing is the best response to that. The independence of our judicial system I mentioned earlier requires giving judges and our...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I mentioned earlier that the three key priorities of this Government are housing, climate and health. In health there will have to be reform. There was a lot of controversy yesterday in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health as to how quickly that is delivered and whether it will be delivered. Our cancer treatment service has improved significantly in recent years-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is right. We have to ensure that the does not result in other areas falling back. As the Deputy asks, I will talk to the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and see what plans he has in this regard. No one wants to see someone with cancer burdened with another worry about finances. Considering how we do that and how we deliver universal healthcare would be the best...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I assure the Deputy that the north side is just as much in our minds, attention and-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That does not come from any Government direction or an inclination on its part not to support the north side over the south side. The Deputy mentioned the active travel fund. I remember talking to an engineer who said he had not seen a previous example where pretty much everything Cork had looked for we had been able to deliver. Cork has been ambitious and a bit ahead of the curve in some...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to share some of my time with Deputy Leddin, the chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. I appreciate the chance to outline some of the measures which Government announced last week. I am glad our officials are here. They are responsible for much of the good work that has been done, particularly in the last year or two, to get us into position to launch...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022 contains provision for a once-off Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Payment to each domestic electricity account in 2022, to help alleviate the exceptional rise in energy prices faced by people. This scheme is in addition to the Government’s ongoing measures to address energy poverty and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The administration and management of applications under Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) schemes are an operational matter for the SEAI. As Minister, I have no function with regard to individual grant applications. SEAI has established a...