Results 19,841-19,860 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: First of all, I will not-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: We will not do the October budget here now. We will look at further additional measures.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Those measures have to be focusing on actual practical ways of-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: We are going to have to do a whole variety of additional measures. What we have done so far is not going to be enough. We are going to need to do more. On the ESB, people must remember it is a public company. In the past year it was able to hold back on some of the increases it had in its cost of gas because it hedged much of it into the future. Those hedging positions are coming to an...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: With the greatest respect to the Deputy, that is not true. It is targeted.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: We spend €85 million this year on retrofitting social housing. Of the €267 million within my own Department's budget, some €118 million is in the warmer homes scheme-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: -----which is 100% grant-supported for those in receipt of the fuel allowance.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: In terms of targeting, the measures in last October's budget were deliberately designed to target those at risk. Not only did we increase the fuel allowance, we also increased the qualified child allowance, the living alone allowance and the working family payment.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: It is that blend of different social welfare provisions that are needed. Lastly, in terms of the best way to manage this, we had a national dialogue on climate change last week, focused on the immediate energy crisis as well as on how we transition, with the trade unions, the social partners and the NGOs. This Government is working on a partnership basis and has to do so. To my mind,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: The two issues are connected. The cost-of-living crisis is driven by the war.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Does Deputy Paul Murphy disagree?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: If I can just make the point I want to make-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: No, but it is.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: What has happened with energy prices is fundamental to the cost-of-living increases. There is a real connection. It is not just about energy; there is also the potential increase in the cost of food. There are other reasons, including supply chain issues coming out of Covid, but the war in Ukraine and what Russia is doing is central to the cost-of-living issue. I make that point...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Why did energy prices go up by 27% last year, before the war? Why?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: Profiteering by Mr. Putin. One of the main reasons-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: One of the main reasons the prices went up is that he started reducing -----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I am trying to answer the question. One of the main reasons is that Mr. Putin started reducing the flow of gas into Europe and started raising Gazprom stocks in Russia. At this moment in time, gas stocks in Europe are at about 25% capacity-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: -----while Russian gas stocks are at full capacity. That lack of gas supply pushed up the price of gas which also pushed up the price of electricity. That is a fact. That is the reality and is something we should be honest about and aware of.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)
Eamon Ryan: The market said so because we buy so much gas. We made a mistake in Europe by putting ourselves in a position that made us vulnerable to that threat. It has taken a war for us to wake up and be wise to that, and now we have to reduce our risk by reducing the use of those fuels. That is our key response and that is what we have to focus on.