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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: With regard to the terms of ownership and whether there is a concession or gap model, we have heard various presentations and everybody involved in the process usually says that if, at this late stage, we were to look to switch to a concession model whereby the State would end up owning the asset, while we would still maintain the other elements of the service, it would mean a five-year...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party is happy to support this Sinn Féin motion. My 75 colleagues in the European Parliament intend to vote against this deal when it is presented. That will be critical because every vote is going to count. The question for parties here is not only how we think in this Chamber but what their colleagues in the European Parliament are going to do. The Green Party is going...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: There two proposals for liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminals in Shannon and Cork. I was interested in finding out the Government's position with regard to supporting that. Did President Trump raise the issue during the Taoiseach's recent discussions with him in Doonbeg in Clare? Have there been any meetings involving other representatives of the US Government? Have there been any...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: It is mentioned in the national development plan.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: On Monday the Environmental Protection Agency issued a warning that air quality in Dublin had breached health limits owing to traffic, causing asthma among children and heart and lung conditions among the people of the city. That is not a surprise. Delegates from all over the world came to the recent Velo-city conference and could not believe how shocking the traffic management system in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: We will seek to use that mandate to write a new national development plan that will be properly climate-proofed. We will also look for savings. Fine Gael's Deputies and Senators in Limerick are rattling cages, insisting that we need a N20 solution-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: -----when there are other solutions available. A route via Cahir would save €500 million which could be used to provide the public transport system Fine Gael is not providing in Limerick or Cork. On Monday the party voted against such a system. The air quality issue in Dublin is exacerbated by the fact that the Government is widening every motorway approach road in Dublin to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Indeed we will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: At the recent Global International Energy Efficiency forum Claude Turmes the Minister for Energy and Spatial Planning in Luxembourg, said that ventilation is key and this has been referred to here. I am interested to know if ventilation is being put in all deep retrofits in houses that work technically. Mr. Turmes also said that perhaps a 30 year payback period is needed for a loan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I must apologise to Mr. O'Loughlin. I had to speak in a debate in the Chamber so I have arrived late, but I have read his statement. I met Mr. O'Loughlin on this issue last year, and I have had several telephone conversations with him in the meantime. I have also been in discussions with departmental officials in regard to the mediation process he mentioned. In any of the discussions or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: That motto originated after those two terrible fatalities in 2012. It was not an old tradition that went way back, but a deliberate and conscious attempt to improve the company's ways after those fatalities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Did the handbook Mr. O'Loughlin mentioned come out in 2012 or 2013, at roughly the same time as the other reforms? Was it part of the same response as the "Don't turn a blind eye" motto?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Am I right to say that DuPont advised the ESB? What was that company's role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: This is a personal detail but I mention it as background. Mr. O'Loughlin completed a postgraduate certificate in health and safety in UCD. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Did he complete that part-time, while working? How did that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Representatives from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities appeared before the committee yesterday. I asked a question about health and safety. Interestingly, Mr. O'Loughlin has said that in the UK, if a health and safety issue arises in work an employee could go to Ofgem, the equivalent British regulator. The CRU's representatives said yesterday that it does not have a direct safety...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Did Mr. O'Loughlin think of going to the Health and Safety Authority with theses concerns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The legislation sets out the path to take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Why would someone go to the Minister with a safety complaint in those circumstances?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Did Mr. O'Loughlin think about going to the HSA?