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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: 829. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30094/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Constitutional Amendments (10 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: 843. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Constitutional Amendments (10 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: 861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30099/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (10 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: 863. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if expert advice or data, including existing and or projected costings to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its consideration of Article 41.2 with particular reference to carers was provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30146/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: 916. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30103/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Maria Bailey. Today we will meet representatives from the Irish Road Haulage Association in our first session and representatives from IBEC in our second session. Before we do this I propose to go into private session to deal with some matters.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: I remind members and witnesses to turn their mobile telephones off, as they interfere with recording and transmission. I welcome Ms Verona Murphy, president, and Mr. Tony Goodwin, general secretary, Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA. I thank them for making themselves available to the committee. I particularly acknowledge their facilitation of us in respect of the change of date, which...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: As there are only a couple of minutes left to make the remaining points in the opening statement, will Ms Murphy paraphrase one or two points?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Murphy for her opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: May I interject? I could be wrong on this, but this is my understanding. The policy to change from petrol to diesel in cars was to reduce CO2 emissions. Effectively whether it is based on the Euro 6 standard or whatever, diesel is effectively low on CO2 emissions. However, having switched over a vast quantity of cars, the particulate pollution, which is the particulates in the exhaust...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: The witnesses are talking about reducing the floor for the rebate from €1 to 85 cent while increasing the maximum rebate rate from 7.5 cent to 15 cent and that the maximum rebate payable would kick in at the current minimum level for the rebate.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: That is a very substantial increase in the scheme.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: I ask Ms Murphy for a brief answer to that question because we are off the topic under discussion. Three other Deputies are waiting to contribute and there is also a second session.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: Thank you. Deputy Broughan is the next speaker.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: If the witnesses do not have the figures with them, we would appreciate if they would send them in writing.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: We will not draw any inferences on why Deputies, who are present or not-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: Unless Deputy Danny Healy-Rae can read minds, he has no idea why Deputies left the room. In order to be fair to everybody, we will just say that the Deputies contributed and asked their questions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: A number of Deputies have gone to ask questions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: We have the gist of the Deputy's point.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Brophy: I appreciate that there was no question in the Deputy's contribution. I thank the witnesses for their contributions and for attending. It was a very informative session. On the issues the witnesses raised regarding the ESRI report, we will raise them with the institute.