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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: They are traversing to an exchange on the urban side of Ireland, as it were.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: They could be providing fibre, say, from Glenthorn to jump back to Dublin effectively.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Mr. Kidney said that most of the exchanges were part of that area with the 300,000 homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Will the ducting and poles be used in that traverse?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment was due to deal with Committee Stage of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018 today. Instead, at 3 p.m. there will be a meeting of the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment to consider the approach the Government has taken to block the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: That is nonsense. It is utter nonsense.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the establishment of an electoral commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the volume of cost-rental housing projects he expects to advance in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a copy of each Natura impact statement and each appropriate assessment screening carried out by or for the Office of Public Works in respect of flood related works proposals since January 2014. [23270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legislation the Office of Public Works operates with regard to the dredging of watercourses; and if dredging by the OPW requires planning permission. [23436/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 781. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on a company (details supplied); and his views on the use of hardware and software built by the company here. [24335/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 817. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has agreed with the developer of the site above the proposed Charlemont Street metro station to provide the underground structures needed to facilitate such a future development of its underground station as per the final preferred route alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24088/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 990. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the redress available to residents in instances in which a developer has gone out of business and the management company is not in operation in a private estate such as the case of an estate (details supplied). [24087/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Fiscal Advisory Council for this very worrying report. I am long in the tooth here and the witnesses are saying with clarity that we risk making the mistakes of the past. Expenditure is going up by 7% in a year. There is an attitude that we should spend money since it is there. There are possible risks of losing a tax base on the horizon. In the past, it was construction tax...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: When Mr. Coffey cites some of the areas where there is overrun, he states that higher than estimated payments include housing assistance. Various policy effects come into this, with a substantial increase in housing assistance payment, HAP, and other housing expenditure.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: In the witnesses' very good report, in the summary on page 9, they make a point at the end that should two of these adverse shocks materialise simultaneously, with a real fear of a combination of a Brexit cut in demand and an international issue such as corporation tax, trade war or the Italian issue, we could have a reasonably quick turnaround from an economy that is growing at full throttle...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: An advantage of the "Green New Deal" is that it may involve substantial private financing and help from the European Investment Bank and others that may give us the necessary vehicles if we are fiscally constrained. I accept Mr. Coffey's agnosticism on spending priorities. I was impressed that, in one of his previous meetings with us, he said that one of the risks facing the economy is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I want to conclude on the background analysis that the Joint Committee on Climate Action has done, showing that the risk has grown even larger.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I apologise for being in and out of the meeting but I had to also attend a meeting of the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. The IFAC briefing earlier was scary for those of us who have been here long enough. The stories the representatives told us of "I will spend it because I have it economics" and betting the future on stable tax revenues that might...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Let us take the example of agricultural land valued at €10,000 an acre. If a council or other public body makes the decision to rezone it for residential use, the value might increase to €400,000 an acre. Is the Minister agreeing that the profit of €390,000 profit an acre should go to the owner of the land? As Judge Kenny asked when the matter came before the courts 40...