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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The OPW does not have a budget for deep retrofitting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Deep retrofit is the direction in which we need to go. The OPW has done all the painful stuff but had not yet done any of the deep physical stuff. Given that we will move to zero emissions from energy use in everything in a decade or two, we must deep retrofit everything. Does the OPW expect its budget for deep retrofitting will come from the €3 billion provided for retrofitting in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: It would be good for the committee to be informed when the OPW has the full picture. With regard to floods, our adviser from Maynooth made a very good point that when we are doing mitigation measures, we need to have adaptation in mind. To use that analysis in a different way, when we are doing flood protection measures, we should look at nature protection at the same time. There is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, reports on sea level rises are very conservative. Some serious senior scientific advisers are now saying that even the latest report may underestimate the potential risk of a much higher sea level rise. If they are accurate and one thinks of a longer-term trajectory, it will not stop at 2050 or 2100. What we have already put in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The OPW's planning application in Cork had to be withdrawn because of a recent decision of the courts. Does this not provide an opportunity in the meantime to consider in detail whether it would be better to invest now for the long term in addressing the fluvial and tidal issues and providing a tidal barrage before we proceed with a plan which is highly contentious and will not even do the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I wish we had started thinking 50 years ahead and investing appropriately. It is not long-term to act now to prepare for what will happen in 50 years. I regret that the OPW does not think that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Cork is worth it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I am pure Cork, boy, pure Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I will ask one last question if I can. I only thought of this afterwards but it is important. The State itself could not meet the target for energy efficiency. That is the easiest target to achieve in the sense that the required changes to building fabric are known very precisely. When did we realise that we were not going to meet the target? Why did we not adjust our investment or...

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I wish the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, well. I agree that we all have to pull together to turn this country green. I was struck by the Minister's comment that he was of the old ESRI school. The ESRI school of economics will not be sufficient today. Last weekend in Helsinki, a 15 year old Swedish schoolgirl named Greta spoke very well about climate...

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I learnt today that I am still an innocent and gullible young man. At lunchtime today I was on RTÉ's "News at One" discussing the motion and I felt in my heart of hearts we were going to make progress. I thought that because today was the day when the latest scientific research survey showed that plastics are in our food chain; those plastics are in us. Tomorrow, the European...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: A major scientific study released today shows that plastic is ending up not just in the food chain but also inside us, in our guts and other systems.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The European Parliament will tomorrow discuss and debate ambitious plans to cut out waste plastic. I have asked the Taoiseach six times over the past year whether we could have a debate and progress the waste (reduction) Bill introduced by the Green Party almost a year and a half ago. On the "News At One" earlier, I heard the welcome news that the Government will not oppose the motion...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Taoiseach provide that money order now?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Climate Change Policy (18 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to facilitate private businesses in transitioning to a low carbon and more sustainable business model. [43004/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Ms Forbes for the report. It has been very frustrating for the joint committee because we commissioned a good report which we had hoped would give the Government cover to make some necessary decisions on the funding of all media, not just RTÉ. Our intention was to try to provide support for Irish media because, as we all recognise, local Irish media are under threat as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Will RTÉ's representatives come back to me with a written response to the question of GAA funding and how much money comes from it? It is a specific technical area in which I am interested. I wish to make a general political point. I asked the Taoiseach last week or the week before about promised legislation on the funding of broadcasting in Ireland. He said Ms Forbes, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: RTÉ might get a lecture at the end of quarter 1. That might put off any decision to quarter 2, if it is done by someone else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to ask a supplementary question. I recall that Ms Forbes' predecessor had mooted an arrangement whereby the independent production sector in Ireland and other broadcasters and media would have open and free access to the archives in return for more stable funding, if a stable funding solution was provided for RTÉ. It could potentially really open up Irish creative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: It would make a lot of sense as it would stimulate the Irish industry as a whole. If it was done in return for good funding arrangements for RTÉ, it would be the right time to do it.