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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I argue that we should stop the use of peat in electricity production today. We are to wind down its use by 2030. We will not have any peat left by 2030. My understanding is that what is proposed involves using up what is left. We had a meeting at the national economic climate dialogue, at which it was stated that in meeting the national objectives that would save us energy - I refer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: We would have a new interconnector with France and could and should have another with the United Kingdom. The supply of power would pretty much match exactly the power we would lose from the peat and coal fired power stations. The gas fired stations are under-utilised and not profitable. We have a large fleet of modern CCGT to match our renewables. We could run the country tomorrow with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Let me get to the fundamental point. Rather than betting on the Irish stock market and offshore gas exploration, in respect of which there is no certainty and a chance of success of up to 40:1, should we not invest the same amount of money in wind energy generation off the west coast and in the Irish Sea and further interconnections? Instead of doing that, should we not invest the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Was the figure 47 million tonnes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Is that the shortfall across all sectors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I ask about one aspect of this because it is specific. We are in the middle of devising the new national energy and climate action plan, which requires us to meet the 2030 target, and we have to keep in the back of our minds that the target will probably increase in a few years because of what has just been agreed. We are saying that we are between 47 million and 52 million tonnes short of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: -----that has to feed into the new national energy and climate action plan to do something more. Some of it will come from the national plan and from retrofitting but it is likely we will have to do a load of other stuff, even to meet the existing target, let alone the higher target that we know is coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I do not believe that oil and gas exploration off the west coast is a security response because there is no guarantee whatever we will ever find anything. The alternative would be a liquified natural gas terminal in Shannon or Cork. At our previous meeting, IBEC was very clear in its analysis that this is not a viable solution because of higher emissions and it not being economic. Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker. [28052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statelessness Determination Process (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that have been received. [31046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statelessness Determination Process (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that were granted in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [31047/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statelessness Determination Process (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average time to make a determination on an application for the recognition of statelessness. [31048/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for permission to reside here made by persons (details supplied) on 16 June 2016; when a determination will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Projects (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 783. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a service level agreement, in number of days, for the planning process for renewable energy projects from design through to operation (details supplied); and the way in which these service level agreements compare with the UK and Germany. [31050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 784. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider using the Kilbarry project in Waterford city as a pilot scheme to reassess planning restrictions regarding the ESB grid access. [31052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (10 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 785. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the roll-out of the renewable energy support scheme. [31053/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I understand the Minister for Justice and Equality briefed parties last week on the proposed referendum on removing the article in the Constitution on supporting women in the home. Unfortunately, our party was not invited to that but I hear on the grapevine that the Government seems intent on moving towards simply deleting the existing provision rather than considering alternative wording....

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Tánaiste that much of the advertising could be beneficial. I would not look for a ban on political advertising. The work carried out by the Transparent Referendum Initiative showed that roughly half the adverts were about getting people involved, encouraging people to do fundraisers or come along canvassing. Whichever side one is on, that is a good thing. This is why...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2018)

Eamon Ryan: There is unfinished business following the recent referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. Obviously, we have all of the legislation required, but there is one other aspect about which I want to ask. We are still in the middle of a real crisis in terms of the effect of online advertising in elections and referendum campaigns across the world. Only yesterday we saw controversy in the...