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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Implementation of National Mitigation Plan: Discussion (24 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Can I come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Implementation of National Mitigation Plan: Discussion (24 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: This might not be possible now but it might be something the EPA might come back on. I refer to its report of April 2017. It estimated that the commercial and public services sector would see an increase, with all of the additional measures, of 19.6% in emissions between 2020 and 2035. Can the EPA break that down between the public services sector and the commercial sector? I do not doubt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Implementation of National Mitigation Plan: Discussion (24 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: No, that is in the energy side. I presume that is mainly offices.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: UN Conventions (24 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Ireland's third biennial report to the UNFCCC was three months late. [18100/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Citizens Assembly (24 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to respond to the Citizens' Assembly report on climate; and if he will seek to establish a similar committee to the one established in view of the Citizens' Assembly report on the eighth amendment to the Constitution. [18102/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (24 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that 67% of all new housing being built has fossil fuel-based heating systems; and the measures he will take to reduce this in view of the Paris climate commitments. [18101/18]

Plastic and Packaging Pollution: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: As several Members said, this Saturday people throughout the country will be engaging in a campaign - the Sick of Plastic campaign - to call for a change in how we use plastic. It will be led by Friends of the Earth and supported by VOICE Ireland. It will ask people to shop and drop, or to leave their plastic packaging at the shop as a statement of intent in where we need to go. The...

Plastic and Packaging Pollution: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: It is done. It is finished.

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: At the informal energy council in Sofia today, the Swedish, Austrian, Danish, Portuguese and other governments indicated that they want to increase the level of ambition for renewable energy in Europe as part of the 2030 package. Given our huge renewable resources, has the Government considered joining that pro-climate action club, considering our own energy ambition for renewables? Will it...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The last point is an important and welcome one. We are now on the path to legislating for this. Given we are on Committee Stage and given the numbers of Members who supported it on Second Stage in the Dáil, it means we will legislate for this. It is a real achievement by Deputy Pringle, Trócaire and others. My compulsion is that we get it right. It is a complicated process and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (19 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procurement process for arranging flights to transport deportees from Ireland to their country of origin; and the airlines and travel agencies involved in transporting deportees. [17168/18]

Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Three revolutions are taking place in the world at the moment. The first is the digital revolution, which has been happening now for several decades. In line with Moore's law, technology is operating relentlessly in increasing our capability to process data. There is also a clean energy revolution taking place. We are moving towards renewable power and allowing efficiency in a range of...

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Countless journalists, rightly, asked the Minister a question on this issue, as did Members of this House, and on 6 December he answered the Dáil and stated: "I have not made my views known and I am not going to. I have a decision to make". I do not know what the Minister said to any of the other journalists. I presume they will check what he said at that time. Surely, however, there...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Minister. We received a very good presentation from our excellent budget advisory office team on the issue of rainy day funds. I cannot recall the exact details, but if I remember our discussions rightly, the key issue affecting the application was whether European rules would allow us to use funds we set aside in subsequent budgets in a proper counter-cyclical manner to give...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to comment on the first option to get everyone working and working all of the time. We are nearly at full employment. The Minister sounded like he will crack the whip and hunt people into work. We must start thinking about our economy in a different way.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister knows what I mean.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I have to get out of here.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Many OECD and European Union policies are all about labour activation and getting as many people as possible in work to stop migration. Such policies have knock-on social consequences that we should not ignore. That objective is what drives OECD and EU policies and we should be careful.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Yes.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (18 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: I knew Peter for some time. We had been to the same school and had done the same course in university. However, like many people here I got to know him during the financial crash. It feels like a bit of a therapy session. I refer to the numbers Peter had. When it came to the financial crash and managing it, he was passionate - there are no two ways to describe it. He would engage in...