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Prohibition of Fossil Fuels (Keep it in the Ground) Bill 2017: First Stage (16 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to prohibit the issuing, renewal, reinstatement, or extension of any licence or other exploitation rights for the exploration, extraction, production or prospecting of all forms of petroleum onshore or offshore and to provide for related matters. This legislation does what is says in the Title of the Bill and aims to keep fossil...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (16 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with President Juncker regarding the development of the future of Europe strategy. [40446/17]

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: If the Taoiseach was serious, he would heed the recommendation of the Citizens' Assembly that the spending on transport, which is currently two thirds roads to one third public transport, should be reversed the other way. What the Taoiseach just said might turn into reality, but it is fiction. The Taoiseach constantly accuses other Members of the House of not being up to speed on the brief...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I bring news of shame to our country; I do not know if that is calm. A report, the Climate Change Performance Index, has just been published. It was produced by the leading NGOs dealing with this issue across the world. The process relating to the report has been running for a long time. The report indicates that Ireland is seen as the worst country in Europe in terms of climate action...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: In every area I look, I see a lack of commitment. With regard to transport, the metro is arriving 20 years late. We should have built it 20 years ago, as set out in the transport plan at that time. Instead, we just built the roads. We are not building the DART interconnector. Where is that as another significant and important transport project in this city? Where is the light rail...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the carbon price that applies to the cost benefit analysis assessments for capital projects; and the reforms he is considering in regard to this price and mechanism. [47497/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: At the meeting of the Citizens' Assembly at the weekend there was a real sense of dismay at the lack of political leadership in tackling climate change in this country. Among the various criticisms which Professor John FitzGerald, the head of the Climate Change Advisory Council, made was that the Minister's Department does not have an appropriate mechanism for measuring, valuing and pricing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The code the Minister is using and the price he is setting are not working. I will take a number of measures as evidence. The European Commissioner for Transport was over recently. She said that 90% of her budget goes on public transport in recognition of the fact that we have to decarbonise our entire transport system in record time. What do we have in this country? The national...

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am very glad we seem to have a changed situation. This morning my understanding was that the Bill would not be moving on to Committee Stage and I do not know what changed in that regard. I listened to what Deputy Harty said. I know there was a fairly extensive discussion at the committee and there can be different views on how what went through. However, there was not an absence of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme Publication (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a draft version of the capital plan in advance of the plan being considered by the Cabinet. [47498/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (9 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the increase to the vacant site levy from 3% to 7% announced on 10 October 2017 as part of the budget statement 2018 will be introduced; if the levy is a general increase from 3% to 7%; and if a 3% levy remains for the first year and the announced 7% increase will only be applied on the second and subsequent years a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The meetings we have had with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, have been very useful, but with what we have heard, it might be useful for the Taoiseach to resurrect a practice of his predecessor, Deputy Enda Kenny. He met party leaders to allow briefings on what is happening in Brexit talks. I agree that we need real clarity as to whether we are certain there is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: If all ten of us ask questions on every subject, it may be difficult for the Taoiseach to answer. I do not know whether one can break them up. My question is similar to the Minister's - I mean, Deputy Howlin's - on defence co-operation. I am interested in the possible development of us joining a Nordic-Baltic group on the fringes of the Council. Did the approach to defence co-operation...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the European Council. [45033/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The Taoiseach said yesterday that the problem with the issue of progressing Private Members' business in this House was that we had not adopted the Dunning report. A meeting of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform agreed that the first Dunning report was not being implemented. However, the main culprit in that regard is the Government, which, despite a request from the Parliament to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (8 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 14. To ask the Taoiseach the details of his recent phone call with the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May. [45034/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Planning Guidelines (7 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: One of the reasons we seem to have lost this project - I hope we have not lost it but all the signs suggest we have - is that a 100% renewable power supply was required. The Minister of State cannot say that we are good in terms of meeting a zero-carbon energy demand. We are just not doing it. Denmark is doing it and that is why it is winning investment for data centres. Perhaps on the...

Topical Issue Debate: Planning Guidelines (7 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am sure many Deputies, particularly those representing the constituencies of the west, are deeply concerned about the apparent failure of Apple to proceed with a data centre in Athenry, as was originally planned two or three years ago. It was held up in the planning system. I add a particular concern to the debate and put a case to the Minister. There were difficulties in the planning...

Topical Issue Debate: Planning Guidelines (7 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Apple will build a second data centre in Denmark.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Documents (7 Nov 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I was going to ask a question on the European Council but there have been enough variations on that question already so I will not avail of the opportunity. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.