Results 23,381-23,400 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: There was some oversight but there is not going to be any now. Is that a weakening of this? Is the Minister of State satisfied that-----
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I know these are pernickety points but the definition of radioactive substance is different from that in the 1991 Act. Is that a change because of-----
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: It has the same meaning but there is a different definition. Is that-----
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: What is it intended to mean?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: It ties it back.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: The Bill appears to selectively ratify some changes made to the convention. Articles 1(a), 4(a) and 4(b) of the convention are no longer included. Why were they removed? This returns me to my initial point on the convention. The text of the convention has been amended to include the following statement: "Nothing in this Convention shall affect other rights, obligations and...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: If I feel an amendment should be tabled, I can do so on Report Stage.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I have some concerns about the Minister's ability to veto certain licensing decisions. I am not referring to a current Minister but we do not know who the Minister will be in future. If a loophole is left without being closed off, it can become an opportunity, albeit an unintended one. Could the Minister veto certain EPA decisions on nuclear material licences? It appears that the...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: Does the EPA determine that?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: This is something that I may revert to on Report Stage.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I wish to make a number of points on this section. The EPA must produce contingency plans every two years. The legislation states "from time to time" but that is a very open period which needs to be tightened up. Would the Minister of State be willing to do so?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I will come back to it on Report Stage and table something specific, or perhaps the Minister of State could table an amendment.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I have other points to raise. Included in the section is a mandatory ministerial consultation on the preparation of the contingency plan, but at what stage does that happen? Does the Minister see it at the end or is there ministerial involvement right through? How is that provision expected to function?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I take the view that good institutions are ones that have separate, independent oversight. I am worried about the possibility of a direction being given on the contingency plan.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: An independent function is important.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: My point is that it is too central a role. It may be that I can put something more targeted in an amendment on Report Stage.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: I want to raise a number of other points. There is no option for outside organisations like environmental bodies. Some of those bodies have played quite an important role. I found them useful. We had some of them in at the pre-legislative stage of the climate change Bill. We received fascinating insights and information from people. One that sticks out was Board Watch, which was a...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: There could be valuable inputs.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 Jun 2014)
Catherine Murphy: There is a difference between being there as a right, or not.