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Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It is very serious.

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We have learned that getting rid of the price cap will require emergency legislation and that the extent of the crisis in An Post is only starting to be revealed. There has been a decline of almost 7% in mail volumes this year, 10% is projected next year and the company is practically out of cash. How did we allow the situation to drift to the point that there is such an emergency? I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Sustainable Development Strategy (6 Dec 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there were upwards of 400 persons at the sustainability gathering in Dublin Castle recently, all demanding government action on policy for sustainability; and his plans to fast-track policy to support clean energy and sustainable business. [37399/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicles (6 Dec 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage the development of the electric vehicle fleet and electric vehicle charge points here. [38630/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (6 Dec 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has written to the European Commission to notify it that the Government plans to introduce legislation to ban microbeads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38865/16]

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party is happy to support the Bill and I commend the authors, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin and others in Sinn Féin. We do so because we are in a real rental crisis. The figures have been cited but they bear recall. Rents have increased approximately 45% in the past five years, we face the prospect of a further 20% rise and the percentage of income going on rent for the 300,000...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I am sorry I missed the earlier presentations. I read the submission from the National Women's Council, which correctly pointed to a significant policy change in this budget. It is a very specific and welcome intervention to provide child care support for low-income families specifically using registered child care facilities. The second payment cannot be called a universal payment. How...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Is that not what we have here? The definition in the policy change is such that it is preclusive. The previous approach was through child benefit and other mechanisms, which were genuinely universal, to target parents with young children, in particular, and support them. Admittedly, there was an increase to the home carer's benefit but it is marginal. Some €5 million or €6...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I look forward to the debate on next year's budget. I find it very difficult to accept the word "universal" when a majority of parents involved in caring are excluded. How can it be called a universal payment?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I agree on extra resources. I also agree on pensions. I see us repeating the same mistake again. We see certain tasks as work if they are in the paid economy. If they are not in the paid economy, they are not regarded as work and do not count or matter. That is what this budget said. That was a tragedy. I am not sure if Dr. Seán Healy has a view on that issue.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: In terms of what Dr. Healy said about broadening the tax base and resource taxes, does he have any thoughts on the water charges issue? I would be interested to hear them. Second, I did not hear anyone refer to the issue since the budget of public pay and how that might affect budget choice. I do not know whether Dr. Healy has anything to say on that.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On a point of order, my understanding was that the order from the Oireachtas did not include that the committee consider the prospect of holding a referendum as part of its work. It is exclusively to consider the financing arrangements. Will the Minister check that out, particularly as I think this should be included in the work of the committee?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I want to ask about the progression of the legislative and other measures in the national sexual health strategy which was introduced by the Minister, Deputy Varadkar. Tomorrow is world AIDS day. We are now in the middle of a HIV crisis in this country, and the HIV rate is higher than at any time in the 1980s or 1990s. Among men who have sex with men, the rate is 10.6 per 100,000 whereas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Food Wise 2025 strategy addresses climate change and sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37724/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility (30 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has made the decision since 2015 not to fund new entrants into the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37723/16]

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I wish to very briefly add our words of sympathy for the family of Peter Barry. It should be remembered that what is important in politics is a certain amount of decency, which Mr. Barry epitomised. I never worked with him, but my colleagues, former Deputies John Gormley and Trevor Sargent, told me they had the highest regard for him through their dealings with...

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: A great deal is going on but the problem is getting worse. The simple figure is that there has been a 50% increase in the past year in the number of people sleeping rough. I acknowledge that new centres are opening with 100 beds here and 70 beds there, but 5,000 people remain in emergency accommodation. In the Taoiseach's response, he did not address the fundamental underlying issue as I...

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: -----giving them tax breaks, but by starting to give them obligations. What is the Taoiseach doing to address the main fundamental underliying problem in this, which is that renters-----

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: -----in this city and this country have no rights? What additional powers does the Taoiseach think he could give them to avoid the fundamental cause of the problem?

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We heard the sad news today of the death late last week of a man called Paul Gorman in Dundalk. It seems the cause of death was that he had been sleeping out overnight and was exposed to the cold weather. We pass our thoughts and prayers to his family. Similarly, we heard yesterday that the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin increased by 50% to 140 in the past year. Those working...