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UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Motion (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We share a corridor.

UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Motion (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: There are many exchanges of views in this place other than in this Chamber. The devil, as I said, is in the detail. The agreement does not tell us how we will reduce our emissions, but the extent and the length of the agreement and the legal detail as to how we will have to monitor, account for and increase our ambition make it a significant agreement. The fact that we were able to get...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the terms of reference of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee. [32498/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the means of selecting the members of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee. [32499/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking regarding the likely increase in methane emissions due to the expanding beef and dairy herds. [32497/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will ensure the national climate dialogue complies with the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. [32494/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's prediction in relation to the amount by which Ireland will miss its 2020 EU emissions targets; and, apart from budget 2017, the policy changes being explored to reduce the likely overshoot. [32495/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts being made in relation to bringing to an end the burning of coal and oil and the use of natural gas in our electricity generations stations. [32496/16]

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I like living in this country. I think that as a Republic we are a success, although not in every way. We all have failings. People watching the proceedings of this House might on occasion think we are a shower of clowns and as such we are not a success. I have an endearing respect for the State. I respect the flag, the harp and our institutions. I am currently reading a book about the...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: That is unsustainable.

Other Questions: Public Service Obligation Levy Increase (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The customers would save money.

Other Questions: Energy Conservation (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Internet of Things has been coming for years and was known about. The cost benefit analysis that was finally dragged out of the system in 2013 was known about as far back as 2009. A greater cost benefit needs to be taken into account. We are breaking through the ceiling in the context of our emissions and nowhere near our targets, but we are missing out on an economic opportunity. The...

Other Questions: Energy Conservation (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage at which the development of smart metering for every home is; and the way such a scheme will be funded. [32081/16]

Other Questions: Energy Conservation (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister is right that in some areas we are leading. There are not many, and I am not too sure whether we are leading in some of the areas he mentioned, but an area where I know we are not leading but falling dramatically behind is that of demand management efficiency and domestic home management energy systems. We have no smart metering programme roll-out ready. We have been working...

Other Questions: Energy Conservation (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: When will we start putting smart meters into homes? When will we lead in this area, which is the most important area for leadership to save energy?

Other Questions: Energy Conservation (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: We did that analysis seven or eight years ago. We rolled out a very large testing scheme and the ESB had all the factual analysis. There is an endless amount of economic analysis. It needs leadership now. It needs political leadership to kick the system out of the inertia, conservativism, lack of ambition and lack of energy and start making this happen. We are in severe danger. We were...

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It is true that we all await some clear understanding of what is the UK Government's position, but one thing the British Prime Minister did seem to make clear in her speech at the conference was that the UK Government post-Brexit would not recognise the Court of Justice of the European Union, CJEU, as a court of arbitration. In any of his discussions, informal or otherwise, with UK Ministers...

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It is useful for us to be able to review the European Council discussions. It is useful to have a debate beforehand and afterwards. It is where so much of our key political discourse is taking place and it is appropriate for the House to spend time giving attention to it. This brings us to the big issues. It brings us out of the local and into the international and the great forces...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The scale of the change we need to make is phenomenal. It was clear from the presentation given to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment yesterday that we are nowhere near doing what we need to do. We will not meet any of our renewables targets. We will be one of only two countries in Europe to fail to meet emissions reduction targets; we are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: All party leaders would be good.