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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: We know the cost of the fodder crisis was somewhere around €900 million. If the herd grows between now and 2020, which is expected with Food Harvest 2020, and such a situation arose again in 2020, has Teagasc quantified the size of the cattle herd and the scale of the potential losses? In the absence of the EU agreeing to agriculture being treated differently on a European-wide as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Is the stakeholder an expert group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Election of Acting Chairman (8 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I nominate Deputy Kevin Humphreys.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have a number of questions. Some of the members of Mr. Wilson's association would also be in business in the UK and would have incorporated 80% to 95% emission targets into the climate Act. He might tell us how that has impacted on them and if he would be in favour of us doing the same. He has looked for a business element on the expert advisory committee. Does he envisage it being a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The witness has placed an importance on having an independent climate change commission with the power to publish its own results. Will he elaborate on this and speak of its benefits? We have had a variety of witnesses before us today which included the Irish Dairy Council. I take the point on board regarding the balance of agriculture and the extent to which the sector is livestock-based....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I want to raise a few issues. Why does the delegation think the expert advisory group should be independent? Why should it have the power to publish its own results? Nothing focuses people's minds like costs and quantifying costs. Is there a way to quantify the damage to biodiversity caused by climate change? Can Ms Murphy estimate the cost? Has a model or work been done on same? It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The difference between the corporate leaders' approach this morning and IBEC's approach is stark. They were keen on having certainty and referred to the UK approach as being positive in giving certainty for people, for example, in the energy sector. Mr. Walker said we should not do solo runs here. Would he be in favour of inserting into the Bill the targets to which we have already more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: No. The emphasis of the submission was that it should not apply more of a cost burden on industry. It is difficult to see how we can meet the targets without having costs in the short term. If the proper investment is made, there may be a greater cumulative return in the longer term. We need to plan for 2020, 2030 and 2050. Is IBEC working towards that? How can we meet those targets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: That is a valuable argument and wherever we find space for Teagasc we have to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It is now Friday afternoon and we are inviting people to come in on Monday morning. Is that feasible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Ms de Barra for her opening statement. The Tánaiste recently stated that Ireland will be one of the first countries in the EU to enshrine its climate change targets in domestic law. Does Ms de Barra agree that is what is happening in the context of this legislation? In terms of our credibility as a development partner, will our approach to climate change be seen in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: If I understand them correctly, the delegates are not in favour of the emissions trading scheme. Are they in favour of agriculture being included in the European emissions trading scheme? I take it from the replies given that they are not. It has been stated we are so sustainable that this needs to be seen on a Europe-wide basis, but at the same time what if the European Union does not see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: With regard to food security, is there an obligation on the agriculture industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: In respect of the number of grazing days we have as a natural advantage, that assumes the climate stays as it is. Essentially, we saw how in the past year, there was a very high level of mortality compared with other years because of the shortage of feed. It shows the kind of issue that could arise if there was a dislocation of climate and if our climate changed substantially between now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: This legislation is being advanced in a different way from the normal way and the committee has been asked to consider the heads first. Many of us feel very frustrated that we are largely doing so blindfolded. One Attorney General clearly gave one set of advices while another gave the opposite. We can presume that is the case because the last Government had a climate change Bill that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: If businesses are to invest, they need certainty. Does the Bill provide sufficient certainty or is more required? Mr. D'Arcy referred to a vision, with which I agree. How would he state that vision? Would it require a target? How would the delegates see such a target being best stated? Some of the companies represented today operate in parts of the world where climate change legislation...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The main media focus surrounding this legislation has been on the charges that will, if it is enacted, apply to private patients occupying public beds in public hospitals. This is a matter of concern to those who are facing the prospect of abandoning private health cover and moving to the overburdened public system. I will return to this matter later but there are other troubling aspects of...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Services (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I accept the information delivered by the HSE on the time the call was made and the time the ambulance arrived. I do not dispute this information but having to wait 16 minutes when one is 1 km away from a hospital, which one can almost see, while a number of gardaí are at the scene trying to revive somebody knowing they do not have the equipment which would be in an ambulance does not...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Services (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Clearly, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, is not the Minister for Health. I accept that this week is an extraordinary one in that there is a Committee Stage debate so I ask the Minister of State to pass on my comments to the Minister and I would welcome a response if there is a further one. I tabled this Topical Debate matter on a number of occasions, possibly eight or ten, and it has...