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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Coyle for his very interesting statement. I am very happy that he framed it around Ardnacrusha and the really brave gamble the State took 100 years ago, a gamble that ultimately paid off. It was a serious vision and a huge step for the State to take. We are at a similar point now, when we can take steps as big as that. I know Ardnacrusha very well as it is only up the river...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I must be mindful of the time. Let us speak about Ireland's energy security opportunity to go big and go faster. Is there an industry perspective?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: That is good to hear. I will now ask others to contribute. Deputy Whitmore is joining us from her office.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I have stop Senator Higgins there. She might be very brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am going to cut across the Deputy and Mr. Coyle and invite Senator Boylan to ask a question because we are almost out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I ask you to be as brief as possible because it is approaching 11 o'clock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Coyle for coming before the committee. It has been an interesting discussion and it will help us in our broader consideration of the challenges we face.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: Unfortunately, we do not have much time for this session. We hope to have our guests back before for another meeting when we will have more time to interrogate them. We have approximately one hour and 15 minutes for this session. I welcome Ms Marie Bourke, principal officer in the climate action and economic infrastructure policy unit of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Hennessy. I now invite Mr. McCabe to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Owens. I might ask a few quick questions. I hope our guests can be succinct in their answers. My first question is for Mr. Owens and relates to the EU taxonomy. While it is not decided yet, the European Council and the European Parliament need to make their decision. The concern in this committee is that labelling nuclear and gas as green energy in Europe could send a signal...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: Does Mr. Owens think it might slow down the development of our own resource?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: Will Mr. McCabe answer the question on the resourcing of An Bord Pleanála and MARA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. McCabe for being very clear in his answer. I will move on to Senator Boylan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: We appreciate succinct answers. We do not have too much time. It is good to have that on the record. We spoke with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities recently and encouraged it to do that risk analysis. It makes sense that every arm of the State looks at that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: We probably will have time for a second round. I will move to the Senator's colleague, Deputy O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: The questions are for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: Does Ms Hennessy wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is the one Department that is not here today so I am not sure their colleagues across-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Brian Leddin: If anyone wants to answer on behalf of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, he or she is very welcome to do so. I think the first two questions were probably for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment but if other officials wish to come in on those questions, they are welcome to do so.