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Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I was correcting the Minister.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Building regulation.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: There is full international scientific consensus.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: We should lead, not follow.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: The Government already agreed them.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Leadership. We can lead.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: It is not a shibboleth. That is proper politics.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: It is what politic is about — seeing the future.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: We are talking about telling the people what is possible.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Compared with what?

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Why is that?

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: It would have been responsible.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Can that not be taken as a mandatory term?

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: The review was done two years ago.

Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31: Irish Ferries Dispute. (29 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: It is often said that we in Ireland live in an open economy and that ours is among the most open trading economies in the world. In many ways we have benefited from this because we have enjoyed large revenues and much success as a result of companies establishing operations here. The difficulty and risk of operating in such an open market is that we are subject to the vagaries of...

Planning Issues. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this important issue, which relates to the perceived independence of a State body, An Bord Pleanála. It is vital, in the interests of proper planning and political support for the planning process, that An Bord Pleanála should be independent. The Minister, Deputy Roche, is aware that when An Bord Pleanála made its decision on the first planning...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport when the appointment of an inspector to hold the public inquiry required under the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 can be expected (details supplied). [36053/05]

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Are there limits to the development of air travel? If the increase in air transport continues, it is predicted that by 2020 it will account for all the CO2 emissions Ireland is permitted under current EU targets. In addition, the peak in global oil production is imminent and that is likely to impinge on development. Has the Minister's Department set limits on the expansion of air travel?

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Am I not entitled to an answer to my question?

Rail Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason, contrary to EU policy, his Department is actively overseeing the transfer of container traffic from rail to road, of which the closure of the western rail corridor between Limerick and Sligo is symptomatic. [36054/05]