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Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: That amount has been allocated for investment. Whether all of it will be invested depends on the projects it supports. That is the amount in the fund on the capital side.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The strategy will be issued. At the start of 2018, the Western Development Commission had an investment fund of €21.4 million available for reinvestment in small and medium businesses. We can get the-----

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Deputy wants to know how much of that was invested in 2018.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: That money is for reinvestment but we will find out for the Deputy the amount invested last year.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: On the Western Development Commission, one of the problems is that we have to see what it is doing with the money. It has a new chief executive, Tomás Ó Síocháin, who I am sure will be glad to come in and answer to the committee. We have given the commission more money for staffing to ensure it is able to invest. It could be that €3 million of a revolving fund...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Stocks (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its management role by scientific advice from Ireland’s independent Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS), comprising scientists from a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mobile Telephony Services (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: In 2017, officials from my Department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and a small number of Local Authorities met to examine the potential for mapping mobile phone blackspots in Ireland. On foot of these meetings, an invitation was issued in late 2017 to all Local Authorities to provide data on 5-6 prioritised local blackspots. Some Local Authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Innovation Programme (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Digital Innovation Programme was launched in the second half of 2018. All Local Authorities were invited by my Department to apply for funding under two calls for proposals last year. This resulted in 36 valid applications progressing to evaluation stage, and 21 projects being approved for funding. In addition, a number of Local Authorities submitted applications that were not deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Scheme to Support National Organisations (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector (SSNO) is a key element of my Department's support for the role of the sector in contributing to the development of strong and vibrant civil society and in improving outcomes for those most disadvantaged. The scheme provides multi-annual funding towards core costs of national organisations in the sector,...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The aim of programme D is to manage Ireland's mineral, hydrocarbon and other geological resources in a sustainable and productive manner. Funding under this programme allows my Department to provide reliable geoscience support for environmental protection and the sustainable development of Ireland's natural resources and to address the health and safety implications of certain historical...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The proposed allocation of an additional €1.398 million is made up of €665,000 for pay and pensions to bridge the gap between actual pay costs in Inland Fisheries Ireland and the amount Exchequer has allocated, €355,000 to pay for increases to staff and pensioners under the public service stability agreement 2018 to 2020, €85,000 for additional staff for the Loughs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: First, the children who marched last week were marching in support of the recommendations and proposals of the Citizens' Assembly and not just in respect of the Bill to which Deputy Smith referred.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: My last point is that meeting our goals will require a revolution in how we live and work. That is going to cost money. Deputy Smith should not pretend that there is a set of easy choices which the Government can adopt that will have no impact on how people live.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: If Deputies are serious about tackling climate disruption, then they should put forward suggestions that will actually have an impact and reduce emissions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: How does the Deputy propose to fund the decarbonisation of our energy system? Will she outline a plan to increase the use of renewals in heat? When she spoke of free public transport, how is that going to be funded?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: The application has been made and is going through due process at the moment. I reiterate that if we are to transition to a low-carbon economy, it is expected that we will require significantly reduced fossil fuels for some time to come. Until we get there, we will still need to have fossil fuels for our families, farmers and businesses. We envisage that exploration will continue to have a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I agree that the future should be carbon free. The Citizens' Assembly did not recommend banning oil and gas exploration. There has been no change. The Joint Committee on Climate Action is considering the options for reducing emissions. I repeat that the Bill about which the Deputy has spoken would not reduce our emissions. Instead, it would make us more dependent on imported natural gas....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: Much of what I have to say in response to this question involves repeating what I said in response to Question No. 57. The challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is well understood by the Government. We are fully committed to moving away from the use of fossil fuels in electricity, heat and transport. We are making progress. In 2017, 30% of our electricity came from renewable...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Approvals (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I remind the House of the actions the Government is taking in respect of climate change. It is important to say at the very start that I do not disagree with the Deputy's assertion that we need to change. It is a question of how we change and how we transition. That is the key to this issue. The Minister is working on the preparation of an all-of-Government climate action plan, which will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Exploration Licences Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: An application from Cnooc Petroleum Europe Limited, which was previously known as Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., to drill in the Porcupine Basin was submitted on 14 November 2018. The application was posted on the Department's website for public consultation and no decision has been made. Exxon Mobil has a 50% non-operating interest in the licence. An application is considered against a range of...