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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests for the tapping or interception of conversations on mobile or landline telephones have been approved in the last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations or judicial protections that apply to requests for the tapping or interception of conversations on mobile or landline telephones here; if he will outline the procedure that applies for such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32636/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests that have been submitted for the interception of communications through a mobile or landline telephone belonging to a journalist or politician that have been submitted in the last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 225. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of requests for the tapping or interception of conversations on mobile or landline telephones that have been approved in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32646/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 226. To ask the Minister for Defence the regulations or judicial protections that apply to requests for the tapping or interception of conversations on mobile or landline telephones here; if he will outline the procedure that applies for such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32647/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 227. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of requests submitted for the interception of communications through a mobile or landline telephone belonging to a journalist or politician that have been submitted in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32648/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Had the motions been agreed, it would have been the equivalent of engaging in a banking inquiry without first doing the necessary preparation work. What is proposed is that the committee undertake the preparatory work first and then consider who it might be necessary to invite in. We are all aware of the conversation around people showboating and so on in a banking inquiry. What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: In fairness to Deputy Dara Murphy, he has outlined a clear roadmap. It would be unbelievable if the sub-committee were to fail to do due diligence by having representatives of the OECD and Department of Finance, as well as the Minister for Finance, come before it. Such meetings would allow it to obtain a clear and comprehensive understanding of the issues, report back to the joint committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Yes, the reduction on the 2005 figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: How far off are we? Has Dr. Ó Gallachóir figures on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Dr. Ó Gallachóir mentioned that sometimes, as one moves in the direction of reductions, one gets short-term increases in emissions. Is it still viable for Ireland to hit the 2020 target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I note the way the figures change. In the Bill, we tie ourselves to anything that is negotiated in 2015 for 2030. We switch then, from a figure of emissions reduction from 2005 of 20% back to the 1990 figure. Dr. Ó Gallachóir stated it would jump, for us, as a 52% reduction. Those figures are correct. There would be a very steep curve going in tandem with these heads of the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Deputy Corcoran Kennedy has the franchise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank Dr. Ó Gallachóir and certainly, I learned from the documentation he submitted. As for the Irish TIMES model, I had thought The Irish Times was something one read every day, rather than a model for measurement. Dr. Ó Gallachóir introduced something that is relatively new to me, although it has been discussed quite extensively in United Kingdom, namely, the carbon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Has Dr. Ó Gallachóir's group calculated the figures and undertaken the modelling in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Has Dr. Ó Gallachóir undertaken the modelling that would ascertain what kind of percentage impact it would have on reaching the targets? I acknowledge the science changes all the time and it probably is difficult.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I revert to the heads of the Bill and the place of the targets. One target contained in the heads of the Bill, on which Dr. Ó Gallachóir touched, is the 20% reduction in emissions from 2005 by 2020 or basically, the terms of the Kyoto agreement. Has Dr. Ó Gallachóir done any modelling on the hitting of the first target, if one calls it that, contained in the heads of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I have a brief question about the targets. The EU Green Paper suggests a 40% reduction by 2030. I am aware that this is only a proposal and that negotiations do not start until 2015. How does Professor Kirby view that 40%? It cannot be done like a switch. A carbon neutral society will be phased in. Does Professor Kirby regard this as a reasonable target to get us moving along those lines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: That ties in with the Bill because the heads of the Bill tie us into the negotiations. I know Professor Kirby is saying we should have individual targets as a nation but if we are going to tie ourselves into the negotiated targets of 40% after 2015, if that ends up being Ireland's target for 2030 and legally binding through an international agreement, is that a reasonable stepping stone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: At the moment, we would have to drop 11 million tonnes from our current output, which is geared for export. Beef and dairy are pasture driven, and Ireland can produce beef and dairy in the most carbon efficient manner in Europe. If we set targets at an individual level rather than at EU level, because we can produce beef and dairy products with a much lower carbon impact, our targets may be...