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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Professor FitzGerald and his colleagues for attending the meeting this morning. It has been a very informative and engaging session. I was struck by the reference to whether we should have a single statutory authority with teeth. Has the council considered proposing a whole-of-Government and whole-of-society approach to tackling climate change? I am very au faitwith the Healthy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Deputy Deering mentioned the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine report, entitled Climate Change and Sustainability in the Agriculture and Food Sectors. Has the council examined that report to see if the recommendations are something it would put to Government in terms of the council's advisory role? Ms Burke also mentioned about emissions rising. Does she have a breakdown...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I have two more questions. Many different views on these issues are expressed when conversations take place around the dinner table. We are a small island nation. If the waters around us rise, our cities will be flooded. Pretty soon after that, the water will come flowing up the River Shannon and out into the tributaries and we will all be underwater. As Ireland has a population of just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I asked about Cloughjordan ecovillage and what is being done there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: In terms of the role of the Climate Change Advisory Council, its looking at models such as Cloughjordan in tandem with the committee would be fantastic because that is one of several ecovillages across the globe and has won international awards and, therefore, has a lot of learning to bring to this discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I support Deputy Eamon Ryan and his proposal to consider the invitation to visit the Tipperary Energy Agency. If members agree, we could also add a visit to Cloughjordan Ecovillage, which, in geographic terms, is close by.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: My first question is for Ms Sharkey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: What impact has climate change had on countries with which Ms Sharkey works through Trócaire? I ask her to describe the situation that faces the people in those countries where they are forced to migrate. Given the type of migration we are witnessing at the moment across the Mediterranean Sea, we need to ask if climate change is contributing to that, as well as to economic issues and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I wanted to ask Mr. St. Ledger about the 400,000 km of hedgerow and scrub to which he referred when he said we are not utilising them sufficiently and that other countries are making better use of it. Will he give me examples of what they are doing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The first recommendation of the Citizens' Assembly was to resource a new or existing independent body and enable it to penalise the State for not meeting its targets. What are the views of the witnesses on this? Professor Fitzgerald and his colleagues were against it and did not think it would work very well. I asked them whether we should take a whole-of-Government or whole-of-society...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Yes. Regarding the recommendation on communicating the need for climate action to the general public, does Professor Sweeney have a view on whether the national dialogue on climate action will be effective? It appears to have got off to a great start, but I would like to hear his view. Does Met Éireann have a greater role to play in communicating climate change issues to the general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Mr. Coghlan mentioned the vision of having all buildings generating their own energy through solar and so on. Is the renewable energy support scheme effective in this regard? It would be marvellous if all public buildings, including school buildings, community halls and so on, could generate electricity for themselves and for sale into the national grid. Does Mr. Coghlan believe this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: For the information of Mr. Stanley-Smith, we resolved earlier that we would visit the Tipperary Energy Agency and the Cloughjordan Ecovillage as part of our thinking here. On methane, are the witnesses aware of any methods of methane sequestration that would be practical and useful, based on the fact that methane per cow is increasing according the figures given earlier? Are they aware of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (7 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 1440. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to restore the mid-Shannon walkway on the Meelick Weir following the damage caused by the severe flooding of November 2009; if the funding required will be ring-fenced for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36064/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms Justice Laffoy and the Citizens' Assembly for the fantastic work they have done in all the topics before it, not just this one. I am very interested in what Ms Justice Laffoy said about the ancillary recommendations and the extra work at which she thinks we could look. I know the committee will discuss that. The key issue relates to communicating that the climate is changing....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As it is not covered in the report, I was wondering if consideration had been given to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank our guests for attending. I refer to the comment about the production sectors which drive Irish exports being relatively insensitive to a carbon tax increase. During our engagement with Ms Justice Laffoy earlier, we were discussed the Citizens' Assembly's recommendation regarding a carbon tax on agriculture. If it is being stated that it will not have a significant impact on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: On hypothecation, are the witnesses saying that is something the ESRI does not favour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I think Dr. Curtis mentioned buying the carbon credits. Will he expand on that and how it works?

Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (12 Jul 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I move:That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning on 1st January, 2019 and ending on 31st December, 2019, prepared and published by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in accordance with section 13 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 as amended by section 8 of the Houses...