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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Fair enough. Mr. O'Sullivan is probably right on that figure and I do not meant to correct him. However, we discussed specifically last week the emissions from fracked gas from North America, which is what Shannon LNG intends to import. The evidence Professor Howarth gave seems to contradict what Mr. O'Sullivan is saying. The professor indicated that emissions are extremely high and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Another point the Professor explored was that a target date of 2050 is way too late and we need to move faster to bring the levels down significantly by 2035. Gas Networks Ireland has been politically mandated to produce its strategy for 2050. If it had a political mandate tomorrow to provide a vision for 2035, would it be able to do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Gas Networks Ireland's prediction of abated natural gas accounting for 50% of total gas production by 2050 is totally reliant on carbon capture and storage. The witnesses are saying that the technology is proven, well established and being used to great effect elsewhere. I have seen evidence to the contrary. Are we making ourselves reliant on a technology that has been achieved or one that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Does Mr. Murphy agree that there is a low rate of success at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Nevertheless, this framework is based on our having faith in future technological development rather than something on which we know we can rely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Can the witnesses say for sure that what is envisaged in Vision 2050 and everything that happens in the meantime will keep us in line with our Paris targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Depending on carbon capture and storage working.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Somebody from Gas Networks Ireland gave evidence at the scrutiny of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018, which was to stop the exploration of gas and oil. That person said that we have about 12 years left at Corrib. I heard a figure mentioned last night of five years. Does Mr. O'Sullivan have any idea of how long we have left in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if the result of the review of the slides of 221 women affected by the CervicalCheck issue will change his plans to continue with a policy of contracting out CervicalCheck screening programmes to private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the inclusion of the Shannon LNG project on the projects of common interest list compiled in Brussels on 4 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 587 and 588 of 17 September 2019, if the exact reason will be itemised for the penalty applied that is for failure to operate due to driver unavailability, bus breakdown or curtailment of late running services; the amount by subcategory involved in each period 2014 to 2019. [41471/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: I apologise for being late. I am very aware that this conversation is going in one direction, namely, that the industry wants to define what is a service charge. The witnesses have made up their minds that the definition of a service charges is a contract between the business and the customer. The worker, the person who delivers the service which has to be delivered by somebody, has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Can Mr Cummins tell me to which point of law he is referring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Mr. Cummins is delivering a discourse on behalf of his sector. He said this was a point of law. What point of law is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is a point of view and not a point of law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: If it is not a point of law already-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Mr. Cummins believes it is but he cannot tell me where that is stated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is Mr. Cummins's point of view that it is a point of law. Will this Bill, in his view, make it a point of law that the service charge can be excluded from those that deliver the service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: In Mr. Cummins's view, there is a point of law around the definition of service charge. Is it also his view that the Bill the Minister is proposing would allow him to decide that service charges will not be returned to those who deliver the service?