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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Plant Certification: Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: That is low. If the company in question were to reinvent itself as a biomass energy station, would the commission also assess it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Plant Certification: Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: However, it would be looking for State support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Plant Certification: Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: What about the parallel processes marrying each other to ensure we can deal with this issue in a holistic way in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Plant Certification: Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: I thank our guests witnesses for their interesting presentations, which contained useful analysis. Two points jumped out at me, the first of which relates to Indecon's recommendation that we should move to an open, competitive public procurement model. I immediately thought of the national children's hospital, broadband and CervicalCheck. What a great model. Look at the results it has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Chairman had left the room when I asked whether it would be possible to get Indecon to come before the committee to be queried about the report. I would like to know how it added one and one and got six.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: If the Minister is going to appear before us on Thursday, would it be possible to get Indecon to appear before us as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: Okay. I thank the Chairman.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Government has failed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is that the committee recommends that the Government make a commitment to introduce free public transport as a long-term goal to help reduce CO2 emissions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Have we any more hard copies of the revised text?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have listened to the discussion on the matter again and I reiterate that it is similar to Henry Ford saying the customer can have a car in any colour he or she wants as long as it is black. No matter how one rephrases or restructures the mechanism in the document, it will still say ordinary people will be subject to an increase in carbon tax and that their personal and individual behaviour...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I would to respond to Deputy Dooley's comment that the ultimate aim of our report is to impact on the industries that are responsible for the most emissions. He articulated an interesting thesis that sounds plausible. It would be great if companies such as Glanbia, the Goodman companies and Exxon Mobile and all of the global corporations would have to pay more towards carbon emissions,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is stated in the yellow paragraph towards the end: The Minister for Finance should set out a carbon price trajectory that rises to €80 per tonne per year and this should only be implemented when an evidence-based plan is in place to increase supports. It refers to this happening when the plan is in place, not when the increased supports and incentives are in place. That is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I rest my case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I want the committee to reinsert my amendment which was removed from the original text.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: Into the report separately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: I do not. I think it is unfair to me and that it should be a separate amendment that ends with "prior to any decision being taken to increase carbon tax".