Results 4,961-4,980 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Many of my questions have been answered so I do not have much to add. I thank the delegates for the information on Bord na Móna. It was certainly presented to the committee that Bord na Móna was fantastic and doing everything for the workers to have a very just transition. It is useful to hear the other side. That will be important...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: That is why I am making the point that we have to work beyond the Government. The Oireachtas, the delegates and civil society may be able to do this. I am worried about the statement that it is entirely up to the Government to respond. It is to a certain extent but it has gone beyond that at this stage. The Government response will not happen. Maybe we have also to respond. The manner...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: With regard to wind energy, acceptance is gone. I urge the delegates to be careful in regard to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: We do not know what is going to happen and that is the reality of the situation. We can talk away about a "no deal" Brexit. We can take the view that everything is great with the deal that is on next week but it could suddenly be gone. We are speaking in a vacuum. The witnesses represent the same body. It is no reflection on them if I note to the committee that one presentation from a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: Planning for the worst and hoping for the best means having to have approximately ten plans. One cannot know which one will be used and, as such, one does not know which will work. Does one invest in all of the plans? That is a very difficult scenario for anyone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: It is whatever the certainty is.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Will the Minister comment on the context and impact indicators for the section relating to climate change? These provide positive figures for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from agriculture. In the past three years, the figures have increased from 18.78 million metric tonnes to 19.5 million metric tonnes. This is 0.71 million metric tonnes below the baseline figure. On what is...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: They are under the heading on context and impact indicators of the programme. According to the document, carbon dioxide levels are well below the 1990 and 2005 baselines. It also suggests agricultural ammonia or NH3 emissions are increasing significantly but figures for 2016 are not yet available. They were supposed to available by early 2018, however. They should have been available for...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Is the Minister saying they are not credible?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: That is good.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: When will they be implemented?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: They have not been successful thus far based on these metrics.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: GLAS has been in place for years. I do not believe we seeing any improvement as a result.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Where?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: As such, what we have achieved is that they are not rising as fast as they would have been.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Does the Department accept that we only have ten or 15 years to make the changes? Does the Minister accept that?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: I accept what the Minister is saying, but the figures do not reflect that.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: What does that mean? That just means-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: We talked about-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: The Minister's only options are to continue as we are going or to completely dismantle the industry. Those are not the options available to us.