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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: I think that is agreed, including the revolution bit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: Paragraph 16 in respect of carbon tax, in which we have reverted to the original draft, speaks to the public consultation with citizens, NGOs, small businesses and other relevant organisations on how to fairly allocate whatever hypothecated or ring-fenced revenue was proposed to be collected. The worry I have about the amendment is that industrial jobs will be lost. There is a potential...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: I want to ensure we will stick to the spirit of the Citizens' Assembly report. We had a specific amendment with a target of approximately 100,000 houses per annum, but as a committee we have settled on a figure of 75,000. I agree with Deputy Eamon Ryan on ensuring there would be a social element also such that we would not make it too technocratic. That may not be the specific intention,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that. To conclude, we should keep the wording in recommendation No. 35 as simple as possible. It is on that basis that I ask Deputy Corcoran Kennedy to consider keeping it as it is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: If I am earning €200,000 a year and renting in south County Dublin, would this apply to me? Would I get a tax allowance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: We have to be careful about the wording of the amendments we put forward. I understand from where Deputy Bríd Smith is coming, but we have to be careful in the way we word amendments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: To clarify, how stands the amendment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: I would like belt and braces on this. Can I have included a line or sentence, stating the issues that have been outlined by Deputy Bríd Smith will be discussed, and that there is a specific-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: Add the words "and modest".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: I support the principle of the amendments. They are in line with the spirit of the Citizens' Assembly recommendations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: There is a "but", unfortunately. I wonder if the two can be separated and whether there can be compromise regarding the amendments. If we have to recommend that all current transport infrastructure programmes be revised, I imagine the assumption is a revision downwards or away from investment in some of the projects Deputy Neville, for example, outlined. The people I represent rely heavily...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: No, I have not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: We are all on a journey on this one. As I believe Deputy Eamon Ryan is pressing his amendment, it is moot.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: Apologies have been received from Deputy Dara Murphy. Members will be aware of the usual proviso on mobile phones so I will now switch mine to airplane mode.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: We will now deal with Petition No. P00011/18 fromMs Josephine Boles. The decision of the committee is that we correspond again with the Department of Education and Skills and ask for further information regarding mandatory autism spectrum disorder, ASD, teaching for all teachers and forward a copy of the reply from the Department of Education and Skills to the petitioner and inform them that...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: Yes. Is Senator Buttimer making a proposal?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: I agree with the suggestion and if there is a formal proposal then I think we should do that. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: If there is a proposal from a committee member it can be considered by the wider committee.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: The petition remains open. We want to get a specific response from the Department of Education and Skills in respect of the specific question asked by the petitioner. There is a proposal to invite the Minister of State in, and Senator Ruane is making a proposal to invite one of the stakeholder groups that works in this specific area. Senator Ruane can make a formal proposal and seek...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Seán Sherlock: There is a proposal to invite AsIAm before us as part of this petition to discuss further the very issues in respect of restraint and teaching.