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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in the regulator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for attending and giving us so much of their time this afternoon.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (26 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: 123. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, namely, the provision of exclusion zones and the availability of free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39115/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (26 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: The Joint Committee on Climate Action has concluded that it is unable to report in accordance with its terms of reference because the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform, Finance and Communications, Climate Action and Environment have failed to produce a policy paper on the result of the public consultation process and the fuel poverty review, as recommended by the committee. As a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome everyone to this fifth session of the committee, including viewers watching our proceedings on Oireachtas TV. We have received apologies from Senator Higgins. At the request of the broadcasting and recording service, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that their mobile phones are turned off or switched to flight mode. I welcome Dr. Muireann Lynch...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Dr. Lynch. I acknowledge that she felt she did not have enough time to deliver her presentation. If there are points she wishes to raise during members' questions, she should indicate this to me and I will let her in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will start with both Departments. It is disappointing from this committee's perspective. We worked well over a number of months to broadly agree a cross-party approach regarding how Ireland will tackle climate change. Regarding the price on carbon, there was a majority consensus with regard to setting that at €80 per tonne by 2030....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: When can we expect the outcome of that and to have those metrics? We have a budget coming up. We are all expecting an increase in carbon taxes. We are looking at protecting those who are most vulnerable, the fuel poor and those in energy poverty. We were expecting an analysis. What collaboration is taking place between the Department of Finance and the Department of Communications,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: My question is about how they are all collaborating. One of the main issues here is related to the lack of cross-departmental co-ordination on tackling climate change. Does the Department have a timeframe for publishing a policy paper?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Is that later next year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will move on to my colleagues, using the time format we used previously. I call Deputy Jack Chambers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Mr. Deegan wish to respond to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Would Dr. Lynch like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: That would be very helpful. Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Would Mr. Collins like to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: That would very helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: It is no problem if Deputy Cullinane wishes to divide the ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Did the Deputy mean Mr. Kenny?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)
Hildegarde Naughton: Let Mr. Kenny finish. I will let the Deputy back in.