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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will ask Deputy Eamon Ryan to sum up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I take this opportunity to thank those who have travelled and all the witnesses who have come here this afternoon. It is proposed that the committee will publish the submissions and opening statements received on its website. Is that agreed? Agreed. The committee also received submissions - items of correspondence Nos. 644 to 655, inclusive - in support of this Bill. It is proposed to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Everybody is welcome to the meeting. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you very much. We will now move on to our next witness, Mr. Garrett Blaney of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms. MacEvilly. We will have a chance to engage with witnesses as the meeting progresses. We will now move on to our next witness Mr. Aidan Skelly, chief executive of EirGrid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I invite the chairman of the Irish Solar Energy Association, Mr. David Maguire, to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Our sixth witness is head of policy at the Irish Wind Energy Association, IWEA, Dr. David Connolly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Our seventh witness is chief executive of the SEAI, Mr. Jim Gannon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Gannon and I invite Mr. Barry Sharkey to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank all of the witnesses for adhering to their time allocations. Before calling members, I would like to put a few questions to the witnesses. My first question is to the officials from the Department . What Government buildings, if any, been retrofitted and have any of the mitigation measures of the national mitigation plan 2017 been implemented? My second question is to Mr. Peter...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I ask the officials from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to respond. Anyone else who wants to come in on any of these issues should indicate that they wish to do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Would one of the witnesses like to answer the question about the mitigation measures under the national mitigation plan and answer Deputy Dooley's question about targets and costs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: According to Mr. Sharkey's research, for every €1 of State incentive support, €3 is generated in economic activity. What is the basis of that research?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: If the witnesses could bank those questions, I will go to Senator Lombard before I go to the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will go to the Department first to deal with Deputy Ryan's questions and those of Senator Lombard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will let Mr. Manley continue with his answers and then I will bring in other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: In respect of planning, I know it relates to a different Department but it has a significant impact here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Did Mr. Maguire want to come in on Senator Lombard's remarks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Mr. Gannon want to come in at this point? Deputy Ryan is indicating.