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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Business of Joint Committee (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I apologise for the delay in starting the meeting. Another committee met in the room before this meeting, which has resulted in a late start. I thank everyone for attending at such short notice. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound system. It is proposed that the meeting will follow the following agenda. We will start in public...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: We will now commence session A, decarbonising transport, the key role of alternative fuels and technologies, including electric vehicles, EVs. I welcome all the witnesses who have come here this evening, namely, officials from the Departments of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Transport, Tourism and Sport; representatives of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Gannon. We now move to the Commission for Energy Regulation. I invite the commissioner, Mr. Blaney, to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: The ESB is represented by Mr. Mulvaney and Mr. O'Leary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: We will now move on to Gas Networks Ireland, represented by Mr. Denis O'Sullivan, head of commercial, and Mr. Daniel FitzPatrick, commercialisation manager.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: We will now move on to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, SIMI, represented by Mr. Alan Nolan, Mr. Brian Cooke and Mr. Tom Cullen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you. We will now move on to the Irish Electric Vehicle Owners Association, IEVOA, represented by Mr. Frank Barr, chairman and Mr. Dave McCabe, secretary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I must ask Mr. Barr to wrap up as we are running out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: There is a phone interfering with the sound system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. I will bring in members in groups of three, so the witnesses might take note of the questions as Deputies and Senators ask them. The members may address a specific question to one group, and if the group wants to come in on that, it should indicate to me and I will let the group in after the three members have asked their questions. My...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: There are many questions for the witnesses. I invite Mr. Blaney to respond first to the issues relating to the CER.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I invite Ms Behan or Mr. Confrey from the Department to respond to the questions that were asked about the number of charging points and the measures that might be taken to increase the number of electric vehicles.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Mr. Mulvaney of the ESB to respond to the question that was asked about the number of charging points.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: We will bring the Minister in and, therefore, he can speak for himself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: There is a vote in the House. Deputy Ryan can pose his question before the meeting suspends.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I apologise to the witnesses for the delay and thank them for their patience. There were a number of Dáil votes. Just before the break, Mr. Alan Nolan wanted to make a point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Ms Behan wish to respond to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does anybody want to come in before we conclude?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Mr. Kiersey and then Deputy Stanley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Mr. Confrey.