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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I have seen at first hand the curse of Parkinson's disease. I have also seen the benefit one can get particularly from that community-nurse care model where miracles can happen in terms of helping people through a very debilitating disease. The health budget has expanded beyond all compare and already this year it is at unprecedented levels. We will not decide the future allocation until...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: This will be a huge issue for our constituencies-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----not only in the development of the offshore wind within view of our shores but also in one of the most important projects EirGrid has, which is effectively the complete redevelopment of the electricity transmission grid in Dublin. That project would likely bring offshore wind energy ashore in Carrickmines, in Poolbeg and on the northside. Not only that, but we will need new...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: -----to look at the specific plans. It is important, not only in terms of how we get offshore wind energy ashore but in how we power our economy and our homes.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Basically, that is the first key development.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Griffin is right. With ongoing developments this month, we will have a much clearer idea of what Russia is doing in terms of cutting off gas supplies. That report is due in the third quarter. I discussed it with officials this week. It is critical that it comes at the same time as the hydrogen strategy, which will go to consultation in the coming days, and the Shannon area task...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: They go together - the Shannon area task force report, the hydrogen strategy and the energy security report.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will pass Deputy McNamara's suggestion on to the Minister, Deputy Harris. It seems that research capability and knowledge ability in our economy is absolutely central to our success and to the massive increase in corporation tax we have seen in the last half a dozen years. I will ask specifically that we look at whether that rate can be increased.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is ring-fenced, which gives certainty for the next ten years. We will transform our buildings by retrofitting them. If, in the instance the Deputy mentioned, there is an underspend, and we discussed this yesterday in the committee, rather than returning that to the Exchequer, it is appropriate for us to use it to provide the energy security various Deputies here said we need.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I might look at what Professor Lambert suggested because it is clear Covid-19 is a pernicious and complex illness. There is still much to be learned about the long-term effects. We are only in the first year or two years of seeing those effects. I am sure our public health authorities, which served us well in taking a scientific approach on vaccination and public health recommendations,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The afforestation rates we need are going to be higher than that. This is complex. When you go into the detail of it, we have to account for farming and agriculture but we also have to account for land use. It is a slightly different category but it is connected obviously. We have learned that the forestry put in over the past four or five decades was in peaty soil where there is a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I met Age Action on a number of occasions in the past six months as this energy price spike crisis evolved. That is part of the reason there was a significant increase in the fuel allowance in last year's budget. There was a further significant increase in it twice during the spring months. We agreed with the social partners during the summer to consider what further measure we would...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will happily do so if the Deputy forwards the specific details to me. Many organisations are in real difficulty as a result of coming out of Covid or the recent wave of Covid. If the Deputy supplies the details, I will happily follow up to see what happened in respect of the services in Donegal and report back to him.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: May I revert to the Deputy on this issue? I do not have the details in front of me. It is a valid question. The scheme will, as stated earlier, make an important contribution to targeting those homes with high energy use in particular. Rather than getting a figure or estimated time of delivery wrong, I will revert to the Deputy with specific details.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree that nursing homes provide a critically important service. My understanding is that, to date, four expert panel progress reports have been published on the issue of how we advance and improve them. The key areas of progress include the provision of State supports to nursing homes. More than €22 million was provided in budget 2022 for the implementation and mainstreaming of a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Every Deputy is aware that there are real difficulties in school transport, particularly outside the Dublin area, where that service is not available. There are exemptions, but there are also problems where people do not fit in with a particular system. The Minister for Education is doing a lot of work on that. I recently made the point to her that Local Link services could connect in or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is very aware of this issue. We are all concerned about the figures cited by the Deputy. There has been a reduction in waiting lists as a result of some of the measures introduced by the Minister of State. I understand that one of the real constraints relates to getting the staff. One third of the posts that have been advertised to try to get new...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to respond to the Deputy. Apologies.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: That is not what I expect to introduce next week. As I said to Deputy Fitzmaurice, as we said last September-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Traditional arrangements, such as a local sale where someone who has turbary rights is selling to a neighbour, will not be restricted.