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- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is reviewing plans to combat climate change in view of the international climate strike of children and the support here for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14243/19]
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a climate change policy that has failed and the Minister of State knows that. It is even acknowledged in the Government amendment. It is a policy that has failed. We are pathetically short of our targets and the Government is not willing to take the type of radical action that is necessary. The Government says it will not affect emissions. That is a nonsense. This is a global...
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On the point made by Deputy Bríd Smith, which I also made in my contribution, is the Government's amendment not out of order?
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It does not in any way deal with the content of the motion, which the Ceann Comhairle also alluded to.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann Comhairle, seriously-----
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Hold on, you just said a minute ago-----
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----that the motion deals with process. The Government's amendment does not deal with process. The Ceann Comhairle insisted that this had to be about process.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government's amendment has nothing to do with process.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State can discuss whatever he likes while we are limited to discussing process. That is ridiculous.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We are also entitled to respond to the Government amendment.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a parallel universe.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government has covered itself with shame in how it has dealt with this Bill, just as it has covered itself with shame in how it has failed to deal with the climate emergency that represents an existential threat to the future of humanity. It did not feel shame before Christmas when it was being lobbied by the representatives of the oil companies. We have checked the lobby register and...
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, I am on the Business Committee. In front of the Ceann Comhairle, the Chief Whip said the reason the Government was not going to free the Bill and the process from the committee was that it opposed the content of the Bill. That is what he said.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We are telling the Government it has no right to frustrate this Bill.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The process relating to this Bill.
- Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We are trying to change the process.
- Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Quite right, Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Apologies.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What about my question about Trump? The Taoiseach does not want to answer that question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach will not answer that question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 Mar 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy McDonald was supposed to speak before both me and Deputy Micheál Martin.