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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for raising it and I will do everything I can to follow up with Government colleagues to see what can be done in this specific case.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will ask them to do that. I am embarrassed; I must apologise for the delay in responding to the Deputy. I will make sure that correspondence is replied to straight away. Clamping being used as debt collection sounds totally inappropriate to me. I do not know whether it requires legislative or regulatory measures. I presume the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy. This situation is still evolving. We saw last week and in recent days the uncertainty as to whether those gas and oil supplies would continue to flow. That changes by the day. The market price is shooting up and down in a volatile manner. One thing the Taoiseach has said right from the start in this crisis, and I think he is right, is that we will act in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the various points the Deputy made. I would add one further reason we need to shift the share of this type or model of car. It is related to this energy price issue. Energy is one of the biggest components in the price of steel and the price of steel is going to go up because of this energy price crisis. A vehicle like an SUV, by definition, is probably twice the weight of a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am told work is ongoing on that issue. It is important we get that Bill to the House because it is critical. We are seeing that there is still a lot of remote working going on, and I am sure that is reflected in the Deputy's own experience. That is of real benefit but how we organise it and work in this partnership approach to get it right is critical. I will pass on to the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: As I said in response to the earlier question from Deputy Bacik, the key issue here will be around budget time. Legislation may be required if we are to strengthen the sort of State agency I was talking about. That may need legislative support but, critically, that is part of the budget process. We should be clear; the budget process effectively starts now. It is a six-month to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: "Yes" is the answer to that. We are going to have to expedite everything. However, I do not want to hold out false hope. My understanding, without having come to a conclusion yet, is that there are technical issues not just for the pipeline, which will be decommissioned, but also around the amount of cushion gas that would have to be put into that field and its geological formation. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: It is a critical issue for everyone concerned in the region. I will ask the Minister for Health to refer back to the Deputy directly because I do not have the specific details here. I would make one point, however. It is important we learn from the mistakes of the past but also from the successes of the past. I am long enough in the Dáil to remember the controversy about centralising...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I will meet representatives of the CRU again. When I met them last week, we considered every available option. I will ask them to include that as one of the options. I will ask them to look at what is being done in the UK and consider if it would be of benefit here. It is best to get their precise advice about any unintended consequences that may arise. I will ask them to consider that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I absolutely understand the nature of the crisis and the risk of further difficulties if these problems extend. As I said, we saw prices were rising last year and we started to respond. The expectation was that those prices would start to come down this year but that is not looking likely. We are going to have to manage. We must change the timelines and think about how we do things in a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The way things work, particularly where there are complicated markets, is that we listen and take the partnership approach I mentioned earlier. It is important to listen to different voices, including those of the Opposition. That is why I told Deputy Ó Ríordáin we would include his suggestion on the list of things to consider. Doing things by fiat and demanding that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We are all working in the public interest and paid for from the public purse. None of us have anything to gain other than getting what is best for the Irish people. We must listen to what the CRU has to say as well.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Programmes for Government are important in that they offer guidance. The guidance in this case is very clear. The programme for Government states that we "will not participate in projects that are incompatible with our policy of active military neutrality and non-membership of military alliances". It also states that we "will ensure that all overseas operations ... will be subject to a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Deputy send me the relevant details? It is hard to answer without them. I am very familiar with the developments at Rosslare Europort. The port has risen to the demands that have arisen because of Brexit. There will be more demands of it relating to the development of offshore energy generation. There is a big future for Rosslare Europort. I have every confidence in the ability...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The way to serve the Irish people and Irish interests on this occasion is through a radical transformation whereby we use our own energy. We need to turn what we have in abundance-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: May I be allowed to finish my point? We have an abundance of renewable power. Our sea area is seven times that of our land area. We are probably the windiest country in the world.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: With the land mass we have, we can, in our farming communities, through biomass and solar energy, turn to our own power.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: We will never be held to ransom. That power supply is the cheapest power supply available to us today. The best way we can serve the Irish people at this time is to turn to our national resources. The founding ambition of this State in the Proclamation was to rely on ourselves, to be strong in using and managing our own natural resources. That is what we are doing.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am not aware of those pension arrangements so I would appreciate it if the Deputy would send them to me and I will pass them on to the relevant Minister. We will try to get a response as quickly as possible.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I wish Deputy Bacik the very best in her new role as leader of the Labour Party, which is a huge honour, privilege and responsibility. We look forward to working with her in that new role and we wish her and the Labour Party well. Our democratic system is critical to everything we do. A leadership position is an honour to hold. I expressed concern earlier that if we just see the...