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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our witnesses and thank them for their informative dissertation. Anecdotally, about ten years ago, my household was totally dependent on oil for home heating. We bought a wood-burning stove which cost €1,500 and changed over to that. We reduced our home heating cost by something like 60%. I think that is a good achievement in a short time for a relatively reasonable...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: May I interrupt for a moment? Exporting powdered milk may well be less sustainable than other methods but there will be a market for it. If people who receive that powdered milk now cannot get it in the future, they will have other problems such as the starvation I mentioned. I can see that we are not going to agree on this but I do not intend on letting any dog run off with a bone on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Unfortunately, I have to leave the meeting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am one of the people who want to do the things that are necessary but I need to hear encouraging sounds from people such as our guests. If that does not happen, we will have a problem. During a recent election, I stood my ground when there was total opposition to wind turbines. There were meetings of 500 and 600 people who were abusing left, right and centre. I stood my ground and held...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I get ignited on this subject.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chair. I listened with interest to this particular subject. It is very close to my heart. I want to make it work. However, I want to eliminate contradictions. Again, for example, Mr. McCabe referred to the midlands and the Bord na Móna shutdown. When one shuts down first, one then creates a problem for selling the argument or the case that one wants to sell. Therefore,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: As far I am concerned, we need to clean up our own house, do what has to be done, and achieve the targets. We have to achieve this ourselves. We should not become sacrificial lambs to the entire world-wide community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome everybody - guests and staff - to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. I need to bring a couple of issues to people's attention before the meeting proper starts. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy John McGuinness. I remind members and participants to switch off their mobile phones because they cause...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Before proceeding further, I should have mentioned earlier the privilege notice. Members are reminded of the parliamentary practice to the effect that members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way to make him or her identifiable. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Joyce and call on Mr. Ed Farrell from the Irish League of Credit Unions. Following Mr. Farrell, we will hear from Deputy Doherty who has submitted a further detailed amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Farrell. I will open the discussion to the floor. I call on Deputy Doherty who will, no doubt, refer to his own amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does anyone wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I want to bring in some other speakers as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does Deputy Doherty wish to come in again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Are there any other responses? We will move on. I will make a couple of quick comments. I compliment the credit unions and also Deputy Doherty on bringing forward this proposed legislation. Hopefully, it will come to the stage he aspires to as soon as possible. One issue that has been brought to my attention over the years is a loan to repay a loan from whatever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Are there any final comments? No further comments are forthcoming. I thank our witnesses for attending today and for their participation. I thank the members and Deputy Doherty for his input. We will adjourn the meeting until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23 June, when we will meet in public session with representatives from Permanent TSB Group Holdings to discuss banking...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the critical role played by the agrifood sector in this country in the economic recovery following the financial crash, will due regard now be given to the sustainability of the dairy and beef sector in this country and the need to ensure it can be protected through the Common Agricultural Policy and other means and that the proposed Mercosur agreement or the related importation of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Policy (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 32. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which family businesses continue to contribute to the economy with particular reference for the need to so do in the aftermath of Brexit. [32510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he expects to continue to support family-owned businesses that may have suffered more than others during the lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the provision of broadband throughout the country can attain the speed necessary to meet the added requirements of the country’s population with particular reference to changes to working habits post-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32511/21]