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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to rapidly transition Ireland to 100% wind, solar, wave and hydro energy by 2030; and his views on whether Ireland could reach this goal. [49325/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to raise a few questions and make a few comments. The Minister of State referred to a "gross distortion of the facts" in the public domain. He is absolutely wrong about that. Any statements made by my party are based on factual figures. We do not need a history lesson about the recession. The Fine Gael Party has been in government for nine years....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State accused others of making gross distortions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There was a pay agreement in 2008 that has never been implemented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Only part of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Who mentioned votes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I did not mention votes. What about influence over the budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is the lowest allocation to a Department in the budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I do not know what the Minister of State is referring to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy is not here to ask the question, I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State accepts it but it is a year later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Can the Minister of State confirm that a site is being provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The responses to the parliamentary questions are wrong then.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In the wise words of Maya Angelou, "The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." Home ownership is the ultimate ambition of nearly every young working person. To think that home ownership rates have plummeted to the lowest ever level shows us in a really stark way how many people are locked out of the housing market. When we think...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is something that we all learned in school. It concludes: For a little house—a house of my own— Out of the wind's and the rain's way. That is all that we want for everybody.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (27 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is sufficient fodder available for winter 2019-20 in the event of a cold snap; if an analysis has been carried out on fodder stocks for same; if he will be making changes based on the 2018-19 fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49009/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (27 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Reserve Defence Forces has taken on to date in 2019 with regard to each service; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49332/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (27 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a hub (details supplied) will be prioritised to go live with high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49327/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (27 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 230. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a hub (details supplied) will be prioritised to go live with high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49328/19]