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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic and the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, for responding. I am disappointed the Minister will not be here. I understand she is busy. This issue arises because in the last while, my colleagues and I have received phone calls from worried parents whose prospective first-year students have no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for the work they are doing in this area. As my colleagues said, we could probably spend the whole day dealing with one area never mind a short period of time dealing with such a vast number of topics. Dr. Walker made an interesting comment in his submission that the imperative reasons of overriding public interest, IROPI, route requires...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Yes, it is complex. Much of the language around this area is quite complex and hard to penetrate. If the ordinary citizen looking in cannot penetrate the language, we all need to speak in plainer English and break it down into simpler forms so people, who are not experts in this whole space, can understand. Dr. Walker also mentioned that the €300 million EU allowances that are worth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Was that for the carbon capture and storage strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: By the way, the Kinsale pipeline and all of the infrastructure is being decommissioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: The issue was the actual agents and the condition of the pipeline but I presume we could put in a new pipeline if needed. I am with Dr. Walker on that. We need to debate that issue better than has been done. I thank Dr. Walker for that. I welcome Professor Morris. I will ask him about the academies. In his opening statement I think the word he used was "ill-defined". What is his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Professor Morris also mentioned that he is concerned about our reliance on materials from China. There is a lithium recycling experiment occurring in Trinity. Is he familiar with that or has he come across-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: On hydrogen, I was at a conference in Cork recently. Dr. Eddie O’Connor was quite scathing about hydrogen. He maintained that it is hard to store and move, that it is volatile, etc. I am sure the Hydrogen Ireland representatives and others are aware of that criticism. I represent the Cork East constituency. We have the oil refinery and two gas power stations there. The offshore...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Could Ms Joyce-O’Caollai point to any jurisdiction where hydrogen is well developed and being used, and where we should be heading?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: With the issue of carbon capture - I am not an expert at all obviously, but the witnesses probably are – I have been told that you can blend CO2 with hydrogen to create biodiesel of some sort.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Perhaps Dr. Walker can respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Finally, on the bio side, I ask the witnesses to talk about biomethane. Will we have a biomethane strategy? What is their understanding of what is happening in that area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Are there production facilities currently in operation in Ireland? If so, at what scale?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I have two brief questions. Article 7 of EU Directive 2019/944 concerns direct lines. My understanding is facilities such as those Mr. Finan described could use the electricity locally. Have the witnesses seen that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: Yes. The national network is under a lot of pressure and there is concern we might produce too much electricity offshore and might not be able to handle it. This direct wire is an interesting concept whereby power produced locally may be used locally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: I am not sure how much that facility is being used here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: My final question is on BECCS, resulting in bioethanol. Where is that at? I think the issue has been mention.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to establish a full-time Consulate General of Ireland in Montreal, Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (5 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: 89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the work of the Enterprise Ireland office in Quebec, Canada, since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33129/23]