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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The EPA report tells us that even with everything the Government is planning to do and with all the additional measures, we will still be miles away from where we need to be legally in the context of our national and EU targets and even further away from where we should be in terms of the science. That is the bottom line. It is a damning indictment not just of the Government in general but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister raised the point about Dún Laoghaire and the living streets, or whatever project it was in Dún Laoghaire. He raised that with me in the Dáil before and I went to check it. We have one councillor in Dún Laoghaire and she voted in favour of that project. As for offshore wind, we are in favour of the development of offshore wind but, in this case, there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: No. It is anything but brave decision-making. The children will pay the price for the lack of action by this Government. That is the truth. The Minister can try to lull people to sleep and pretend that everything is going to be okay, but it is not. We are heading towards an absolute catastrophe and the Minister is not telling the truth to people. The EPA report tells the truth to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: That is nonsense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister stood by the Rossport Five and then sold them out when he was in government. That is what that is about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I was battened off the streets by the gardaí because-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: What about the question on private jets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The agriculture share of emissions are due to increase from 39% in 2022 to 44% in 2030, according to the EPA. How can we justify one sector of the economy using almost half of our emissions? Why do big farmers, big agri-business, which is responsible for the guts of this and not small farmers, get to take up half of our carbon emissions or close to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister's colleague took a dairy cow exit scheme off the table.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: We have to pay farmers. Surely, the Minister accepts that we have to reduce the national herd.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23915/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient secondary school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action she will take to fill vacant teaching posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23913/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she will take to make sufficient resources available in schools for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action she will take to make primary and secondary education genuinely free in light of the continuing cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23914/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the delays experienced by 15B bus route users on 17 May (details supplied); if he will provide an explanation as to the reason there was not one 15b in two hours but five 15 As; and what is Dublin Bus's strategy to deal with accidents when they occur. [24094/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the abrupt implementation of substantial salary hikes for employment permits (details supplied) without adequate transitional measures for existing permit holders has plunged them into upheaval and despair, given that employers may not accommodate these increases, numerous families face the devastating prospect...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been any purchases of tenant in situ properties where there were issues of pyrite since the scheme commenced. [24105/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (28 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has been contacted by Fingal County Council to request delegate sanction to purchase properties for applications that have been refused under the tenant in situ scheme (details supplied). [24106/24]