Results 1-5 of 5 for epa speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Rónán Mullen: ...want to see is some kind of a conflict between the contents of an advance healthcare directive and the contents of an enduring power-of-attorney arrangement. One of the concerns would be that the EPA is something that is very well established. Many EPAs are not in the end required to be activated but if, as is the case at the moment, very few people execute an advance healthcare...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Rónán Mullen: ...One does not need to be a climatologist or a mathematician to see that reaching the target would require very deep cuts to all areas of society, particularly agriculture. It seems to me that the EPA has now effectively confirmed that the target is a pipe dream, even if it does not say it out loud. We see that emissions rose by 6% in 2021, despite at least an 8% fall year-on-year being...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ...career navigates the waters in the days ahead. This Bill is very welcome and, as the Minister of State has said, it does several useful and important things, it provides for the merger of the RPII and the EPA, and provides the enabling legislative framework to allow this State ratify the 2005 amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. It is important that...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...Our use of fuel grew dramatically during the boom and transport accounts for a significant and ever increasing proportion of overall energy use. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fuel consumption accounted for 27.8% of energy use in 1990 and rose to over 40% in 2005. The transport sector is dependent on fossil fuels. The 99% consumption ratio has been mentioned....

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...being shown by many in our community which is being led by people in the scientific community. I was also happy to observe the very large attendance at this series of lectures organised by the EPA. It is clear that many people realise their responsibility. There was a time when in order to attract large crowds at public meetings, there had to be fears about emissions or rays and I...