Results 481-500 of 3,519 for speaker:Michelle Mulherin
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I would like to hear the Department's vision than its view.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: How many kilometres can one get from EVs run on batteries taking into account the carbon footprint of the manufacturing process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: No. How do EVs compare with diesel engines? We know how diesel engines are manufactured and that diesel is cheaper than petrol.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Diesel engines are a mainstream technology and people buy diesel engines. What distance does one need to be driving these electric vehicles compared to diesel cars for them to be beneficial as to the objectives that we are seeking to achieve?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Was it no the 65% that I was told?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I will get straight to the point. On the issue of the transition, it is essential that we achieve a low-carbon or zero-carbon economy in addition to the company's objectives. Much of the presentation referred to issues that will arise in the midlands when the company stops burning peat, including the question of what the transition will involve, the impact on staff, plans for 500 new jobs...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Does Mr. Donnellan accept the principle that the people living closest to wind farms should benefit to a greater degree than individuals who live ten miles away?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I have a letter which states-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I have asked for engagement, but Mr. Reilly said a board needs to be put in place first to administer this fund.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Any discussions that are going on with the community are without prejudice and do not mean anything. Is that the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The issue is the infrastructure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I have a couple of questions on micro-generation, which is key. It appears from what Mr. McCormick said that there is no technical or regulatory framework so if we were to proceed right now, micro-generation would be offline and people would not be feeding into the grid. Mr. McCormick said EirGrid tried to anticipate renewables coming online and that, if wind was forecast for a few days,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: This is a serious issue relating to the micro-generation of wind. EirGrid would need to have a conversation with thousands of individuals to tell them to pull back, or whatever else. There will be a limitation to micro-generation on the grid as things stand. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Is it cheaper for a consumer to buy renewable wind from a large-scale commercial wind farm, per megawatt, or from a microgenerator, bearing in mind the fact that the microgenerator is being supported by a PSO?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Potentially, it will cost us more per megawatt for micro-generation than for energy produced by a large commercial farm.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Are individual generators responsible for the storage of wind and solar energy? Is EirGrid involved in storage and can it bring balance into the system by way of storage? Might it do such a thing in the future?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I want to ask about comparisons between offshore wind generation on the east and west coasts. Obviously there is a much better resource on the west coast and less cost from the point of view of building transmission to take such energy. Is offshore wind generation on the Atlantic side or on the western seaboard realisable in the short term in terms of cost? In terms of the generator, I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: When?