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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Does Mr McCarthy have the numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: We are still going to miss our target, by the looks of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I am asking about our renewable electricity targets as opposed to our emissions. I understand they are intertwined but, in fairness, I am asking about the commitments we gave in 2009 which we are not going to achieve, notwithstanding the resourcing. It is a balancing act but we must address the issues around electricity, transport and heat. I am asking about electricity because,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I am interested in the planning issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I appreciate and acknowledge that Mr. McCarthy is not dealing with energy and climate action now other than as part of the interdepartmental group, but he did so for several years, including the period I referred to. We are here to reflect on and decide how we will go forward. I am interested to know the key reasons we are not hitting our targets.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: That relates to housing, which is relevant, but I am asking the average cost or price range that allows houses to be retrofitted to the nearly zero energy building, NZEB, standard through major renovation. It was suggested to the committee, perhaps by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, that this could be anything from €40,000 to €70,000 per house. What is the opinion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I asked about the cost of changes to the building regulations in recent years, aside from the energy performance side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Is that the costs or just the regulatory changes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: The other unanswered question relates to the rationale, in the context of energy retrofits by local authorities, behind installing upgraded oil boilers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: It is not an individual case. It is universal, for every house in which the heating system was replaced. I am familiar with this because many people were very disappointed that they lost their back boiler and lost control. They were all just given oil fired central heating systems which did not make-----

Seanad: Budget 2019: Statements (9 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I warmly welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I also warmly welcome budget 2019. The reality is that if we are to be prudent financially in the face of Brexit and the extensive debt we carry in this country, we do not want to face into more borrowing. We had a package of €1.5 billion to divide between tax cuts and spending increases or spending measures, as appropriate....

Seanad: Budget 2019: Statements (9 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Tomorrow, at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Earlier this week I met a number of young consultants who were working in our public hospital in Castlebar.They outlined an issue that gives me great cause for concern because of the ramifications for our health system. It is basically a matter of pay equality. After 2012, all new consultants were on 30% less than their counterparts registered before 2012. This means younger consultants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the opportunity to engage with the Minister in advance of the budget. I want to ask for increased support in the budget for the development of the sports horse industry. It has great potential to generate business in rural areas where we are looking for ideas to retain communities. There is already significant interest in sports horses. I believe some plans have been presented to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I wrote to the Minister about it but the letter may not have reached his desk yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I apologise for having to go next door for a quorum. On average, how long is it taking for applications to be processed? The Minister may have answered this question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: I will give the Minister the details of a case I have encountered. No information seems to be coming back. The application seems to be in a black hole.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: There has been a series of votes in the Seanad and I apologise to the witnesses for having to leave the meeting to attend them. I apologise in advance if I repeat some of the questions. I wish to ask about the new nearly zero energy building standard that will apply from the end of the year. It is necessary to build large numbers of houses and we have plans to do so. This is the topic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Michelle Mulherin: Great.