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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I understand that an independent retailer is one that deals directly with a wholesaler and does its own negotiating. Where do independent retailers sit in the hierarchy of business models in the grocery sector? Are they all linked to franchises or collective buying groups whereby they all have the power to offer below-cost alcohol, or whatever they are selling? Are there any independent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (16 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund does not operate in Beaumont Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for surgery for over 18 months; the position of the person on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42099/18]

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Mr. McCarthy and his officials for coming in this afternoon. Is Mr. McCarthy satisfied that there is sufficient interdepartmental connection? It has come across to us from others who have come in to help us with our work that there should be a whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach. If we are to do that and if we are to be meaningful about it, there needs to be greater...

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We have witnessed considerable drought this year. Does the Department have any requirements or regulations in terms of water harvesting in new builds, including buildings, single dwellings and commercial dwellings? I imagine that will be required in the long term or short term. I came across a new word in the Department's document that I had never heard before: "barrage". What does that...

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Acceleration would be acceptable. The other point is around the governance of the national planning framework. We are looking at the interdepartmental set-up. What governance structure is in place around achieving what is required? That will do for a start.

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I asked about water harvesting.

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: To promote a sense of urgency, should there mandatory requirements rather than guidance in that regard?

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Yes, but it is not required to be granted planning permission.

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Mr. McCarthy referred to a barrage.

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Mr. McCarthy referred to the potential of Met Éireann and so on. Is anything specific happening in that regard, such as figuring out how it can be used, or is there a question over whether it is contracted to provide a specific item - the weather forecast - for RTÉ, and there is no scope to do anything further?

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Will it be specifically considered by the Department?

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

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Has the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, stimulated urgency within the Department to fast-track its work in this area?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (9 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 194. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to making it obligatory for plaintiffs in personal injury cases in the first instance to engage with the Personal Injuries Assessment Board prior to engaging in litigation; if consideration has been given to the significant financial and administrative burden on small and medium enterprises as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the invited speakers for their attendance here this afternoon. How realistic do they believe is the Government's aim of reducing CO2 emissions by 80%. Can they achieve it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: On public transport, what are the plans to transition trains and buses to biofuels or electricity and the timelines for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Has the proposed second runway for Dublin Airport been assessed for its potential impact on climate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Mr. Doyle referred to the percentage of emissions that comes from privately-owned cars and encouraging people from getting away from diesel and petrol. Diesel is widely used around the country, particularly outside urban areas. For those who do make the transition, there is the matter of charging units. On long journeys, many people stop off at motorway points. How will it be managed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Very good. The witnesses spoke of the coming challenges of freight and so on. Are there plans for promoting ecodriving techniques and reducing speeds on motorways as a means of energy saving?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As this committee's meetings have gone on, we have realised there must be a whole-of-Government and whole-of-society approach in this regard. What kind of engagement does the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have with other Departments? Is it a project-basis engagement or is it consistent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Does the Department have a communications strategy to effectively reach citizens, haulage companies or whatever to encourage them? We may, for example, want people who drive diesel cars to change to electric vehicles. Is there a communications plan to reach people sitting at home in the evening or listening to the radio as they drive around?