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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Exploration Licences (24 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State and appreciate the clarification on the matter. It must be made very clear that where an EIA takes place there must also be community involvement because the last thing we want is to have multinationals coming in and creating chaos in communities. I thank the Minister of State for the clarification.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: An issue that has arisen recently and which was brought into focus at a demonstration this morning on Dawson Street is that of trainee pharmacists. Since 2015, trainee pharmacists in Ireland are required to complete a five-year integrated Master's programme with one of the three accredited pharmacy schools - UCC, Trinity College or the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI. The new...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: The Minister is welcome to the House. He started his contribution by referring to his attendance at and participation in the conference in Katowice and the impact climate change will have on the islands in the Pacific, the low-lying atolls, many of which I visited in 1985. In 1986 I was down in Antarctica and we were already hearing about climate change and the melting of the glaciers,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish National Election Study: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Dr. Reidy for the presentation. I absolutely agree with the contributions from both of my colleagues. The Green Party is very supportive of evidence-based research that will provide information to enable and allow our democracy to develop and to give us the information on those who do not vote, the younger voter and why some people come out for one referendum and not another. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish National Election Study: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Professor Farrell spoke about the elections of 2011 and 2016. Has he conducted any studies in the area of local and European elections? I am thinking about younger voters, who Dr. Reidy mentioned, and about trying to involve them in the process and educate them about the importance of voting. The local elections are what affect them at home and on the ground. It might be something that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish National Election Study: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: A mock election was carried out in a primary school in Tramore prior to the 2016 election. The young people acted as candidates representing the different parties and had to present. The teacher went through the process very formally and children were elected. The candidate who won offered no homework and ice cream on a Friday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral and Referendum Reform: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: What percentage of people are eligible to vote? Have the witnesses ever considered providing for automatic registration at 18 years of age, in respect of which the individual would have the option to opt-out? The current system is inefficient. We need to energise and exercise as many people as possible to vote in a democracy. We need a mechanism to bring people to the table. I hope that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Senator Conway-Walsh spoke about the process for the CAP strategic plan. What is the timeline for the public to make an input to the consultation? The officials said they meet some people but what about others? As Deputy Ó Cuív said, we need a monumental shift in how we do things. Food Wise 2025 envisages a 60% increase in agricultural production. We will have a 30% increase in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Senator Conway-Walsh spoke about the process for the CAP strategic plan. What is the timeline for the public to make an input to the consultation? The officials said they meet some people but what about others? As Deputy Ó Cuív said, we need a monumental shift in how we do things. Food Wise 2025 envisages a 60% increase in agricultural production. We will have a 30% increase in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: It is my understanding that Met Éireann provides a public service. I understand from Mr. Moran that the competencies of the Met Éireann personnel are in the science area, their expertise is in the STEM professions. We then have the problem of communication. Met Éireann has this superb resource, the trust of the public and yet it does not have the competency in communications...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Healy and Mr. Dillon for attending. I appreciate their contribution. Mr. Healy said in his presentation that grassland is not a currently accepted mode of carbon sequestration for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control, IPCC. From my understanding, Ireland reports all emissions and sequestration to the IPCC, including from grassland. The emissions sequestration must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Mr. Healy mentioned Burren Beo, the farming project which is a very good model that has had a tourism spin-off in that the farmers interact with tourists. Following on from what Deputy Eamon Ryan said, what we in the Green Party are saying is that in many cases we are very close and aligned. I come from a dairy farming background myself and I have always seen farmers as the custodians of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: My first question follows on from those posed by Deputy Pringle. When will the smart services come online in the context of microgeneration? Is there a date for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Ms MacEvilly spoke earlier about the PSO that supports peat-based electricity generation. When will that stop? Can the PSO be used to support a just transition for the workers and what administrative or legislative measures would be required to enable that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: My last question is for Dr. McGowan who referred to the CRU's vision, which encompasses security of supply, affordability and a low-carbon future. Does the CRU have the resources to make this happen? The transition involved is huge and we need systemic change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Lord Deben for attending. I will follow up on what he said about Katowice, COP 24 and the enormous contribution of Sir David Attenborough to the discussion. Someone of his stature has a significant ability to influence. Could Lord Deben roll him out as often as possible or engage someone like him? When he spoke, it went worldwide and had an impact to the extent that it brought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Was Mr. Gove's report that Lord Deben referenced on waste?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Does it address food waste?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Is Lord Deben planning more reports on agriculture or transport similar to the land use report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Does the UK have microgeneration, for example, households with solar or wind energy capacity to feed into the grid?