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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Consultations (15 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...ACS Ireland HBAN / DublinBIC Macra Na Feirme Age Action Ibec Maynooth University Alone ICMSA National Competitiveness Council Ask About Money ICSA National Federation of Voluntary Service Provider British Irish Chamber of Commerce ILCU National...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Shanahan: The preamble to the Bill suggests it will give effect to the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 to empower the competition authorities of the member states to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the Internal Market, ECN Plus, the European Competitions Network. Essentially it is aligning our...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...The Estimate for my Department, Vote 2, is just over €38 million. Almost 62% of that relates to staff and administration. The remaining almost €15 million provides funding for Covid-19 public communications, the Citizens’ Assembly, the National Economic and Social Council and several independent inquiries. My Department will continue its role in providing,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...passed, make it easier for local authorities to experiment with active travel proposals. Turning to active travel and greenways, €358.6 million is allocated under this programme. Major urban projects to commence construction include the Clontarf to Amiens Street route in Dublin and the MacCurtain Street scheme in Cork. In all, an estimated 1,200 active travel projects will be...

Report on Bogus Self-Employment: Motion (27 Jan 2022)

Damien English: .... This group will have representation from the Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Social Protection, alongside Revenue, as well as participation from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, IBEC, the Construction Industry Federation and Irish Small and Medium Employers. I will chair this new group and all options will be on the table to streamline and improve the processes...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022) See 4 other results from this debate

Peter Burke: ...those who engage a registered builder the assurance that they are dealing with a competent and compliant operator. It will be a critical step forward in addressing shadow-economic activity in the construction sector and ensure fairer competition for compliant and competent operators in the industry. This obligation will apply to entities or individuals who hold themselves out for...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Jan 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

Seán Canney: I will have a go at it. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for bringing forward the legislation, which is overdue because we have seen many issues in the construction industry, some of which have been the result of poor certification and workmanship with no real or effective engagement in how we take care of things when buildings are constructed, whether they are houses, public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency: Chairman Designate (20 Jan 2022)

...a chur orm as Gaeilge, déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall iad a fhreagairt as Gaeilge. Both of my parents were civil servants. I studied engineering and business in UCD, graduating with a BE in 1980 and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and business in 1985. I joined the ESB from college and worked for five years as a steam and gas turbine engineer. I received...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...main flood risk areas throughout the country. These include the proposed schemes for County Louth, which are Dundalk, Blackrock south, Drogheda, Carlingford, Greenore, Baltray and Ardee. Louth County Council, working with the Office of Public Works, has agreed to be the lead authority in the delivery of these schemes. The council chairs each project steering group, which includes the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)

.... Our emissions in 2022 will be still higher than they were in 1990. Chambers Ireland is generally supportive of the carbon budgeting proposal that was published by the Climate Change Advisory Council. Carbon budgeting is a useful tool for ensuring appropriate public policymaking because ultimately, it is the activities of the State that bind us to our current behaviour and limit the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...an obvious role in alleviating housing market pressures, there are also significant non-fiscal constraints. In particular, the public health measures needed to suppress the spread of the virus have placed a direct restriction on the construction of new housing. The industry is now facing increased costs and difficulty sourcing building materials as a result of the pandemic, high...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (14 Dec 2021)

Micheál Martin: On the Construction Defects Alliance, Deputy Ó Ríordáin has said that the report should be due by the second quarter of 2022. The Minister is very conscious of this issue. We have already had a number of issues in the context of pyrite, mica and so forth. We will be moving on that and responding to the issues that arise out of that report. Deputy Cathal Crowe raised the...

Seafood Taskforce Final Report: Statements (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...in a no-deal scenario, it risked losing access to that catch and in addition other EU vessels operating in UK waters would be displaced into our waters. When the Taoiseach and I met the fishing industry this time last year it identified a no-deal Brexit as the worst possible outcome for the Irish fishing industry. The agreement reached was less severe than that, and less severe than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: ...dialogue, and collaboration between relevant Government Departments and agencies, the education and training system, the enterprise agencies, and private sector representatives. The National Skills Council is the high level partnership platform established under the National Skills Strategy. It is an advisory body made up of high-level representatives from public and private...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...is one of the highest priorities of this Government to meet this economic opportunity. In addition to developing the planning and regulatory frameworks for this new multibillion euro offshore industry, my Department is also developing a route to market for offshore wind under the renewable electricity support scheme, RESS. At least three RESS auctions dedicated to offshore wind are...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Fleming: .... There has been a reasonable increase. It does not cover the full cost of heating but it was always meant to be a contribution to the cost. There was a suggestion that it is a waste of money for councils to lease homes for people to rent. I understand the councils do not own the properties at the end of the day. I agree with the philosophy on this but I do not believe it is a waste of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

...demand wants low fat or high energy, or whatever it might be, as producers of food, that is the market giving us signals and we need to respond to those signals. In our very successful food industry, our challenge, which was addressed in the food paper which came out from Bord Bia not long ago, is to increase the value of our food, to move our food exports up the value chain and not...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (1 Dec 2021)

Mr. Tim Lucey: Beidh mé ag caint as Béarla inniu and our Irish officer will deliver the statement as Gaeilge thereafter. Within Cork County Council, there are two distinct Gaeltacht areas, namely, Múscraí and Oileán Chléire. The county development plan is currently under review and has been prepared having regard to other national regional guidelines,...

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Sinn Féin recognises the urgency needed to tackle climate change, we back our national greenhouse emissions target and we worked constructively throughout the extensive consideration of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill. It is worth saying that unlike some in government who argued against interim...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...begin on 25 November, which is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and end on 10 December, which is Human Rights Day. Human trafficking, which is a $150 billion global industry, is one of the greatest examples of violence against women and girls. In addition, millions of women and girls are forced to marry and to work in terrible conditions for little pay and...