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Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...set of policies backed up with money. The Minister of State has gone through the detail himself but a number of things stood out to me, one of which is about microgeneration. There has been a solar revolution in this country that has been brought about because people really care about the environment and about making sure they have something cost-effective when it comes to energy. They...

Seanad: Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (9 Feb 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...fact that over the past two years the price of electricity and all types of fuel has shot up because of the Russian war and the invasion of Ukraine. In addition, we have not invested in renewable power on a global level as we should have. That is really what is going to bring us out of many of the crises we are in. It is worth noting that Ireland and Northern Ireland are among the...

Seanad: Safe Reopening of Tertiary Sector and Key Priorities for Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...there is funding available from Europe for capital projects. Let us draw down that funding immediately for the purposes of greening - I refer to things like electric vehicle charging points and solar and wind power - thereby helping our third level institutions to be world leaders. The issue of SUSI grants arises all of the time. We need ways to fund institutions and we need to ensure...