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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Production (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The reform, the upgrading and the modernisation of our planning laws is probably the number one piece of Government legislation. It is, because it affects every aspect of our society. I will make a couple points on that. First, it is very complicated because the new Bill is 700 pages. The Deputy will be on the committee the Bill goes to, or rather he will not as it will go to Steven...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am confident that at the end of the lifetime of this Government, in a year and ten months' time, we will be able to show a real record of achievement across a variety of different areas. Yes, we do want to go faster, but I do believe we will be able to show the record of delivery the Deputy referred to. The point the Deputy made is valid. We need not only to resource An Bord Pleanála...

Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...my commentary. I was not sure whether it was a wider debate. I got an indication that it was primarily that. However, there were a number of questions about the onshore energy from Senator Kyne and others. Others asked about the wind guidelines and Derrybrien. We will have to do a lot of work on onshore as well. We are not finished there. There is huge potential benefit in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar and Biogas: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I am afraid I must tell Mr. Dennehy and Mr. P.J. McCarthy that in my reading of it the best scientific advice runs counter to everything they have said today. I refer them to the three reports published recently for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, on the bioenergy supply curve for Ireland for 2015 to 2030 published in 2016; the costs and benefits of biogas and biomethane...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...various committees of this House. We heard an impressive presentation from Macra na Feirme. The witnesses said we are on target to meet the plan for an 85% increase in exports, primarily in dairy and beef. Its presentation was very impressive. It is not all bad in Irish farming. There is a lot of good farming going on. What those young people said yesterday is true: the young farmers...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Catherine Martin. I also thank the Irish Premature Babies charity for the willingness of its members to share their stories and fight on behalf of other mothers, which it has been doing on a consistent basis. I am glad we were able to assist them in bringing their case to the House. I was stuck at a meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and I was...

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Our history shows that unfortunately we have always engaged in infanticide or left unwanted babies and children to die of neglect. Ordnance Survey maps of the island show lisín cemeteries for babies abandoned or killed. This is not just an Irish phenomenon. If one reads Oliver Twistby Charles Dickens one sees similar organisations set up to deal with that reality and the same...

Symphysiotomy: Statements (26 Jan 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It is important to stand with and support those women, particularly those who have not got anyex gratiapayments. For them this problem continues. We have not given what we should have given, an upfront apology, a recognition that what went on was wrong and recompense for the huge damage, loss and pain that occurred over their lives. I listened to the Minister for Education and Skills,...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Oct 2016)

Eamon Ryan: .... I think that as a Republic we are a success, although not in every way. We all have failings. People watching the proceedings of this House might on occasion think we are a shower of clowns and as such we are not a success. I have an endearing respect for the State. I respect the flag, the harp and our institutions. I am currently reading a book about the history of the 1916 Rising...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Eamon Ryan: They are great people in Great Britain. They are our family and our friends. We have worked there. Okay, we fought for 800 years but we have got over that. Now we get on very well with the people in Great Britain. I remember working there when there were bombs going off in our midst. They still got on with us. We were still tolerant to one another. I think we have to respect the vote...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I wonder if Ireland is different from other nations. Do we have a fundamental disconnect with nature or the environment? Is there something in our history, character or national story which means that we do not really take care about the way we interact with nature? One can look at that in different ways. Sometimes, one can be optimistic and think we are very connected to this land but at...