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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Denis Naughten: ...of the river between 1 ft and 1.5 ft. We have an awful lot more work to do in terms of adaptation and in addressing the emissions that we are producing on a domestic level and overall as a country. Transport is one of the challenges. Small countries have unique challenges. We have a particular challenge in Ireland because of the dispersed population. Villages of fewer than 50 people...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Terry Leyden: ...progress has been made in some areas, especially in electricity production and agriculture, to meet 2020 emissions targets, almost none has been made in other areas since 2011, notably home heating and transport. When he was elected Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar claimed that the Government would be taking on new climate change ambitions in the wake of budget 2018. That is not accurate...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: .... All of these energy sources would feed into an all-island electricity grid. Renewable energy sources such as biomass and biogas both help our environment and maintain the island's security of supply and they create jobs across rural Ireland. We are years, if not decades, behind on these. We are also behind in terms of transport renewable targets. There is a minimal amount of electric...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

John O'Mahony: .... We need economic growth but need to do it in a way that does not drive up our emissions, which seems to be happening since the recovery came about. The key, as the Minister noted, is public transport. Progress has been made, particularly in urban areas. In rural and regional areas, as the Minister is aware, public transport is not as available nor used as much so there is not as much...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am interested in the delivery of public transport to rural areas, particularly train services into the west. The NTA published a report last year suggesting that train services to the west of Ireland could be shut down because of the lack of money at Iarnród Éireann. I do not know if this is just scare tactics or is something that is really...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Michelle Mulherin: ...in that somebody can buy a top of the range BMW or Mercedes and he or she will pay less tax than somebody who has a runaround car that does not get much use but is essential. If one lives in a rural area a car is not an optional extra. It is a necessity. People not only have to drive children to school but have to drive to the nearest town to get broadband. I would like to hear the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Shane Ross: ...O'Sullivan. Quite honestly, at the time they were over-ambitious. They were done at a time of great prosperity and pride and we are resetting them now with a certain realism. I accept that the transport sector is behind and that there is a great deal of scope for improvement in the area for which I have responsibility. There is obviously a great deal of scope in agriculture as well. I...