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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: Every time ten people used electricity in Ireland last year, almost four out of ten times that electricity was generated from, in general, onshore wind. This is playing a major part in all of our constituents' and citizens' lives, particularly when they boil the kettle, turn on the light, open the fridge or turn on the television. Ireland is very dependent on this form of energy. Let us be...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Statements on Housing for All (not to exceed 2 hrs 27 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Housing, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Report and Final Stages of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (to commence no earlier than 2.49 p.m. and if not previously concluded,...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is that agreed?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Gary Gannon: No, it is not.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The International Criminal Court has sought arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and defence minister for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the crime of deliberately starving the people of Gaza, blocking aid to them and wilfully killing ordinary people. This comes on top of the indictment for plausible genocide handed down by the International Court of Justice. I...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Ivana Bacik: Reports indicate that Ireland, along with other EU member states, may recognise the state of Palestine as early as tomorrow. I welcome that, particularly as we see the horrendous death toll in Gaza rising and International Criminal Court arrest warrants being sought in respect of Netanyahu and Israeli and Hamas leaders. We must see an end to Israel's genocidal action in Gaza and the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Richard O'Donoghue: I am not against wind turbines. However, I am against wind turbines that do not allow people to have a night's sleep. I have been trying to think of a way to get through to those in government in order that they will understand how important it is that they listen to this. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, is alongside the Taoiseach. In addition to them, how many parents, grandparents and...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy is giving me awful flashbacks to sleepless nights. If I do not get one tonight, I will know he has jinxed me. I thank him very much for raising this important issue. He does not need to tell me or anyone in this Government about listening to people. His language suggested that he listens and the rest of us do not. That is unfair to people who listen to communities all of the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Seán Canney: I will say two things about what the Taoiseach said: people matter and families matter. It is important that in any rules, regulations, guidelines or anything like that we bring in, that our people have got to be at the top of the agenda. Deputy O'Donoghue will talk about this matter after me. However, it is important we see this as something that needs to be done for people on the ground....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy. Obviously, people and communities absolutely matter. That is why it is important to say on the record that there will be an opportunity, before the draft guidelines are finalised, for further input and consultation, including with CEPA. I have no difficulty at all in meeting with CEPA. I just have to arrange it in my diary. I am very happy to make sure that happens,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: First, we are not waiting for any targets. We have a target for this year. It was always very clear what the target was going to be for this year.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Ivana Bacik: It is too low.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I believe we will exceed the target for this year. I accept that the targets need to significantly increase. There is a political consensus in relation to that. There is a body of work under way for quite a period of time and, for clarity, the revised targets will be published this year. That is the position. I hope that the draft national planning framework, which I believe is due to be...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It is not.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: There are a hell of a lot of people in this country who still want their son or daughter to be able to buy a home. Social homes matter, affordable homes matter, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the builder building private homes as well. We need that mix and that composition.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Seán Canney: Today I want to raise an issue that is affecting many communities around this country. Outside on Kildare Street today, hundreds of people have gathered from 18 counties representing probably 50 community action groups regarding the development, proposed or otherwise, of wind farms across this country. It is unbelievable to think that the communities have to come together. They have formed...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Canney for raising this issue today on behalf of his constituents. I passionately believe in renewable energy. I believe it is absolutely essential to get to where we need to get to in terms of our own energy independence. We are living through a climate emergency. I know we share that view. The question the Deputy raised is about how we do it and how we try to bring...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)
Simon Harris: It is important to be fair, as the Deputy generally is. The Minister for housing, I believe, received this report on 8 May. That is 13 days ago, so let us not say that people have been sitting on reports for weeks. That is not fair.