Results 201-220 of 1,024,130 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan OR speaker:Alan Farrell) in 'Committee meetings'
- Prelude (28 May 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: At a Fine Gael press conference, the Taoiseach told reporters that as he canvasses around the country, he has heard too many examples of the bulk-buying of homes by wealthy property funds, but, of course, he already knew this was happening and that it is not happening by accident. Property funds bulk-buying family homes is a direct result of Government policy. Over a decade ago, Fine Gael...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: The meeting will commence in public session. I welcome everybody. Could I get members' agreement that if officials want to participate or make contributions, that that is allowed? It is allowed. I thank members very much. The purpose of the meeting today is to have a discussion on the draft national energy and climate plan and the national long-term strategy. On behalf of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and for outlining the strategy and the plan. We will now move to the members. It is agreed that each member will have five minutes for questions and answers? Agreed. The first member to indicate was Deputy Whitmore.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Deputy Whitmore has one more minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. We are going to move on now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: We are going to move on because the Deputy has had seven or eight minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I am sure we will come back to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: The Minister can elaborate on that further later. We will move on now to Deputy O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: We will move on, if that is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. From my perspective, on the NECP, the Minister said there were only 40 submissions. Is that because this is essentially just a document of collated plans, there is actually nothing of substance in it apart from what is in the plans themselves, and that the real document or plan we should be focusing on is the climate action plan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Is there anything in the long-term strategy of substance or is that essentially the same kind of thing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Coming back to the EPA report this morning, the reason Deputy Whitmore is animated is because it is not great viewing or hearing when the EPA states that the maximum we can do with all the measures is 29%, which falls well short. It also alluded to the fact that there were some strategies it could not cater for because it said there was a lack of detail. It mentioned agriculture, which I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I wish to touch on some of what I describe as the easy wins. Many of us here are a bit frustrated that some of the measures we feel should be achieved at a faster rate are not being achieved at a faster rate. One of them is electrification of the fleet. I know that electrification of the fleet is not the entire answer to reducing emissions in transport but I genuinely feel and I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: They almost overlap perfectly - the reduction of the grant and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Whitmore. The Minister has a chance to come back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Does the Minister have an issue with the EPA report? As a different way of phrasing it, does he accept the findings of the EPA report, given that it did not include many of these important sectors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: That is where public transport comes in. You can move a lot more people in the city areas with public transport whereas that is-----