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The Resolution approving establishment of the Assembly outlines five topics to be considered by the Assembly. How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change was originally scheduled to be considered last. However in January 2017 the Members of the Assembly decided that this topic should be considered third. Consideration of this topic has concluded and a Final Report and Recommendations was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on Wednesday, 18 April 2018. Schedule of Meetings The Assembly considered this particular topic over two weekends 30 September - 1 October 2017 and 4-5 November 2017. Please click on the date above to view material presented to the Assembly over those weekends. A revised full calendar of meetings is available here. Submissions The Assembly invited members of the public, representative groups and citizen organisations to make a submission on this topic. The submissions process formally opened on 12 June 2017 and closed at 5pm on 11 August 2017. To view submissions received on this topic, please click here. This Signpost Document aims to identify, in order of popularity, the key issues/topics/themes which presented in the submissions. The full text of the 1,185 published submissions is available to read here. The Assembly Secretariat has grouped them into broad thematic areas and has attempted to present a selection of the perspectives which were received. The signpost document is available to read here. Recommendations The recommendations were reached by ballot paper voting and follow two weekends of deliberation which focussed on the energy, transport and agriculture sectors, international best practise and existing national policies and activities. A total of 13 questions appeared on the ballot and the recommendations were reached by majority vote. The following recommendations were made by the Assembly; - 97% of the Members recommended that to ensure climate change is at the centre of policy-making in Ireland, as a matter of urgency a new or existing independent body should be resourced appropriately, operate in an open and transparent manner, and be given a broad range of new functions and powers in legislation to urgently address climate change. - 100% of the Members recommended that the State should take a leadership role in addressing climate change through mitigation measures, including, for example, retrofitting public buildings, having low carbon public vehicles, renewable generation on public buildings and through adaptation measures including, for example, increasing the resilience of public land and infrastructure. - 80% of the Members said they would be willing to pay higher taxes on carbon intensive activities ** - 96% of the Members recommended that the State should undertake a comprehensive assessment of the vulnerability of all critical infrastructure (including energy, transport, built environment, water and communications) with a view to building resilience to ongoing climate change and extreme weather events. The outcome of this assessment should be implemented. Recognising the significant costs that the State would bear in the event of failure of critical infrastructure, spending on infrastructure should be prioritised to take account of this. - 99% of the Members recommended that the State should enable, through legislation, the selling back into the grid of electricity from micro-generation by private citizens (for example energy from solar panels or wind turbines on people’s homes or land) at a price which is at least equivalent to the wholesale price. - 100% of the Members recommended that the State should act to ensure the greatest possible levels of community ownership in all future renewable energy projects by encouraging communities to develop their own projects and by requiring that developer-led projects make share offers to communities to encourage greater local involvement and ownership. - 97% of the Members recommended that the State should end all subsidies for peat extraction and instead spend that money on peat bog restoration and making proper provision for the protection of the rights of the workers impacted with the majority 61% recommending that the State should end all subsidies on a phased basis over 5 years. - 93% of the Members recommended that the number of bus lanes, cycling lanes and park and ride facilities should be greatly increased in the next five years, and much greater priority should be given to these modes over private car use. - 96% of the Members recommended that the State should immediately take many steps to support the transition to electric vehicles. - 92% of the Members recommended that the State should prioritise the expansion of public transport spending over new road infrastructure spending at a ratio of no less than 2-to-1 to facilitate the broader availability and uptake of public transport options with attention to rural areas. - 89% of the Members recommended that there should be a tax on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. There should be rewards for the farmer for land management that sequesters carbon. Any resulting revenue should be reinvested to support climate friendly agricultural practices. - 93% of the Members recommended the State should introduce a standard form of mandatory measurement and reporting of food waste at every level of the food distribution and supply chain, with the objective of reducing food waste in the future. - 99 % of the Members recommended that the State should review, and revise supports for land use diversification with attention to supports for planting forests and encouraging organic farming. Question 1* Such functions and powers should include, but not be limited to those outlined below. - To examine any legislative proposals, it considers relevant to its functions and to report publicly its views on any implications in relation to climate change; the relevant Minister must respond publicly to the views expressed in a report prior to the progress of the legislative proposal; - To propose ambitious 5 year national and sectoral targets for emissions reductions to be implemented by the State, with regular review and reporting cycles; - To pursue the State in legal proceedings to ensure that the State lives up to its legal obligations relating to climate change. Question 3** Subject to the following qualifications - Qualification 1: Any increase in revenue would be only spent on measures that directly aid the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient Ireland: including, for example, making solar panels more cheaply and easily available, retrofitting homes and businesses, flood defenses, developing infrastructure for electric vehicles. - Qualification 2: An increase in the taxation does not have to be paid by the poorest households (the 400,000 households currently in receipt of fuel allowance). - Qualification 3: It is envisaged that these taxes build year-on-year. Question 9*** Electric Vehicles - Develop an expanded national network of charging points; - Introduce a range of additional incentives, particularly aimed at rural communities, to encourage motorists towards electric vehicle ownership in the short term. Such measures should include, but not be limited to, targeted help-to-buy schemes, reductions in motor tax for electric vehicles and lower or free motorway tolls. - Measures should then be introduced to progressively disincentives the purchase of new carbon intensive vehicles such as year-on-year increases in taxes on petrol and diesel, motor tax and purchase taxes for petrol and diesel vehicles. Reports The Report by the Assembly on this topic is available here. Video Archive Archive footage is available to view here.
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Tá cúig ábhar leagtha amach sa Rún ina gceadaítear bunú an Tionóil atá le breithniú ag an Tionól. An dara ceann díobh seo ná an tslí is fearr chun freagra a thabhairt ar na dúshláin agus na deiseanna a bhaineann le daonra atá ag dul in aois. Sceideal na gCruinnithe Rinne an Tionól an t-ábhar seo a mheas an 10-11 Meitheamh 2017 agus 8-9 Iúil 2017. Cliceáil ar an dáta thuas chun féachaint ar ábhar a cuireadh faoi bhráid an Tionóil an deireadh seachtaine sin. Tá féilire athbhreithnithe na gcruinnithe uile ar fáil anseo. Aighneachtaí Thug an Tionól cuireadh do dhaoine den phobal, do ghrúpaí ionadaíochta agus d'eagraíochtaí saoránach aighneacht a dhéanamh ar an ábhar seo. Osclaíodh an próiseas aighneachtaí go foirmeálta an 3 Aibreán 2017 agus dúnadh é ag 5pm an 19 Bealtaine 2017. Chun aighneachtaí ar an ábhar seo a léamh cliceáil anseo. Tá an achoimre seo curtha i dtoll a chéile ag an Rúnaíocht chun cuid de na príomhshaincheisteanna a leagan amach chomh maith le réitigh a d'aithin daoine aonair, eagraíochtaí neamhrialtais agus gairmithe ar an dara ábhar atá le plé ag an Tionól Saoránach "an bealach is fearr le dul i ngleic leis na dúshláin agus deiseanna a bhaineann le daonra atá ag dul in aois". Clúdaítear san achoimre seo go leor de na réimsí a tugadh chun solais sa phróiseas aighneachtaí; is fiú, ina dhiaidh sin féin, cuairt a thabhairt ar rannóg Aighneachtaí chuig an Tionól Saoránach chun féachaint ar aighneachtaí ina n-iomlán. Nuair is féidir tugtar uimhir thagartha chun deis a thabhairt do bhaill aighneachtaí ábhartha a bhreithniú tuilleadh. Cliceáil anseo chun an cháipéis a oscailt (.PDF) Moltaí Socraíodh na hathruithe a chuirfí i bhfeidhm trí vóta ballóide agus i ndiaidh dhá dheireadh seachtaine plé a dhírigh ar chúram fadtéarmach agus maireachtáil neamhspleách, ioncam, soláthar pinsin agus deiseanna a chruthú ar scor. Bhí 16 cheist san iomlán ar an mballóid: - Mhol 100% de chomhaltaí go gcaithfeadh an Rialtas tús áite a thabhairt do na polasaithe agus straitéisí atá ann cheana maidir le daoine breacaosta agus iad a chur i bhfeidhm go práinneach (mar shampla An Straitéis Náisiúnta um Aosú Dearfach). - Vótáil 60% de chomhaltaí gur cheart gur duine den teaghlach/an duine breacaosta a bheadh freagrach as an gcúram atá de dhíth a chur ar fáil do dhaoine breacaosta, ach gur cheart go mbeadh ar a laghad cuid den fhreagracht ar an Stát. - Mhol 87% de chomhaltaí go méadófaí an méid acmhainní poiblí a chuirtear ar fáil maidir le cúram do dhaoine breacaosta. - Sa cheist seo, iarradh ar chomhaltaí na réimsí ar cheart maoiniú breise maidir le cúram do dhaoine breacaosta a chaitheamh go príomha a chur in ord tosaíochta. Seirbhísí cúraim baile agus tacaíocht an chéad rogha a bhí ag formhór na gcomhaltaí. - Sa cheist seo, iarradh ar chomhaltaí an áit as ar cheart maoiniú foriomlán maidir le cúram do dhaoine breacaosta a theacht dar leo a chur in ord tosaíochta. Íocaíocht éigeantach árachais shóisialta an chéad rogha a bhí ag formhór na gcomhaltaí. - Mhol 99% de chomhaltaí go gcuirfeadh an Rialtas dlús faoin tiomantas reatha chun stádas reachtúil a thabhairt do chúram baile do dhaoine breacaosta. - Vótáil 99% de chomhaltaí go gcuirfí síneadh le rialachán, ar nós an rialachán atá ann faoi láthair maidir le hionaid chónaithe, chun cosaint níos fearr a thabhairt do dhaoine breacaosta atá ag fáil seirbhísí sláinte agus cúraim. - Rinne na comhaltaí moltaí faoi shíneadh a chur leis an rialachán maidir le seirbhísí sláinte agus cúraim do dhaoine breacaosta: Seirbhísí faoisimh, Seirbhísí Cúraim Lae, seirbhísí Cúraim agus tacaíochta a chuireann soláthróirí seirbhíse ar fáil i dteach an duine, seirbhísí cúraim agus tacaíochta a chuirtear ar fáil le tacaíocht ó scéim tithíochta. - Mhol 87% de chomhaltaí gur cheart don Rialtas scéim pinsin shainordaitheach de chineál éigin a thabhairt isteach chun an pinsean Stáit a fhorlíonadh. - Mhol 96% de chomhaltaí go bhfaighfí réidh leis an aimhrialtacht, a tharlaíonn nuair a chaithfidh duine dul ar scor ag aois 65 ach nach bhfuil i dteideal pinsean an Stáit a fháil go mbeidh siad 66 bliain d'aois. - Mhol 86% de chomhaltaí go gcuirfí scor sainordaitheach bunaithe ar aois ar ceal. - Mhol 88% de chomhaltaí an pinsean Stáit a thagarmharcáil trí thagairt do mheán-ioncam. - Mhol 100% de chomhaltaí gur cheart don Rialtas céimeanna a ghlacadh chun scéimeanna pinsin príobháideacha a réasúnú chun go n-áireofar iontu trédhearcacht níos mó maidir le táillí. - Mhol 87% de chomhaltaí go ndéanfadh an Rialtas Scéim na dTeaghlachóirí a shiardhátú go dtí 1973 - Mhol 99% de chomhaltaí go ndéanfaí tacaíocht an Stáit do chúramóirí, lena n-áirítear rochtain ar oideachas, athoiliúint agus socruithe pinsin a fheabhsú. Thug Cuid C, ceist 16 ar an bpáipéar ballóide deis do chomhaltaí moltaí a dhéanamh ar shaincheisteanna eile a tháinig chun cinn nuair a bhí an t-ábhar á phlé ach nach raibh aon bhaint dhíreach acu leis na hábhair seo: cúram fadtéarmach, pinsin, ioncam agus dul ar scor. Iarradh ar chomhaltaí tábhacht na saincheisteanna seo leanas a chur in ord tosaíochta. Rinne na comhaltaí na moltaí seo a leanas chomh maith: - Ba cheart an fhreagracht maidir le daoine breacaosta a shannadh go hoifigiúil ar Aire Stáit do Dhaoine Breacaosta ar leithligh (92%) - Pointe teagmhála ar leithligh a bheith ann le go mbeidh daoine breacaosta in ann rochtain a fháil ar eolas faoi sheirbhísí, tacaíochtaí agus teidlíochtaí, le tacaíocht ó fheachtas náisiúnta feasachta (91%) - Céimeanna a ghlacadh lena chinntiú go mbeidh guth níos láidre ag daoine breacaosta agus a gcuid riachtanas cúraim féin á socrú acu (88%) - Ceannaireacht rialtais níos láidre a chinntiú maidir le tús áite a thabhairt do riachtanais chúraim sláinte agus shóisialta dhaoine breacaosta (83%) - Ba cheart don Stát aistrithe neamh-airgeadais idir na glúine a chur chun cinn agus a eagrú agus tacaíocht a thabhairt dóibh, mar shampla idir daoine óga agus daoine breacaosta (73%) - Ba cheart don Stát feidhm phráinneach a chur le forálacha an Achta um Chinnteoireacht Chuidithe (Cumas), 2015 nár cuireadh i bhfeidhm go fóill agus reachtaíocht maidir le daoine fásta a d'fhéadfadh a bheith leochaileach a chosaint a achtú go práinneach (92%) Tuairiscí Tá Tuairisc an Tionóil ar fáil anseo. Cartlann na bhFíseán Beifear ábalta breathnú ar fhíseán cartlainne anseo.