: The balancing act

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Enterprise Committee Chair Alban Maginness considers the various balances to be struck if Northern Ireland is to maximise the potential of its indigenous energy resources and the contribution they can make to the economy. Over the past year the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has been getting to grips with the energy agenda. It has become apparent that, no matter how we look at it, there is always a balance to be struck between competing priorities and agendas. An important example...

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: Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

A climate change law and a more central role for the committee is “critical.” Formed in 2007, the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security aims to ensure that Ireland complies with global climate change frameworks. Joint committees are comprised of members from both Houses of the Oireachtas, the Dáil and the Seanad, who sit and vote together on relevant issues. Climate change targets, renewable energy and the role of the agriculture sector in creating bio-fuel are some of the issues...

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: The parties bright ideas

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

A summary of energy policies advocated by parties represented in the Assembly. Portfolios of Ministers and spokesmen cover the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland, and the Republic’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. DUP Minister: Arlene Foster MLA Spokesman: David Simpson MP MLA A “massive” investment in energy, among other forms of infrastructure, is prioritised in the DUP’s 2007 Assembly manifesto. The party supports a British...

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