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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: 132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will quantify the expected greenhouse gas reduction in the dairy sector by 2030; if all of this reduction will be accounted for by solutions identified by the Food Vision Dairy Group or by alternative means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26830/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (26 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: 135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase compliance and enforcement of the Nitrates Directive; if increased inspections by his Department under the Nitrates Action Programme 2022-2025 will be targeted at those catchments with the highest levels of nitrate pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26829/22]

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Unlike others who have spoken before me, I will speak to the topic, which is the sustainable mobility policy. At the outset, I welcome the proposal from the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to establish and accelerate pathfinder projects. I will speak with respect to my own city and constituency of Limerick and the mid-west region. Before and since entering government, the Minister, I and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Alan Farrell and Senator Higgins. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss governance and delivery of climate action in local authorities and community-led climate action at a local level. We have with us officials from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and representatives from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Deegan for his opening statement. I now invite members to ask questions. I propose, as usual, that each member take just two minutes in which to ask questions. Is that agreed? Agreed. I believe there will be time for second and third rounds. If witnesses wish to respond to any question, they should indicate that and they will be facilitated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Senator Boylan got quite a few questions at the expense of her colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, who is the next speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will ask a question related to Deputy Ó Rourke's. I thank the witnesses for the information on RESS 1 and 2. It seems the number of projects is still very small. The figure of 23 MW for RESS 1 was mentioned. I do not know, regarding RESS 2, what came out the other day for community projects in terms of output. What is the ambition for community renewable energy? Those numbers are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Can the witnesses give a sense of community projects that have not succeeded in RESS? If there are a lot of those, are we doing something wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Of the seven, did they all proceed to construction and connection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: On that point, and I know the Deputy was not able to make the private meeting, we are going to invite the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage officials back in as part of this series, which is very important. I echo the disappointment that they are not here today. We are also going to have representatives of the local government organisations in the sessions that are coming up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Excuse me. I want to be fair to Deputy Bríd Smith, who has been waiting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I am glad to hear that Deputies Smith and Bruton are on the same page. I believe that is a first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: We will not go around west Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I am just conscious that the question is probably more for officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I will leave it to the Deputy, though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: We invited officials from the Department to attend, but they were unable to. We will ask them to attend to address issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: There was an answer to the effect that it was up to the local authorities to apply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Okay. Let us give our guests an opportunity to answer. Dr. Byrne might begin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: We have invited the representative group of the elected members of the councils but also the representative group of the officials. They are due next week, as indeed are the climate adaptation regional offices. Ms Corcoran wishes to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Do our guests wish to make any other contributions? They do not. Deputy Devlin is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Deputy. I ask Dr. Byrne to begin on the acronyms.