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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: Nobody else is indicating to come in, so we will finish it there. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today and engaging with the committee. It was a thorough, informative and useful session. It was an important session in the context of the ongoing challenge to achieve our 2030 targets and beyond to 2050 as well. The committee will meet as a select committee next...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications, programmes A, B and C. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to the committee this morning. The proposed format is that we will deal with the Vote programme by programme. The Minister of...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for his statement. We will now proceed to questions from members on programme A. In posing their questions, they should indicate clearly the subhead they are referring to within the programme. They should limit their questions to one subhead at a time to allow other members with questions on the same one to speak before we move on to another. The same...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: May I pick up on Deputy Bruton's point on the output indicators? The Minister of State suggested that the committee might be interested in looking at this. I agree, but would the Minister of State or the Department be minded to provide a briefing note on the output indicators as they are, perhaps to help us in a piece of work on which we could then revert to the Minister of State with the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: Two indicators jump out at me here. One is the number of local authority staff trained for climate action, which is increasing two-and-a-half-fold, which sounds very positive, but we do not know what that training is or what the output of the training is. It is something, I think-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: The other matter is the number of air quality monitoring visits, which is staying static between 2022 and 2023 at 115. It does not sound like a lot, given the size of the country, but maybe it is. Maybe it is satisfactory but maybe it is something-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: Yes, that would be very helpful. If it is adequate, fantastic, but my concern is that we are not doing enough air quality monitoring. I will move on to programme B. I call on Deputy O'Rourke.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State. If there are no more questions on programme B, we will move on to programme C.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: Yes.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Whitmore. Those questions are in the context of the Estimate before us, in particular the first one. I think she is asking if an amount has been set aside for the review of IFI, similar to the NPWS review.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: We will leave it there because the issue is not on the agenda of the meeting. We will stick to the Estimates.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Deputy.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: As there are no other members indicating, we will conclude our consideration of the Revised Estimates. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for assisting the committee.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Message to Dáil (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Environment and Climate Action has completed its consideration of the Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2023: Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: 71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way increased participation in women’s sport at local and community level will be advanced in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8594/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I wish to ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way increased participation in women's sport at local and community level will be advanced in the coming years and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. When we encourage anyone to get involved in sport, we do so not simply for the competitive aspect of it, but we know there are lifelong benefits for the people who get involved. Of course, there are benefits beyond their sporting careers. There are the benefits to their clubs, which are central to their communities. It is critical that we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: I mentioned the challenge of retention of girls in sport, particularly those aged 16 and 17. The big part of this is supporting women to get involved in coaching. There is a dearth of women in coaching in all sports in Ireland. If we can tackle that, we can go a long way to addressing the challenge of retention. I am a lifelong member of St. Michael's Rowing Club and have coached there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss Climate Action Plan 2023, which was published just before Christmas. I welcome to the committee the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coveney, and his officials. As usual, I will read out the note on privilege, which is to remind the witnesses of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or...