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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: The expert on the Action Plan for Jobs is here. He will have some ideas. Does anybody else want to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Does that turn farmers off engaging with the schemes? In Mr. Joyce's experience, is it a real barrier to uptake?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: That is a very interesting question. It is not just the media; politicians are all part of this as well and ultimately policy gets decided here. We get pulled in different directions every day, depending on the narratives that circulate on that particular day. With this challenge, probably more than any other, we have to deal with misinformation. Dr. Ní Shúilleabháin and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: What about the vested interests challenge? Even within farming, there are competing interests and it is very hard to get a single position or a way forward. There are even more competing interests in politics. I am sure the different farming organisations gave the assembly a different view on what the right way forward is. There is quite a difference between the Irish Natura and Hill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: It is a serious challenge even at this committee. Does Dr. Ó Cinnéide wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I welcome Deputy Paul Murphy who has just come from his party's think-in, so I hope it went well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Is there a precedent internationally for a more local environmental court system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: We can look at that. I am going off on a tangent now. There was some news at the weekend that in Wales they are bringing in the 20 miles per hour default speed limit. That would have been seen as something quite difficult to do. They are doing other things. They have actually halted their road building programme over there in the past couple of years. That came out of a commission they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: That is a very good point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that. We will take a second round of questions now and I invite Senator Boylan to come in, if she so wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: As that is all the questions from members, we are at the end of the session. It has been a very interesting one. We will take strands from this discussion - some key points and themes have emerged through it - and figure out how to set up the subsequent public sessions we will have that will lead us up to Christmas and the doing up of a report. As I said, the point of this exercise is to...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: It says something that the very first debate of the new term of this Oireachtas is this Second Stage debate on the legislation for a directly elected mayor for Limerick. It says that this Government intends to get the legislation onto the statute books and hold an election for mayor of Limerick in June of next year, as the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, confirmed in his opening...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Leap cards that have been used at least once in each month to date in 2023. [40222/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (20 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the weekly fares cap has been applied to Leap card customers in 2023; and the number of times the monthly fares cap has been applied to Leap card customers in 2023, across all cities where Leap is in operation. [40223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of institution-owned accommodation places of third-level institutions in Limerick; the projected bed space demand for third-level institutions in Limerick; the steps being taken to increase the number of on and off-campus institution-owned accommodation places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (21 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the tender will be issued to establish a new veterinary school in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40689/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Impact on Carbon Budgets of Trend Towards Heavier and Larger Vehicles: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Whitmore. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the impact on carbon budgets arising from the growing trend in car sales towards heavier and larger vehicles, such as sports utility vehicles, SUVs. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Professor Hannah Daly, professor in sustainable energy and energy systems modelling at University College Cork,...