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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: On the public buy-in, I do not know whether it was the NTA or the Department that produced a video I think earlier in the year or last year which I thought was excellent. It focused on just how useful and beneficial this infrastructure is for people with mobility challenges. I tend to agree, but maybe we can do more to really illustrate just how important this is for all of us, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I will come in for a second round now, if I may, and I thank the Chair. I will pick up on Senator McGreehan's statement where I believe I was misrepresented earlier by her. My point was that we need to roll out these active travel networks to help people with disabilities and we need to do it as quickly as possible for that reason. I certainly believe that is the case. The Senator may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I have a few other points. On the issue of the island bus stops, I believe that issue has been treated very thoroughly and sensitively in the new national cycle manual. There is provision there for a type of belt and braces approach where there would be a signalised situation. The engineer, whether it is in the NTA or in the local authority who is designing it, will make his or her own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I might put that to the Department officials in a minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Is the NTA confident in general that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Will Mr. Doocey or his colleagues speak about the continuous footpaths? It is broader than the NTA's remit. It is a standards issue. Local authorities that are doing footpath repairs are generally not putting in continuous foothpaths. With an NTA project or a well-designed active travel scheme, they may well be doing it, but, by and large, we are replacing footpaths with the simple...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Quality (28 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I wish to ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about his plans to provide funding to increase the number of traffic-sited air pollution monitors in towns and cities, particularly on high-traffic streets, to gather data to help raise awareness of the harm of car fumes and the need for modal shift to active and public transport, and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Quality (28 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Notwithstanding the Minister of State's answer and the good work that is being done in the roll-out of air quality monitoring stations across the country, we are looking at a total of 116, which is not a lot given the number of urban areas we have. The latest EPA report highlighted localised concerns around air quality and I do not believe the monitoring system we have now is really picking...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: United Nations (28 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his recent UN visit with respect to climate finance and in anticipation of COP 28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41884/23]

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I find it remarkable in this day and age that we have a system whereby every year there is a scramble to find places on school buses and elected representatives of this House and on the local authorities across our country are contacted by concerned parents in their thousands, parents who are rightly worried about how their children will get to school in the upcoming year. It really is not a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 95. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures that the Government is implementing to attract new recruits to the Air Corps, ensuring a skilled and motivated workforce for our defence needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures the Government is implementing to attract new recruits to the Naval Service, ensuring a skilled and motivated workforce for our defence needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in the development of the residential neighbourhood charging scheme; when he expects the scheme to launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42458/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State and their officials for coming in again. They encountered a perfect storm in 2020 when they took up their current roles with the legal issue that was encountered. Additionally, forestry became centre stage because of the new climate commitments and biodiversity challenge we have. It fell to the Minister and the Minister of State to navigate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for those answers. I do not want to put her on the spot, but does she have something to say with respect to the call to look at the mandate of Coillte? Under its current mandate, it has an obligation either to maximise the return to the Exchequer or just to make a return. Is that a valid call?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for allowing me to speak on this, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. At the risk of straying into the Minister's other portfolio, given that we are talking about air quality, I will add to the points made by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I have a very strong concern that we do not have a true picture of the effect of traffic on air quality. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, published a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming before the committee. They are very welcome. I must apologise for missing the beginning of the meeting. I had a timetable clash so I cannot be everywhere at the same time. I have emphasised in a number of Dáil contributions the need to stop disabling disabled people further in our built environment. The Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for all she has done. She really led on this and has been very creative, innovative and serious about it. Genuinely, she is a breath of fresh air in her role, and I wish her well and ask her keep up the good work. More money for these schemes would be great.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, for whom Deputy Seán Haughey will substitute. This meeting is to conduct Committee Stage consideration of the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023. I welcome Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ossian Smyth. I invite the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: The Deputy can come in once more but then we will move on.