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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister. He outlined the significant challenge we have. It is interesting that the country is at a point where, for the first time in well over a century, our population is growing rapidly, which is very positive. Of course, it presents the challenge of decarbonising our targets and real numbers, which are not calculated as a proportion of our economy. While we have a growing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that. The Minister mentioned the inflation shock which we may not have predicted a few years ago. It is there and creates a greater challenge. There is an almost philosophical question about the challenge of the bigger State to deliver what we need in terms of infrastructure. Is there something to be said around reviewing the spending envelope and ensuring that we have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for his answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Senator McGahon is next to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator McGahon and the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Farrell. I invite Senator Dooley to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I ask the Senator to hurry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: There is no time, as Deputy Kenny is waiting patiently and I wish to be fair to members. There may be time for a second round of questions and I will bring the Senator in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and Deputy Kenny. Does Senator Boylan wish to come in? As the Minister is leaving at 4 p.m. we do not have so much time left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Others want to come in for a second round and I want to facilitate as many as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: As we have limited time, I propose that we might take all the questions together and then the Minister can answer them. I have two more questions for the Minister, which build on Deputy Kenny's question about the cost-benefit analysis process, the planning process and so on. I would like the Minister's view on whether there is an argument for a two-tier system. Some kinds of investments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I will go back to the Minister, but I will come back to Senator Higgins and Deputy O'Rourke after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Let us give the Minister time-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I apologise for pushing the Senator along, but there are just a few minutes left. I invite the Minister to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Senator Boylan. As members know, we will receive a short briefing in private session from officials of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. I propose, therefore, that we go into private session now. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss with representatives from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the gas safety (amendment) Bill 2023. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Department's wholesale gas policy division, Ms Jennifer Harte, principal officer, and Ms Cristina Hurson, assistant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Harte for her opening statement, which was very thorough. I will turn to members now to indicate to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Following on from Deputy O’Rourke’s question, accepting the need for the legislation, it is good to hear that it has priority drafting status in Government. If the witnesses are to come back to us with a sense of how many operators this will bring into the CRU’s remit, can they also look at how many people might be affected and how many might be outside of it? How many...