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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the anomaly in which an e-bike qualifies under the cycle to work scheme but an e-bike kit does not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (8 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the commitment to develop a scheme between local authorities and Irish Water to provide drinking water fountains nationwide to reduce plastic bottle litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36955/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (13 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to difficulties in the registration of births in the civil registration service due to the handwriting of birth notifications from some maternity hospitals following the cyber-attack on the HSE; the steps she is taking to facilitate the registration of births while manual systems are being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (15 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will ensure that the measures in the new Common Agricultural Policy will maximise delivery of greenhouse gas reductions across all farms in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (15 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: 77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional resources he is making available to support the development of organic farming in Ireland in view of the Irish target of 7.5% and the EU target of 25% of organic farmland by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37089/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Chair for facilitating me. My questions are for the witness from the Department so I will pass for now and allow Senator Boyhan to proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Chair and offer my apologies to Deputy Carthy who raised his hand before me. I wish to ask Mr. McDonald about the design of the scheme and alternatives. We heard today and on previous occasions that the recycling rate for farm plastics is very high and stands at approximately 80%. Farmers are to be commended for taking part in what is a very successful scheme. Perhaps Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Are there other examples of EPR schemes in Ireland? How does the IFFPG scheme compare? I understand that the legislation allows for a deposit and return type scheme, but I am not aware of any instances of that in this country. Perhaps Mr. McDonald could discuss the potential for such a scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. McDonald. I am due to speak in Convention Centre Dublin shortly so I will head over there now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Sharon Finegan, director, Dr. Frank McGovern, chief climate scientist, and Mr. Stephen Treacy, senior manager of emissions statistics, from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and thank them for attending the meeting to share their expertise. I will begin with a note on privilege. I remind witnesses of the long-standing parliamentary practice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Finegan. This meeting, as members may know, is confined to a maximum of two hours so I am proposing that each member will be given two minutes to address their questions to the witnesses in order to ensure that all members get an opportunity to pose their questions. Is that agreed? Agreed. I ask members to raise their hands and indicate they wish to come in. In the meantime, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that. You are waiting for Government to identify the measures and then you will go back and see what reductions we can get. Does the existing measures scenario include the 2019 plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: The additional measures scenario includes the measures of the Climate Action Plan 2019.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for making that distinction very clear. I will go to members now and Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan indicated first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Thank you, Deputy. I call Ms Finegan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Deputy and Mr. Treacy. Does Dr. McGovern wish to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I call Deputy Bruton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Thank you. I call Deputy Darren O'Rourke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I am not sure our guests will be best placed to answer the question on the waste issue, given that they are here to talk about emissions and the report on greenhouse gas emissions through to 2040 published last week, although they can decide that for themselves. If they feel they can answer, so be it. To be fair to them, however, it may not be their area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I must ask Senator Higgins to conclude.