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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will go to Senator O'Reilly now and then we will go back to our witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will go first to Mr. Carroll on the fossil fuels subsidy questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: If Mr. Carroll could come back to us with a note, that would be appreciated by members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will push the debate along. The remaining questions, from Deputy Bríd Smith and Senator Pauline O'Reilly, are for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Walsh and Senator O'Reilly. There was a question from Deputy Smith on active travel and a breakdown of the numbers. That is probably for Mr. O'Ciaruain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: It would be great if Mr. O'Ciaruain could circulate the note. He can send it to the secretariat, which will circulate it to the committee. We are quite over time so I am going to wrap up proceedings. I thank everyone for coming in. It was probably a very difficult session for all of us because there are so many different Departments and witnesses and, of course, 14 members on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome all our guests. I tried to balance two meetings but did so very badly so missed all of the first hour. I apologise to the witnesses, therefore, if what I ask them has been covered already. As the focus of this session is urban regeneration and I have a particular interest in transport, I would like to hear from the witnesses whether they agree - if they disagree with me, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: Finally, the expertise is at a senior level in local authorities. The big decisions on cities, towns, villages and across Ireland generally are made at the executive level of local authorities but I think there is a dearth of transport planning expertise and knowledge, and there is a dearth of expertise in urban design. In Limerick, we have made some very good strides recently and brought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I apologise as my computer speakers were muted and I understand the Chairman was trying to get me to shut up the last time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I hope to be brief. In adding to Dr. D'Arcy's point, we hope that in the miscellaneous provisions legislation we will soon introduce the experimental traffic orders regulation, which will be critical in enabling local authorities to do those trials without fear of ending up in the High Court. That will be really important. On the same point, I have spoken with a senior planner in Utrecht...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I think we would all agree that we could stay for much longer to interrogate this subject because it is so interesting. We will produce a good report from this session. Regarding accessibility and urban freight, both topics are frequently used as excuses for not changing the configuration of our streets. Again harking back to a trip to the Netherlands, I am reminded of an experience where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I am not sure. It could be for the witnesses from TU Dublin, but I see that the representative of the Cork Cycling Campaign has indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome the witnesses from DG AGRI and I thank Mr. Santini for his insights and answers up to this point. I wish to broaden out the issue a little bit if I can and to ask why we are so dependent on this fertiliser. I represent the Green Party. We have a particular view in that we would like to see a very significant increase in organic farming where these artificial inputs are not used....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: Perhaps Mr. Santini could respond in general terms.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 1965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the voyages of dedicated livestock vessels departing from Ireland in 2020 and in 2021 that were accompanied by a vet, by departure date and destination and if the vet travelled to the destination port and observed the unloading of the livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2014. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, the percentage of farmers and the land area for each of the eligible agricultural practices that will be eligible for under pillar 1 eco-schemes of the forthcoming CAP strategic plan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2331/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2015. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, the percentage of farmers and the land area for each of the eligible agricultural practices under pillar 1 eco-schemes of the forthcoming CAP strategic plan that will reach the requirements of that agricultural practice with no additional action required; the uptake expected for each of the agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2016. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of farmers and land area in hectares that are expected to reach the two minimum required agricultural practices in the pillar 1 eco-schemes with no additional action required from baseline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2017. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount available for payment to farmers for pillar 1 eco-schemes in the forthcoming CAP strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2334/22]

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the legislation on a directly elected mayor in Limerick; the timeframe for the passage of same through Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/22]