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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticultural Peat Supply and Willow Scheme: Bord na Móna (23 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Chair for letting me back in. I have a quick question but the representatives can take as long as they need to answer it. Are they aware of illegal extraction taking place on Bord na Móna bogs? If they aware of it, are they doing anything about it? What can be done about it? If others see illegal extraction happening on Bord na Móna lands, what can they do about it?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticultural Peat Supply and Willow Scheme: Bord na Móna (23 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: Of course. I appreciate that answer. If people in the community are aware of illegal extraction, is Bord na Móna the first port of call or is there any other way they can notify the authorities about that? Is it the local authority? Is it a planning issue?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (29 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: 702. To ask the Minister for Health if reports in the media (details supplied) of crack cocaine being freely available in a Limerick housing estate will influence his recommendations on the scope for the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: 703. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes in domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/22]

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: At the international level, the Government has moved fast and has taken a leadership role. I commend the Taoiseach, the Minister and their Cabinet colleagues on stepping up to the challenge. Going back to the first moments of Putin's aggression against Ukraine, Ireland was clear about its responsibilities, understood its influence and urged a strong and united international response. As...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome the Bill and commend the Minister of State and his Department officials on the work they have done on it. The Committee on Environment and Climate Action, which I Chair, was tasked with pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. I note Deputies O'Rourke and Smith, who are members of the committee, are present. They worked on pre-legislative scrutiny, as did I and Deputy Whitmore, who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: Deputy Carthy, if you wish to come in again, you have about a minute and a half left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: The Co-Chairman, Deputy Cahill, has returned. I do not know if you heard his reaction to that, Deputy Carthy. Before we finish this session of our meeting, I will add to Deputy Carthy's final question. A very interesting point has been made. Governments, not just in Ireland but all over the world, use the levers available to them to try to enact change across sectors in society. What I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: For that we need very good technology and metrics at the farm level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: Mr. Savage would say that has not happened to date and that there is not enough focus on the farm level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: As a fellow graduate of University of Limerick, I appreciate your noting its pedigree, Mr. Savage. It is a great institution. My time there goes back to the 1990s as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: We probably crossed paths in the Stables all right. That brings us to the end of the first session of the meeting. I will suspend the sitting for a moment to allow our guests to leave and to allow new guests to come in. I thank Mr. Savage for coming to share with us his insight and expertise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: I am going to invite the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Cahill, to step in. I thank him for the opportunity to chair his august committee for an hour.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: We will have to go into private session to show the video. It is an unusual departure for us to have videos at a committee meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: I invite Mr. Boyle to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: We have to go into private session again.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: SUVs represented 59% of passenger vehicle sales in January and February, which is up from 53% in the same period last year. There were very positive changes in the VRT system two years ago. That system is working to some extent but not as well as we need it to work and the trend is now towards increased SUV sales. It is a matter of physics that SUVs are energy inefficient, whether they are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: 36. To ask the Minister for Health his position in relation to locating the new elective hospital at the site of St. John’s Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16876/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome our guests and thank them for coming up to us to share their technology and understanding of the sector. It is appreciated and I welcome this science-led approach. The videos the witnesses showed us in the private session were interesting. I want to ask about the 54% methane reduction. I accept that it is independently peer-reviewed but I want to get clarity. The witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Leddin: It certainly does. I thank Mr. Boyle for that. Is there research on the water quality point? That is what I am particularly interested in. It sounds like something that should be undertaken if we can show there is a link.