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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: I want to be fair to other members who are waiting to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: There is less than an hour and there is time to come back in. I will let the Minister come back this time and then I will go on to the next contributor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: The last issue is not quite related to today's discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will leave it to the Minister to reply, if he so wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: This is my last question. I wish to build on Senator O'Reilly's point on the local authorities. The challenge with much of climate action, especially in housing and transport, is very much in the hands of our city and county councils. I had the pleasure of visiting the active travel unit in Limerick last Friday. It has a new office on Michael Street. I was really impressed with its plans...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: It seems to me there is a gap still. It is both an accounting and an accountability gap at the local level. It is something that needs to be explored further. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, has a key role here. It might be something we come back to. It is certainly very important. I thank the Minister present for his answer. We will go the second round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: Deputy Whitmore raised a fair point. Limerick is different than our other cities, in that it does not have a serious traffic problem and has underutilised rail infrastructure. I am not convinced that Limerick needs a BusConnects level of investment, given that we can easily get the buses working in Limerick and take other good measures. I might discuss this matter with the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister. Senator Higgins is on mute. I am going to move on to Deputy O'Rourke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: The Senator may quickly ask for clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: Deputy O'Rourke was not suggesting that we give up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: It is a good point about the role of the other Departments and committees. I do not have any other members indicating and we are just about approaching 3 p.m. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today and for engaging with the committee. I thank members for their thoughtful questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome members back after the summer break. At the outset, the purpose of the meeting today is to discuss energy security, including supply and demand, electricity generation capacity, plans to best manage supply and demand and, of course, to protect vulnerable users in the coming months. On behalf of this committee I welcome the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Foley and invite Ms MacEvilly to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms MacEvilly for her statement. I invite members to indicate. Most of them have already done so. I appreciate their eagerness to get in early on this issue. The meeting is confined to three hours. It is a complex and detailed subject so I ask members, as usual, to confine questions to two minutes. I will be strict in that regard but, if we have time, we will go back for second...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: Before I bring the Minister in, I wish to ask Ms MacEvilly a question on market reform. Does she want to come in on that? What is the role of the regulator now that the European Commission President said yesterday that serious significant reform is needed and the architecture is not fit for purpose? What responsibility and power does the CRU have to reform the Irish market as an Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Foley for that. I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: We are okay at the moment but I might speed guests along in their answers if I feel we are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: I want to be fair to other members. The Deputy has come back in quite a few times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: Mr. Doyle used the term "heightened risk". He did not say there is a high risk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Doyle and Deputy Whitmore. She got away with that as a once-off.