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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing the capital acquisition tax rules to support farmers who wish to utilise more than 50% of their land to develop solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing motor tax and vehicle registration tax to discourage the uptake of larger, heavier and inefficient vehicles on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for Sarsfield House in Limerick city given its embodied carbon and potential for repurposing and retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31327/22]

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: Two weeks ago, the EPA presented its report on greenhouse gas predictions for the next two decades, the conclusions of which were no surprise to most of us. We have done a lot on climate, but there is still a significant challenge ahead. We have set up the legislative framework, are close to meeting our green targets across all sectors of the economy to reduce emissions and have an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to address the uptake and sales of larger, heavier, energy inefficient vehicles on roads, their impact on road safety and health outcomes of road traffic collisions and the liveability of town and city centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a car kilometre reduction target for all car kilometres, both for internal combustion engine and electric vehicles in order for the transport system to be decarbonised at a pace that meets the statutory emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30698/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cronin. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the position Ireland will take at the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, which will be held on 1 October 2022 in Kunming, China. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Deirdre Lynn, who is a scientific officer at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. She is very welcome to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: Deputy Farrell-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: There is quite a lot for Dr. Lynn in that but I am sure she will do her best.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Lynn and Senator Higgins. Senator Higgins is on mute and I will keep her on mute and go to Deputy Devlin, who is next. Senator Higgins will have a chance to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I raise something in the context of COP15 in Kunming in October. What is Dr. Lynn's sense of the appetite that is there to review very long-standing national legislation? I am thinking of the Arterial Drainage Act 1945, which I looked at recently, and I found a paper written by a young researcher in the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, named Richard Bruton who explored the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I accept Dr. Lynn has said it is probably appropriate under the land use review but is there any discussion or thinking going on in the Department or the NPWS specifically on the Arterial Drainage Act and whether it is really what we need in this day and age?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I must admit I did not read the ESRI paper from 1982.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will do it. It will be my homework for the week. It is on our work programme to look at sequestration, how to incentivise it and rewetting. We might have Deputy Bruton as a special guest for that. Dr. Lynn is welcome to comment further or otherwise I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: We will proceed to a second round of questions, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: There was plenty there for you, Dr. Lynn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Lynn and Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan. We seldom have sessions where we have just one guest before us. I admire Dr. Lynn for withstanding two hours of varied and intense questioning. We certainly appreciate her time and expertise. This has been a thorough and useful session. We had some sessions last year and decided to hold off on publishing our report until we had an extra...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Lynn for her opening statement. A maximum of two hours and 40 minutes remain in this session. I propose that members take two minutes in which to ask questions thus ensuring everybody gets a chance to contribute. We may have an opportunity to have a second and third round should members have questions. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I must interrupt Deputy Farrell. Dr. Lynn is from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It is unfair to put a question relating to boilers to her, but she may feel free to comment if she wishes. I do not want to veer from the agenda, which is biodiversity and the conference in October. The Deputy asked a number of questions that are relevant so I will turn to Dr. Lynn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on Climate Challenges: Discussion with Foróige and Comhairle na nÓg (3 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputies Bríd Smith and Christopher O'Sullivan, and Senator Pauline O'Reilly, who are unable to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to engage with youth representatives from both Foróige and Comhairle na nÓg, and discuss the youth perspective on climate challenges and climate action. First, I thank Senator Mark Daly, Cathaoirleach of the...