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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the EU Commissioner for Energy (2 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Commissioner. It is 3.45 p.m. so there is no time for further questions. I thank the Commissioner for all her very thorough and comprehensive answers. I also thank the members for their thorough and comprehensive questions. It was a very worthwhile engagement and we got a lot from it. We appreciate the Commissioner coming before the committee and our engagement with her. I...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Unlike others who have spoken before me, I will speak to the topic, which is the sustainable mobility policy. At the outset, I welcome the proposal from the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to establish and accelerate pathfinder projects. I will speak with respect to my own city and constituency of Limerick and the mid-west region. Before and since entering government, the Minister, I and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputies Bruton and Whitmore. This meeting is to discuss the challenge and opportunity of climate action at local level, specifically regarding the role of local authorities. I welcome Mr. Paddy Mahon, chair, climate action, transport and networks committee of the County and City Management Association, CCMA, and chief executive of Longford County Council;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Mahon for his opening statement. It is comprehensive, which we appreciate. I call Councillor Crossan, who is delivering the opening statement on behalf of the AILG.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Councillor Crossan for his comprehensive statement. We are a little behind the time and about two and half hours remain in this session. As we do not have all day, I propose, as usual, that members take two minutes in which to ask questions. Guests will be given latitude to answer and take as much time as they need, within reason. Is it agreed that we stick with the two minutes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: It is very helpful. I thank Mr. Boland. A big part of his answer concerned the bottom-up approach and I agree on that. Is there more we can do? The system we have had for a long time was reformed in the past ten years with PPNs and so on, for very good reasons. Is it equipped well enough? Do we have to engage more in the bottom-up approach and talk to more people to get them on board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: That is encouraging. I do not know if there is a study on that example that Mr. Keating could send on to us. Members would be interested in learning more about it. I will go to the political side. I am interested to hear that viewpoint. Mr. Duffy had his hand up. Does he want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Moylan. I am aware that I am taking much more than my allocated time, but I wish to flesh this out some more. Does the AILG view its role as just training and informing its members or would it step in during a situation like that at Salthill, Lucan or wherever and advise its members that the situation is important and they should think carefully about it and perhaps go a certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: May I ask a quick add-on question? If the local authorities are instructed to develop the climate action plans at the end of the year, do our guests envisage there will then be a review of county development plans, depending on what those climate action plans come up with? It may be the case that once that process is gone through, there are all sorts of things that are not consistent with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Is it a reserved function of local authority members to review the development plans? It is. Okay. That could be a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Stay well away. There are no observations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Farrell. If I may make an observation, Mr. Moylan's point is a strong one. If we do not provide the services in our villages and towns and make them places where people will want to live and can live and make them attractive places, obviously people will look elsewhere and they might be more inclined to seek to build rurally. For me, that is where the effort should go. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: We would certainly appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: We would be very keen to see that. I call Deputy Cronin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Sorry, Deputy Cronin. Mr. Mahon wanted to respond to the last set of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Is it regarding the Deputy's question on the conflict between data centres and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Is the Deputy alluding to rates revenue and that type of thing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: Has Deputy Cronin concluded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Brian Leddin: We have some time remaining. I will bring in Deputy Smith if she is still online. She indicated she wanted to contribute but she might have stepped out. I appreciate the witnesses staying with us. I have a question relating to the alignment of the work of local authorities vis-à-visthe development plans, the operational decisions, the climate legislation and the 51% target and net...