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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Okay. I thank Ms Jammet for that. Does anyone else want to come in or are there any more questions from members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: We will wrap up soon but I have a few more questions about embodied carbon. It was mentioned that there will be a mandatory methodology across Europe to measure embodied carbon in new builds from 2030. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: That all relates to new construction.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: I refer to the context of new buildings, as well as the challenge of using more sustainable materials and reducing the carbon that will be built into the buildings at construction stage. I am thinking about timber and how in this country there is a regulatory barrier to using timber, particularly in taller buildings. If I remember correctly, in an earlier meeting of the housing committee it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Is that with the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, who is in the Department of agriculture?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Jammet for that. Does she have any experience with the Department on that issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Yes, and if we are to take the truly sustainable approach, it might make far more sense to use the lower quality timber in the appropriate circumstance. I am referring to the Irish timber, which is certainly different to the Scandinavian product. I do not have any more questions. Do our guests have any more comments? Do our members have any other questions? If not, we will finish up...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: This may be picked up-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Our guests may wish to send in more information on that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: -----but I think it will be picked up because it was discussed quite thoroughly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: All right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: I again thank the witnesses for their attendance this afternoon. We look forward to preparing that report.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: This meeting is being convened to consider the Further Revised Estimate for Vote 29, programmes A, B and C. I welcome Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials. The proposed format for today's meeting is that we will deal with Vote 29 on a programme-by-programme basis. At the outset, the Minister will make an opening statement. There...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister. I will now take questions from members on programme A. In posing their questions, I ask that they clearly indicate the programme subhead to which they are referring and limit questions to one subhead at a time. I will allow other members with questions on that subhead to speak before we move on to the next subhead. The same procedure will apply to our discussion on...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: In that case, I call Deputy O'Rourke on programme A.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: Is it under the same programme?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: Does the Deputy want to come in now or later?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: Do you want to come back in, Deputy Bruton?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: Thank you, Minister. Deputy Farrell, I understand you want to come in on programme A.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (25 Jun 2024) Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Farrell and the Minister. We are on programme A, if Deputy Murphy has any questions on it.