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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Brian Leddin: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Leap cards in operation in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [4911/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Brian Leddin: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income generated from sales of Leap card credit across public transport services in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by regional sales in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo and Athlone. [4912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Brian Leddin: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income generated from passenger fares across public transport including Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Luas broken down by fares collected for city public transport in Dublin, Cork, Galway Limerick, Waterford, Sligo and Athlone in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [4913/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Brian Leddin: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total Exchequer contribution to public service obligation transport routes across Ireland in 2021. [4914/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: Two weeks ago, a car crashed through a wall outside St. Paul's National School in Limerick. Thankfully, this happened a few minutes before the school finished for the day and no children were injured. We are seeing motorist behaviour outside schools throughout the country that is putting children at risk. Parents do not believe it is safe to let their children walk or cycle to school and...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: As we sit here today the spectre of war once again looms over Europe. We can but hope that it will amount to sabre-rattling of old superpowers and that the dreadful vista of another conflict on our continent on the edge of the European Union does not come to pass. Throughout history, wars have been fought ostensibly over territory, identity, religion and a myriad of other excuses or reasons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stocking rates of farms and the stocking rates for derogation farms, respectively, that are in receipt of areas of natural constraints payments under pillar 2 of the current Common Agricultural Policy by percentages and value of payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3667/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce the use of inorganic nitrogen on farms here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reductions in the use of inorganic nitrogen that will take place as a result of measures within the Common Agriculture Policy, within the nitrates action plan and within other named regulations or initiatives in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the absolute and relative emissions reductions from the Beef Data and Genomics Programme since it was introduced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/22]

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the legislation on a directly elected mayor in Limerick; the timeframe for the passage of same through Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/22]

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: As the Minister of State is aware, almost three years ago, the people of Limerick voted in a plebiscite to have a directly elected mayor for Limerick city and county. Indeed, it was the people of Limerick who took this brave step when other cities and counties in Ireland chose not to. I am glad to see the Minister of State's predecessor, Deputy Phelan, here. He was the driving force behind...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I was a member of the implementation advisory group before I found myself in this particular role. I know quite a bit about this. It is critical the office has meaningful powers. The new directly elected mayor of Limerick, who I hope will be elected this year, should have the power to select staff and directors of services. He or she should be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (25 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the National Policy on Architecture to support and promote architectural quality and sustainability; the timeline for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome the witnesses from DG AGRI and I thank Mr. Santini for his insights and answers up to this point. I wish to broaden out the issue a little bit if I can and to ask why we are so dependent on this fertiliser. I represent the Green Party. We have a particular view in that we would like to see a very significant increase in organic farming where these artificial inputs are not used....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: Perhaps Mr. Santini could respond in general terms.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 1965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the voyages of dedicated livestock vessels departing from Ireland in 2020 and in 2021 that were accompanied by a vet, by departure date and destination and if the vet travelled to the destination port and observed the unloading of the livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2014. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, the percentage of farmers and the land area for each of the eligible agricultural practices that will be eligible for under pillar 1 eco-schemes of the forthcoming CAP strategic plan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2331/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2015. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, the percentage of farmers and the land area for each of the eligible agricultural practices under pillar 1 eco-schemes of the forthcoming CAP strategic plan that will reach the requirements of that agricultural practice with no additional action required; the uptake expected for each of the agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: 2016. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of farmers and land area in hectares that are expected to reach the two minimum required agricultural practices in the pillar 1 eco-schemes with no additional action required from baseline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2333/22]