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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Mr. Rushe might co-ordinate that and respond in writing to some of the other questions asked by Senator Higgins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Rushe. His point is well made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: As that is a question for all the groups, we will take Mr. Talbot first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: The ICTU representative is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I now invite the Social Justice Ireland representative to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: We will now move on to the environmental pillar.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: The IFA representatives are next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Bruton for his question. Deputy Devlin is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: That is a very interesting question on the top three challenges for each of the organisations. I ask witnesses to be as brief as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Rushe for his comments. I apologise to Senator Pauline O’Reilly who is keenly waiting to come in but I want to jump on that last point Mr. Rushe made on the divisive nature of the debate, which is a valid point. I was surprised that none of the witnesses mentioned the challenge there is in communicating this vast challenge we face. I invite the witnesses to respond to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I see other witnesses wish to come in but I ask them to be brief as I am being quite unfair to Senator Pauline O’Reilly, who has been waiting a while.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr Coghlan. Did Mr. Rushe wish to contribute on this point or is he happy enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank the Senator. These comments were probably for all of the witnesses so who among them wishes to go first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Mr. Talbot had the final word. This has been an incredibly interesting session. In many ways, it has also been a very inadequate session because if we learned anything, it is how much more we need to talk about this matter. We had limited time today and I have to wrap up the debate. I am reassured by the process we have had this week whereby we heard from the Climate Change Advisory...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I have received apologies from Deputy Alan Farrell. I welcome: Professor Barry McMullin and Mr. Paul Price from Dublin City University, DCU; Professor John Sweeney of Maynooth University; and Professor Kevin Anderson of University of Manchester. On behalf of this committee, I thank them for coming before us today. The purpose of this series of meetings is to consider the carbon budgets....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Professor McMullin and Mr. Price. I invite Professor Sweeney to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I ask Professor Sweeney to finish up in the next minute or so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Anderson for his statement. A number of members have indicated they wish to ask questions. Is it agreed that questions will be limited to two minutes each? Agreed. We will have a second and third round, if we have time. I ask members to direct their questions to particular witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: The Deputy's two minutes are up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: The Deputy's first question was directed to all four witnesses.