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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am going to give time to Professor Sweeney and Mr. Price to respond because this is a critically important question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Price and Senator O'Reilly. Finally, Deputy Cronin has been waiting patiently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Cronin. They were indeed sobering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Anderson. As we have nearly reached our three allocated hours, we shall conclude shortly. Do Professor Sweeney or Professor McMullin wish to come back in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Senator Higgins, I will not have a chance to go back to you, I am afraid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I will make my own comments. If the witnesses wish to respond briefly, they are welcome to do so. From my experience on the committee in the past 18 months or so, everyone at this meeting is very serious about the challenges we face. However, Professor Sweeney is correct when he says that we - not just us in politics, but all of us - exist perhaps in our own bubble. A major challenge we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: We will leave the last word to you, Mr. Price. I thank all the witnesses for joining us online today. It was a fascinating session and a very sobering one, as Deputy Cronin said at the beginning of the year, but witnesses have alluded to hope as well. We have to hold on to that. Tomorrow we will have probably a very different kind of session when we will have a number of social partners...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Happy new year to everybody. On behalf of the committee, I would like to welcome to the meeting the following members of the Climate Change Advisory Council's carbon budget committee: Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir, Ms Marie Donnelly, chair - she is very welcome back and we did not think that we would have her back so soon - Ms Patricia King, Professor Lisa Ryan, Professor Peter...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Ó Gallachóir for his opening statement. I will now invite members to indicate if they wish to ask questions. The meeting is confined to a maximum of three hours. To ensure all members get an opportunity to pose questions, I propose that each member be given two minutes to address their questions to the witnesses. Is that agreed? Agreed. If possible, I ask...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Deputy Bruton did not specify if the questions are for any specific witness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Hanrahan. I suspect Deputy Bruton's questions have now been answered. Is he happy with the responses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Yes, and I gave plenty of latitude to our guests. We will see how we go over the remaining time. I hope we might time for a second or even third round of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Ó Gallachóir. I repeat that if witnesses feel they can add to points made, they can raise their hands and I will bring them in. There was a question from Deputy O'Sullivan on transport so does somebody wish to take that one?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Farrell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: That is no problem. I thank Deputy Farrell. I suggest the witnesses may be reluctant to answer some of those questions as they are policy related. I will leave it to them to decide.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Daly. Does Dr. Hanrahan wish to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: Thank you, Senator Higgins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I will let the Senator come back in but she is way beyond her two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I will let Senator Higgins come back in. I call Professor Ó Gallachóir.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank the Professor and Senator Higgins. We will have time for a second round so Senator Higgins should stay with us. I call Deputy O'Rourke.