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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I am not sure if the Senator directed questions specifically to BirdWatch Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: The committee looks forward to seeing that review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I will invite Dr. Farrell to respond first but would remind witnesses that we are very happy to receive supplementary written answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I am sorry but we must move on. If Ms Duggan wishes to follow up with a written answer, we would appreciate that. I invite Dr. Donaghy to respond quickly to the last part of Senator Higgins's question. We have three members waiting and they will only have seven minutes each at this stage, which is less than the other members had. In that context, I ask Dr. Donaghy to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: Thank you, we appreciate that. Deputy Bruton is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I do not believe there was a question for BirdWatch Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Purser. Last but not least, I call Deputy Cronin who has been waiting patiently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Farrell for notifying us of that event. We will circulate the details and encourage all members to attend if they can. We are out of time. I was going to ask Mr. Purser about the economic gap between clear-fell forestry and continuous cover. If he has information or analysis of the economic gap that exists, perhaps he could forward it to us. I am mindful that the Joint...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (13 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: As the Minister of State has acknowledged, we have made progress on road deaths, and fatalities have decreased significantly in the past decade. Paradoxically, however, by making roads safer for those in cars, vans and trucks, we have inadvertently made them lethal for those who are not in such vehicles. It is a questionable success if it relies on our roads being so dangerous that our...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (13 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I raise the issue of safety on our rural roads because another family has suffered an unbearable loss this week. Another innocent life has been taken, that of Aoibheann Duffy, an 11-year-old girl from County Kerry who was out for a cycle on a summer evening near her home. We have failed this young girl and her family. We have failed in our duty of care towards people living in rural areas....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Whelan and all other witnesses for their opening statements. All members will agree they were incredibly interesting, educational and thought-provoking. Unfortunately, we are limited to two hours, but we genuinely could have gone on for many more hours on last week's discussion on biodiversity. There will be a lot of interest in this. As the meeting is confined to two hours,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I welcome our guests today and I thank them for sending in their opening statement, which is quite extensive. We are here to discuss this committee's submission to the consultation process on the climate action plan which is open until 18 May. It is not a discussion, more generally, about quarries, sewage treatment plants and importing horticultural peat from Germany. None of these is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Lumley. I very much value the work An Taisce does. It should be commended on what it does, such as green schools on the education side, which is very important, but most especially on the advocacy side, where An Taisce runs the operation of membership fees and donations from private individuals around Ireland who are concerned about environmental protection and Ireland's roles...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: There were two questions and I am very mindful of the time we have. If the witnesses are open to responding in writing, I would appreciate answers to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I went through them already and I am very conscious that other members are looking to come in. Perhaps the witnesses will revert to the committee in writing and I am sure the Chairman will facilitate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: With us are Dr. Liam Lysaght of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, Professor Jane Stout of Trinity College Dublin and Mr. Pádraic Fogarty of the Irish Wildlife Trust. On behalf of the committee, I welcome them to the meeting and thank them for coming to share their expertise. I remind witnesses of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: The volume is quite low. I am not sure if it is an issue on Dr. Lysaght's end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: We can hear Dr. Lysaght, but barely. We will see what we can do. Bear with us for one moment. We will get some technical assistance and suspend the meeting for a few minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: Dr. Lysaght might want to go back to the start of his statement and we will go from there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Lysaght for his statement. I ask Professor Stout to make her opening remarks.