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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Windisch. The next speaker is Deputy Bruton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: Deputy Bruton has raised some good questions for Dr. Sloman and Dr. Windisch, with a particular question on freight for Professor McKinnon. I ask the witnesses to be as succinct as possible in their responses, recognising that these are very good questions and they may need some time to deal with them. I call Dr. Sloman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: Are those questions for Dr Sloman?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: There are a lot of good points and questions there. I will go to Professor McKinnon first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I thank Professor McKinnon for that detailed answer. As Senator Higgins suggested, we would be interested if the professor would like to follow up with any kind of written supplementary evidence. We would appreciate that and the same applies to Dr. Sloman and Dr. Windisch. Would Dr. Sloman or Dr. Windisch like to add to Professor McKinnon's comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: As we have under half an hour remaining, I want to be fair to all members. There are four who want to come in but have not yet. I ask witnesses to be as brief as they can in giving their answers so we can be fair to those members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: Would Dr. Windisch care to speak on geographic distribution and how we resolve that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: Will Professor McKinnon comment on technological developments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: As we are tight on time, I ask Deputy Devlin, who has waited patiently, to pose his question now so the witnesses can reply to both of the Deputies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: As Deputy Bríd Smith has also been waiting, I will bring her in now. I ask her to be as brief as possible so that witnesses will have enough time to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I would appreciate if the witnesses could answer the questions together. Plenty of questions have been asked but there was also plenty of overlapping. I will go to Professor McKinnon first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Sloman. Our time has elapsed. The quality of the questions and solutions we received today, from both members and guests, was fantastic. The depth of expertise was wonderful and it will help us immensely in the production of our report, which will hopefully be published in a few weeks. Today's session marks the last of the deep dives that the committee has been undertaking on...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his Department’s recent public consultation on microgeneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13278/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the recent developments in the ability of the electrical grid to accommodate renewable energy from large scale and domestic sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13276/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I apologise for the delay due to technical difficulties, but we are up and running now. I welcome Dr. Brian Caulfield, Trinity College Dublin, Dr. Diarmuid Torney, Dublin City University, and Ms Anne Graham and Mr. Hugh Creegan, chief executive officer and deputy chief executive officer, respectively, of the National Transport Authority, NTA. On behalf of the committee I welcome them all to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Torney. I ask Ms Graham to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Graham and Drs. Caulfield and Torney for their opening statements and for participating. We are interested in their expertise in how we can achieve a modal shift away from the dominant private car and towards healthier and sustainable modes of active travel, public transport and multimodal options such as bike-rail-bike, as used in the Netherlands. As this meeting is confined to a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: There was an add-on question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I think most of those questions are for Ms Graham. I should say at this point that we have asked and allowed witnesses to send in written submissions to supplement the answers they give us here. If the witnesses wish to follow on any of those questions with a written submission we would certainly appreciate it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)
Brian Leddin: I ask Ms Graham to respond to the Deputy's first two questions and then we will go to the question regarding the €10 billion and how it could be spent.