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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Muinzer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Higgins. We do not have much time remaining. I will ask a question about public bodies now, and then we will finish with both witnesses giving their answers to that question and those posed by Senator Higgins. Will the witnesses give details of how other jurisdictions have placed obligations on State agencies, State-owned companies and regulators in their climate change...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We are out of time. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Church and Dr. Muinzer for attending for this worthwhile and thorough engagement. It will greatly assist us in our consideration of the draft Bill in the coming weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: It is 30 October.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I am not sure if they picked up on that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: If the witnesses can send in their observations in writing regarding the question of offsetting, we would welcome that. We will resume our pre-legislative scrutiny of the climate Bill tomorrow morning.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 29, excluding programme A, which relates to communications and comes under the remit of the Select Committee on Transport and Communications Networks. It will be considered by that committee. I welcome the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials. I thank the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We will commence with questions on programme B. In posing their questions, I ask members to indicate clearly the subhead to which they are referring within the programme and to limit their questions to one subhead at a time, allowing other members with questions on that subhead to speak before moving on to another subhead. The same procedure will apply for the remaining programmes.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Do other members have questions on programme B?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We will move on to programme C.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: On subhead C6, the answer to my question may be similar to that given to Deputy O'Rourke. I refer to the subscriptions to international organisations.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We will move on to programme D.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We will put that to the Oireachtas joint committee when we discuss the work programme, which we should be doing in the coming weeks. On programme D I see no other members wishing to come in. We will move on to programme E, environment and waste management.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Does anybody else wish to come in on programme E?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: There is a reduction in subhead E11, which is the climate action fund, over last year's Estimate. Is this due to a slowdown in the delivery or is it a projected expenditure in line with the projections through to 2027 for that fund?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: As no other members have questions on programme E, I will ask about subhead E4, the carbon fund. I note the reduced figure in the 2020 Estimate. This reduction may be for a good reason. Perhaps we do not need to be purchasing carbon units. I ask the Minister to elaborate on that.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We will move on to programme F. Do members have questions?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting the committee with our consideration of the Revised Estimate. As we have now completed our consideration of the Revised Estimate for Vote 29, excluding programme A, the clerk will send a message to that effect to Clerk of the Dáil, in accordance with Standing Order 101.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Message to Dáil. (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Climate Action has considered the Revised Estimates for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment - Vote 29, excluding programme A.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised)
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for coming. For the benefit of the committee, will he explain the rationale behind, or briefly elaborate on the reasons for, the transfer of trade from the Department of Foreign Affairs?