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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the witnesses for their collective wisdom and knowledge and for providing the paper they published some weeks ago. I asked them to attend when I saw that publication. In parallel to their thinking, the Government has also issued a plan, and one of the key issues is how we dovetail both. I like very much the principles that have been enunciated today. It is up to the politicians,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Those are very good questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does this refer to farmers or people who drive freight vehicles? They will be impacted on greatly. Part of the issue is selling the message and the policy and ensuring the economic impact of the changes on people in the workplace will be reduced as much as possible or that they will be assisted and supported in the changes they will have to make in order that the economy will not suffer and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: On that point, if 20% comes from renewable energy sources and the target is to reach 70% in a number of years, people such as the delegates will have to find the best way to get communities to accept the change and make it clear that there will be justice and that they will benefit independently and separately in energy being supplied through their community, rather than, from their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Especially the plan for Dublin. We support the BusConnects project because nothing makes more sense than getting people to their place of work and home at twice the speed. They are being consulted, but we need to strike a balance in terms of whether we remove trees or cars. That is the question for some communities, or does one find alternative routes, travelling one way in the morning and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Who won?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The committee can invite in the Minister to interrogate the 2040 plan. That is a choice we can make. Page 2 of the recommendations states that the public sector should lead by example. In that regard, the committee could write to all the State and semi-State bodies that report directly or indirectly to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport asking that they provide to it, by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that. Notwithstanding some of the views expressed, DART expansion, MetroLink and BusConnects are important. The strategic park and ride facilities are also important. It is not correct to say that there is not already huge investment in public transport, which is very welcome. I am happy to take everybody's point of view but as a committee we need to hold the Minister and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask Dr. Torney to forward the information to the committee after the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It would be very helpful because it shows where we need to focus our thinking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Am I correct that in the case of an aeroplane that originates in Ireland regardless of its destination the CO2 comes back to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Deputy Eamon Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Should the issue of additional mandatory requirements for planning estates or other development in terms of a carbon-proofed analysis or some sort of document that would articulate in a scientific rather than aspirational way how it will impact on CO2 emissions be considered in the planning sphere? It might make sense to so do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not wish to interrupt the Deputy's flow of thought, but we would welcome his presence at our meetings to make those points. He is entitled to his views. The bodies to which he refers have appeared before the committee. We would be very happy for him to attend meetings on these issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hold on a second. My job is to chair this meeting. The Deputy is very welcome to attend. We would welcome it if he were to do so more often because the people to whom he referred would hear his points and we would be able to get answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: This issue is key for the Deputy and he should, please, attend more meetings of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to hear what he has to say.