Results 961-980 of 4,573 for speaker:Brian Leddin

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (10 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the update on progressing measures and actions to reduce total car kilometres by 20% by 2030 in accordance with Climate Action Plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43957/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (10 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the update on developing his plans for Transit Oriented Development in Limerick, Cork, Galway and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43946/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for allowing me to speak on this, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. At the risk of straying into the Minister's other portfolio, given that we are talking about air quality, I will add to the points made by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I have a very strong concern that we do not have a true picture of the effect of traffic on air quality. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, published a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, for whom Deputy Seán Haughey will substitute. This meeting is to conduct Committee Stage consideration of the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023. I welcome Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ossian Smyth. I invite the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: The Deputy can come in once more but then we will move on.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: We will leave it at that. Does Deputy O'Rourke wish to press the amendment?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Amendments Nos. 4 and 6 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 6 is consequential to amendment No. 4.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Does Deputy O'Rourke wish to press the amendment?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: Amendment No. 6 in the name of Deputy O'Rourke was consequential on amendment No.4, so it cannot be moved.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Message to Dáil (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Environment and Climate Action has completed its Committee Stage consideration of the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023 and has not made amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to accelerate delivery of active travel networks in order to provide appropriate infrastructure for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43183/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Quality (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding from the active travel budget to fund monitoring stations to determine air quality on streets undergoing active travel projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to providing targeted grants for electric vehicles for workers in the home care sector in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Transport Policy (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance what measures he intends to apply in budget 2024 to reverse the trend in sales of large and heavy vehicles for private use, in recognition of the increased safety risk to vulnerable road users posed by heavier and larger vehicles, the increased demand for fuel and energy and the overall impact on the carbon budget for the transport sector; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to address the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice’s Report on an Examination of Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences. [34021/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State and their officials for coming in again. They encountered a perfect storm in 2020 when they took up their current roles with the legal issue that was encountered. Additionally, forestry became centre stage because of the new climate commitments and biodiversity challenge we have. It fell to the Minister and the Minister of State to navigate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for those answers. I do not want to put her on the spot, but does she have something to say with respect to the call to look at the mandate of Coillte? Under its current mandate, it has an obligation either to maximise the return to the Exchequer or just to make a return. Is that a valid call?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming before the committee. They are very welcome. I must apologise for missing the beginning of the meeting. I had a timetable clash so I cannot be everywhere at the same time. I have emphasised in a number of Dáil contributions the need to stop disabling disabled people further in our built environment. The Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister of State for all she has done. She really led on this and has been very creative, innovative and serious about it. Genuinely, she is a breath of fresh air in her role, and I wish her well and ask her keep up the good work. More money for these schemes would be great.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of schools nominated for round one, in March 2021, of the safe routes to school programme, funded by his Department, where works have completed; the number of schools in the same round where works have not been completed; when he anticipates the remaining works will be completed for round one of the programme; and if he will...