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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Leap cards that have been used at least once in each month to date in 2023. [40222/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (20 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the weekly fares cap has been applied to Leap card customers in 2023; and the number of times the monthly fares cap has been applied to Leap card customers in 2023, across all cities where Leap is in operation. [40223/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Good morning. Some members are in the room and some are in their offices in Leinster House. I have received apologies from Deputies Alan Farrell and Bríd Smith and from Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Pauline O’Reilly. I understand that Deputy Paul Murphy will act as substitute for Deputy Smith. The purpose of today’s meeting is to discuss the committee’s...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Ní Shúilleabháin for her opening statement. I will give an opportunity now to the two members who are with us to say a few words, if they wish. Does Ms Jones want to go first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Jones for those words. We appreciate her insight. Does Mr. Joyce wish to say a few words?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that. As usual, we have five minutes allocated for members to ask questions and receive answers. We will try to do questions and answers within the five minutes, but I will give latitude to our guests and less latitude to colleagues because I know them too well. I invite members to indicate to come in and ask questions of our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: The expert on the Action Plan for Jobs is here. He will have some ideas. Does anybody else want to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Does that turn farmers off engaging with the schemes? In Mr. Joyce's experience, is it a real barrier to uptake?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: That is a very interesting question. It is not just the media; politicians are all part of this as well and ultimately policy gets decided here. We get pulled in different directions every day, depending on the narratives that circulate on that particular day. With this challenge, probably more than any other, we have to deal with misinformation. Dr. Ní Shúilleabháin and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: What about the vested interests challenge? Even within farming, there are competing interests and it is very hard to get a single position or a way forward. There are even more competing interests in politics. I am sure the different farming organisations gave the assembly a different view on what the right way forward is. There is quite a difference between the Irish Natura and Hill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: It is a serious challenge even at this committee. Does Dr. Ó Cinnéide wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: I welcome Deputy Paul Murphy who has just come from his party's think-in, so I hope it went well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Is there a precedent internationally for a more local environmental court system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: We can look at that. I am going off on a tangent now. There was some news at the weekend that in Wales they are bringing in the 20 miles per hour default speed limit. That would have been seen as something quite difficult to do. They are doing other things. They have actually halted their road building programme over there in the past couple of years. That came out of a commission they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: That is a very good point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that. We will take a second round of questions now and I invite Senator Boylan to come in, if she so wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (19 Sep 2023)

Brian Leddin: As that is all the questions from members, we are at the end of the session. It has been a very interesting one. We will take strands from this discussion - some key points and themes have emerged through it - and figure out how to set up the subsequent public sessions we will have that will lead us up to Christmas and the doing up of a report. As I said, the point of this exercise is to...

Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Leddin: First, I commend my Green Party colleague, Deputy Matthews, on bringing forward this Bill. It says something that it is a Green Party Deputy who is introducing this Bill. It speaks to the seriousness that the issue is taken by our party. It also says something that so many Green Party Deputies have turned up to speak on this. It is something we are very serious about in our party because...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Leddin: I appeal to the background of the Tánaiste as a historian with this suggestion from my home city of Limerick. As a Corkman I do not expect them to know the detail of Limerick as I would do. The medieval spine of Limerick goes from King John's Castle all the way up to St. John's Hospital. That takes in Nicholas Street, Mary Street, Broad Street and John Street. Limerick city was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadcasting Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Leddin: I commend the Minister on the speed and effectiveness with which she has handled the crisis we are seeing in public service broadcasting. She has played a strong leadership role and she is continuing to play that strong leadership role with the answer she has just given me. That is very welcome news. The influence of advertising sponsorship and product placement is at the very front of the...