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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Whitmore. I will go to Senator Pauline O'Reilly now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Does anybody wish to respond? Mr. Carr is indicating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: They are among the highest, if not the highest, in Europe at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Which are the freight-only lines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: On the Foynes line, even though the contract at the moment is to develop for freight purposes, we see in the mid west that it can have multiple uses. In particular, there is a passenger opportunity on that line as well. The Ryder Cup will be taking place here in 2027. We would really like to see passenger services provided on the line in advance of that. We spoke yesterday about the new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Whitmore. As no other committee members are indicating, we reached the end of our proceedings in good time. I thank everyone for attending. It was a very interesting discussion and will give the committee a sense of the challenges involved and that the witnesses are ready and clearly know what needs to be done. The committee has a report outstanding from last year, but we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Keating for staying about within his five minutes by about five seconds. I am pretty impressed. Mr. Carr has to try to stay within the five minutes as well. I read his opening statement, which is possibly a little longer than Mr. Keating's. We would appreciate it if he would truncate it to some extent and just give us the principal points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I might just jump in on this topic of rail with Mr. Carr and Mr. Kenny. My first question is around track access charges. Do they have any comment to make on that? I understand these are very high relative to other European countries. Is there a plan as part of the strategy to bring those charges down? My second question is about Dublin Port and its 3FM Project master plan. Have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss port capacity with respect to the renewable energy challenge and opportunity the country has. We have representatives today from Shannon Foynes Port Company, the Port of Cork and Rosslare Europort. I welcome to the meeting from Shannon Foynes Port Company, Mr. Pat Keating, chief executive officer; from Rosslare Europort and Irish Rail, Mr. Glenn Carr,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is collaborating with the Connecting Ireland planning in order to expand her Department’s school transport capacity and coverage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22908/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is taking steps to roll-out workplace travel plan initiatives for all schools and her Department campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22909/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 283. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the short-listing procedure and scoring matrix used by the Public Appointments Service regarding the appointment of city and county chief executives, including the upcoming Dublin City Council chief executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22515/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 284. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for regular updates of the job description and appointment assessment procedure for the role of the chief executive of a local authority to ensure the appointees have the relevant skills to lead on the challenges councils face regarding housing, climate, energy and land use; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the CFRAM programme in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22162/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Site Acquisitions (11 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress on procuring of sites for the development of new industrial estates in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22166/23]

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I am often minded of the low ebb this country was in about 12 years ago, around 2011, when the tide had truly gone out. In the decade or more that has passed since then, I think it is safe to say we are in a better place. It is not often acknowledged how the efforts of the two previous Governments, Fine Gael and Labour up to 2016 and Fine Gael supported by Fianna Fáil under the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I welcome our guests. This is a very important discussion by any look at the numbers of graduates and the numbers of graduate vets registering. I believe 82 or 83 are coming out of vet school, but something like 320 young vets register in the country every year. The balance, the 240 or so, are training overseas. I understand half of them are Irish people who have gone overseas and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: The Chair might agree with me and Deputy Crowe might agree with me, and while I did not hear Senator Maria Byrne, I suspect she might agree also. There is a strong representation from the mid-west on the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I am quite in agreement with the sentiments of earlier speakers about the route to veterinary medicine, and certainly the thinking would apply to other courses. Dr. Wall is correct that the points system has served this country very well. It is brutally fair, I suppose, but we would understand, and I think the witnesses would understand, that the entry requirements for certain courses can...