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- Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with section 8(3)(a) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003, as amended, appoints Deputy Michael Ring to be an ordinary member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in place of Deputy Joe Carey who has resigned his office in accordance with the aforementioned section 8.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the nature of restoration law and the land use review. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Elaine McGoff from the Sustainable Water Network. We are joined online from the Irish Environment Network by Mr. Fintan Kelly; from the Irish Farmers Association by Ms Geraldine O'Sullivan, environment senior policy officer, Mr. Paul O'Brien, environment...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. McGoff for her opening statement. I will go now to Mr. Fintan Kelly of the Irish Environment Network who is joining us remotely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. O'Brien and will now go to Mr. Vincent Roddy for his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: Thank you, Ms O'Neill, for your opening statement. I invite Members to indicate to ask questions. I ask them to be brief in their questions because we have quite a few guests in the room and joining us online and I think we will need all the time we have to get through all the topics. There was an awful lot in our guests' opening statements, so I ask for the co-operation of Members in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: It is important to clear that up. Would Mr. Roddy like to come in on this point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: To go back to the rewetting, did I hear correctly when Mr. Condon said that he believed the rewetting would make the land more polluting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: Would Dr. McGoff like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: We should look at it. It is the first I have heard of it. Dr. McGoff's explanation that there might be a very short-term-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: We will have a look at that. To our guests joining us online, I ask them to use the raise-hand function if they wish to come in at any stage. I call Mr. Roddy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: The EPA did a report approximately 18 months ago and the report found that the emissions associated with peaty soils was much larger than had been previously understood. The EPA are obviously a bona fide organisation that has come back and said that they are a source of emissions to the tune of, I think, 5 or 6 megatonnes, if I am correct. We will go back and look at the research but we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: I expect the EPA is looking at the Irish context but I thank Mr. Roddy for that. Ms O'Sullivan, on the same question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: Phase 1 was to establish the baseline data.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: Is Ms O'Sullivan saying that uncertainty still pertains to phase 1 of the land use review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: Mr. Kelly is saying that the science is clearer than ever. It tells us that the situation is worse than we previously understood.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: It is consultation on both the NRL and the land-use review with Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: Deputy Whitmore also asked about the impact of not doing this. Was that question also directed at the farming organisations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: I am going to push the debate on because a lot of members are looking to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: I ask him to be brief as I want to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)
Brian Leddin: On the nature restoration law, it will be broader and it is not totally focused on carbon. It is important to state that. I will go to Mr. Kelly and then we will move on because other members are looking to come in.