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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Lastly, I would be grateful if Mr. Kelly wanted to elaborate on the negotiations at the European level and how Ireland could play a more constructive role in relation to that. Mr. Kelly also mentioned that Coillte should have a more active role in relation to nature restoration and carbon storage. Mr. Kelly also commented on the biodiversity links and the choices to make sure we make the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Chair, I put a related question to the IFA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It was the point about trust. If we have an emissions limit for land use of 20 megatonnes by 2025, can we trust that, with the right financial packages and supports in place, including biodiversity and climate supports, we will be able to achieve that voluntarily? It is certainly coming across to me from this session that laws will be needed for us to keep land use emissions within the 20...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In terms of the reductions we need to keep emissions below 20 megatonnes by 2025.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I wonder whether we need laws to ensure that those who choose to rewet are not in danger of being challenged for rewetting, for example.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am just looking at the hard targets of 20 megatonnes because for the committee that is the bottom line that we need to adhere to. It seems to me that laws might support those farmers, for example, who want to make transitions in terms of rewetting. Some of them may do it for carbon reasons while others may do it for biodiversity reasons. Perhaps having a legal basis or legal requirement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Maybe regulations would give a guarantee in terms of requirements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We operate from the IPCC report and globally we cannot afford to operate off anything else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: On the planet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The choices made with regard to dairy intensification have impacts. The choices that have been made regarding drainage have significant environmental impacts, including biodiversity and climate impacts, not just on neighbours but on everybody. For example, the damaging of biodiversity has significant impacts on pollinators and horticulture. All these decisions are impacting on each other....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. Kelly might come in on something like that later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Is it possible that we might do some written follow-up with some of the guests? I know there were a few questions that did not get answered but we are out of time, so might it be possible for the committee to do a written follow-up with some of the guests?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My first set of questions follows up on the discussion about cars. If I have time, I would like to address public transport. It was interesting that the Chair mentioned the Volkswagen Passat. What I was looking at was something that came to my attention in the past week. The concerns we have heard about SUVs are still not being addressed. Deputy Bruton asked about the weight issue and it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: If I get a chance to come back in again, I would like to come back again on jet kerosene and public transport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am certainly not advocating that. As I said, I have a number of suggestions on how we need to increase our public transport. I have set those questions in a separate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: With respect, perhaps the Minister would just address the questions I have asked and I will come in with my other questions after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I actually read the link from the Minister's own consultation and press release. From the link, it is very clear that while it may be regarded as vintage for those who have two cars or three, for those who have only one car many are cars that are registered from before the year 2000-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: There are quite a lot of families with such cars, Nissans, Mazdas, Fiats and so on. I just want to be clear. They are corroded and will need to be scrapped. I just want to clarify that for the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Or poorer people.