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Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with a Resolution of the Dáil of 22nd February, 2022, and the Order of the Dáil of 20th June, 2023, shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action entitled "Report on the examination of recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly report on biodiversity loss", copies of which were laid before...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I agree with the previous speaker on the large-scale sport infrastructure fund. There is a question on that fund coming up and I would like to contribute on that as well, if I may. I reiterate the importance of the sports capital programme for our communities. If we were not investing as we are and have been over a number of years, that counterfactual scenario would not be very...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for the work they are doing in the Department and the support they have given to clubs throughout the country in the past number of years. I expect that will continue. This is about more than sport and competition because every one of these clubs are so knitted into the fabric of our communities. They are so important in the co-benefits they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 43. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the latest round of the sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16693/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Olympic Games (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what supports have been made available in relation to Irish participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16692/24]

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Enforcement is critically important. I agree with Deputy Tóibín. It has to be addressed. I welcome Commissioner Harris' recent initiative to increase enforcement on our roads. Others in this House talked about the Road Safety Authority and whether it is fit for purpose. I am inclined to think that as it is currently constituted, it is not. Its remit can certainly be looked...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I relayed this personal story to the Minister of State in the past. My family, like thousands of families, has been impacted by tragedy on our roads in the years and decades gone by. I never knew my grandfather on my mother's side. He was killed when cycling on Mulgrave Street in Limerick before I was born. I wish I had known him. He was by all accounts a good and impressive man....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I congratulate the Taoiseach on his elevation to his office and wish him well in his time in that office. I also congratulate my county compatriot, Deputy O'Donovan, on his elevation to Minister. My question also relates to flooding in County Clare. I see Deputy Crowe has left the Chamber. It is about the flooding of the railway line between Galway and Limerick just south of Ennis at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (16 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of offers of secondary school places in Limerick; the steps that have been taken since 2023 to ensure every student receives a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16464/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (16 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the solar for schools' scheme; the take-up nationally and particularly in Limerick; the common challenges or obstacles for schools that have been identified through the application process; how these are being addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16463/24]

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I welcome this fund and the legislation being introduced in the House today that will underpin it. When it was announced in the budget in October, it was widely acclaimed in Ireland and internationally. When this Government's term is complete there will be a few things that we will see, in time, as the great legacies of this Government. One of them, in my very subjective but sincere view,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he and Irish Rail are taking to improve onboard WiFi and mobile phone connectivity on its intercity lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the Moyross train station as the pathfinder project for Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15325/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (9 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; whether he is considering extending it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans there are to support port improvement works to facilitate offshore renewables, nationally and in particular in Shannon Foynes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13224/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given record passenger numbers on public transport, the progress that is being made on improving public transport uptake and reliability, nationally and particularly in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 299. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW chair will reconvene the meetings of the steering group on the flood mitigation at Ballycar; if the group will report to the relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12761/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 946. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the transfer and the scope of immigration operations that will transfer from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to her Department; when she expects the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA nationals residing outside of the Dublin area to migrate to an online...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects the final ORE Future Framework Policy Statement to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10953/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the progress on the establishment of a centre of excellence for district heating as recommended in the district heating steering group's report of 2023; if any pilot district heating developments have been identified outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/24]