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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: If the Minister is open to it, the committee will bring him in for a session to talk about fish migration and the challenges around it. That is a particular concern of the committee, given the evidence we have heard in recent years. We will look at that in 2024.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Whitmore and I thank the Minister. We are scheduled to finished just now. I thank the Minister and his officials for coming in today even if the officials could not speak. When the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, was in earlier I commended him on the work he is doing in agriculture to steer the very difficult big ship. I also commend the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific actions that are being undertaken to achieve the climate action plan target of reducing vehicle kilometres on Irish roads by 20% by 2030; to outline the key milestones in achieving this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52861/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the projected increase or reduction in the number of private vehicles on Irish roads between 2024 and 2030; the policies to support the growth or reduction in the number of private vehicles and kilometres driven; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52860/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that the development of new schools supports the national planning framework objectives of compact growth and reducing urban sprawl; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52871/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the targets for reducing scope 3 emissions in Irish schools; the actions required to achieve these targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52870/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to review the road safety strategy to improve enforcement of road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43917/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: For those three examples, is it the same food output?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: The Origin Green programme is a Bord Bia programme. It was reported recently that a number of companies certified under the programme were investigated for breaches of their environmental licences. How would the Minister respond to that? I am sure it is of concern to him that Irish agricultural produce might have this cloud over it. How, as Minister, does he react to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: Good morning everyone. The purpose of today's meeting is to have a discussion in advance of COP28 which is taking place in Dubai. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Simon Murtagh, senior policy and research co-ordinator with Oxfam Ireland. Joining us online are Ms Fati N’Zi-Hassane, the Oxfam in Africa director, and Ms Ayan Harare, who is Oxfam in Africa's climate policy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms N’Zi-Hassane for her opening statement. I call Mr. O'Brien of Trócaire to deliver his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. MacEvilly for his opening statement. We had five incredibly thorough and well-articulated opening statements there. It is hard to know where to begin as there is so much in each of them. We probably do not have enough time today to go through the detail in all of them as much as we would like. I thank the witnesses for putting so much effort into the opening statements and for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: If anyone else wants to speak on these questions, since the first question is quite general, please indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. MacEvilly for that and thank Senator Boylan. Have the witnesses done any work on the advertising issue? It is something we discussed here about a year ago. It seems to be a fundamental challenge. Every psychological trick in the book is being used to persuade people to consume more and buy things they often do not need. Advertising tries to persuade them they need things like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: There is general agreement on the committee that it is something that needs to be tackled but there is a lack of good analysis and research out there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: That is a very good point. We have time if members want to ask further questions. I want to home in on aviation and maritime emissions a little. We hope to get good news in the next week or two from the COP and international agreement in that area. Ireland has indicated it wants to make progress there. The politics of this are really important because from an economic justice or equity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: Not the superyachts and the private jets.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: Of aviation emissions? I do not think they are anything like that. My problem is what if we focus on this and target these guys and then we do not achieve anything. We need to look at the sectors generally but it is politically very difficult to look at the sectors in a broad way and it is politically very easy to say let us target the private jets and superyachts, which we absolutely must do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: Yes, which is tiny compared with the aviation movements-----