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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: Yes. Does EirGrid look at that from a carbon point of view? There could be increased demand and the increased renewable penetration that goes with it but you might still be left with net X Mt of carbon in the system when we are trying to reduce it by 51% by 2030.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: Sure. Fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: It goes back to the decoupling question as well. I think you can have economic growth without emissions growth. However, the target for 2030 – again, I acknowledge it might not necessarily be for EirGrid – is real numbers, not a proportion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: No other members are indicating, so we can finish up. I thank everyone for coming in. I will watch back the section of the meeting that I missed. I understand that everybody was well behaved. I thank the witnesses for their time and expertise. As I said at the outset, notwithstanding all of the challenges we have, I think everybody in the committee appreciates the work EirGrid does. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: No.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (30 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a timeline on the completion of the review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3939/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department is taking to ensure the peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is unequivocally supported, that the accession process to the EU progresses unimpeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3385/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop Designated Maritime Area Plan for offshore renewable energy projects off the West coast of Ireland; the timeline for such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3335/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's plans in addressing the challenges of fish spawning and migration on rivers with ESB run hydroelectric stations and dams; the Department's position on the new ESB Rivers Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3386/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance whether any update is anticipated to the 2015 report entitled 'Spillover Analysis Possible Effects of the Irish Tax System on Developing Economies'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 215. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his Department's engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs with a view to developing a new business and human rights action plan and implementation body; the status of the business and human rights stakeholder forum, and if it has been re-convened to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3527/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 216. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans of the Government to legislate to transpose the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3528/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (25 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 217. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the timeline for when he expects the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022 to be drafted; when he expects the Bill to be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3529/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: Limerick, even.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: I welcome our guests and join with colleagues in congratulating Irish Rail on all the work it is doing developing the pipeline of projects that have been explained in quite a lot of detail in the opening statement and the question and answer session we have had already. The representatives from Irish Rail will probably agree with what I am about to say, but the matter to which it relates...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: I will certainly come back in. I want to mention the transport hub in Limerick that has only opened in the past few weeks. It is phenomenal in how it is changing our perception of public transport in the mid-west. I commend Irish Rail on its role in making that happen. I also commend it on putting in place the new early train service from Limerick to Cork. This issue has been raised with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: I will come back in for a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: Can I ask about Ballycar and the flood challenge. I got the train up to Ennis lately and I could see the water levels rising before my eyes. This is a real risk that the line between Limerick and Galway could be knocked out because of increased rainfall due to climate change. It will be catastrophic if that line has to close because of flooding. I am aware that responsibility in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: So that would be the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.