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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I am sorry, Deputy Smith. To be clear, we must be quite quick so I ask the Deputy to be as succinct as she can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Smith. Does Senator Boylan wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Boylan. I call Senator Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Higgins and call Deputy Whitmore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: There are questions and comments from a number of members and I invite Mr. Carroll to deal with them now as best he can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: The concern expressed by Senator Higgins is that as we go forward with new Administrations taking office into the next few decades, how can we be sure that Government policy is enough to drive the 2050 net zero target.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Thank you, Mr. Carroll. I remind members that this is the very start of the pre-legislative scrutiny and there will be plenty of opportunity over the remaining sessions to tease out these important issues. Time is against us and we have a private session to get through. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Carroll for attending today and for this worthwhile engagement. Mr. Carroll...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. White and Mr. O'Connell for coming in today and for their excellent opening statement outlining the issue and the importance of forestry in tackling many of the problems that lie ahead of us. They find themselves in a very challenging situation. My question is similar to the line of questioning taken by Deputy Carthy on the origins of the disease. Was the importation of ash...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I second that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Cullinan and Ms O'Sullivan for their opening statement and their contributions so far. I welcome Mr. Cullinan's opening statement. It highlights very clearly the Government's ambition, but equally, the disconnect between ambition and policy. As practitioners on the ground, farmers and foresters are best placed to outline where those gaps are and how we might streamline the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Before we begin, I remind members that this meeting cannot go on longer than the two hours scheduled as this will have a knock-on effect on other committees meeting later today. I ask members and witnesses to be as succinct and direct as possible in their questions and contributions. In that regard, can I get the committee's agreement that contributions by members will be limited to five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: I welcome Professor John Sweeney of Maynooth University and an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, contributing member and Dr. Andrew Jackson of the Sutherland School of Law in University College Dublin. Our witnesses are appearing remotely from outside the Leinster House complex. They will be invited to make a brief opening statement which will be followed by a question and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: The Professor has had ten minutes to make his statement and the committee would appreciate it if he could sum up in the next minute or two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Thank you. I will now take questions from members in the order in which they raised their hands. I remind members to speak directly to the bell. If possible, we will have a second round of questions. There are five minutes for each member's questions and answers, which I will enforce strictly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Apologies for cutting across Professor Sweeney but that five-minute slot is up. If he wants to make further observations in writing to the committee, we would welcome those-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: -----especially if he wants to expand on the points he made or considers he has not addressed Deputy Bruton's question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: Thank you, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We have to allow time for the witnesses to respond. Dr. Jackson might like to respond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We are again out of time on this question, but Senator Boylan is happy to receive a written response from both witnesses regarding the IPCC reference to biogenic methane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Brian Leddin: We will keep going, and I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly.