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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss with representatives from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the gas safety (amendment) Bill 2023. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Department's wholesale gas policy division, Ms Jennifer Harte, principal officer, and Ms Cristina Hurson, assistant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Harte for her opening statement, which was very thorough. I will turn to members now to indicate to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Following on from Deputy O’Rourke’s question, accepting the need for the legislation, it is good to hear that it has priority drafting status in Government. If the witnesses are to come back to us with a sense of how many operators this will bring into the CRU’s remit, can they also look at how many people might be affected and how many might be outside of it? How many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: It would be helpful for us to get a sense of the importance of it. I thank Ms Harte for that. Do any other members wish to ask questions? No. If there are no other questions, we will finish up this morning's session. I thank both the witnesses for coming in to engage with us. I think we will have a second session on our pre-legislative scrutiny of this Bill in the coming weeks. With...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: 19. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures that have been implemented to support Irish participation in the Olympic and Paralympic games Paris 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6954/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the announcement of successful applications from sporting clubs for the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6987/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Development (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the concern raised in the recent ESRI report ‘the National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity’ that the eastern and midland region is experiencing a share of population growth beyond that envisaged in the National Planning Framework 2040 target, the need for rebalanced regional...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the assessment of the transit-oriented development in Limerick, Galway, Cork and Waterford; whether the timeline is on schedule for Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6984/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputies Richard Bruton and Jennifer Whitmore. The purpose of the meeting is to have a discussion about the climate action plan and continue our review of it. In that regard, we have invited the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, to come before the committee. Other Ministers have come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister. He outlined the significant challenge we have. It is interesting that the country is at a point where, for the first time in well over a century, our population is growing rapidly, which is very positive. Of course, it presents the challenge of decarbonising our targets and real numbers, which are not calculated as a proportion of our economy. While we have a growing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that. The Minister mentioned the inflation shock which we may not have predicted a few years ago. It is there and creates a greater challenge. There is an almost philosophical question about the challenge of the bigger State to deliver what we need in terms of infrastructure. Is there something to be said around reviewing the spending envelope and ensuring that we have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for his answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: Senator McGahon is next to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator McGahon and the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Farrell. I invite Senator Dooley to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I ask the Senator to hurry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: There is no time, as Deputy Kenny is waiting patiently and I wish to be fair to members. There may be time for a second round of questions and I will bring the Senator in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister and Deputy Kenny. Does Senator Boylan wish to come in? As the Minister is leaving at 4 p.m. we do not have so much time left.