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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Senator Boylan may come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Those are all the questions the committee has for now. It is time for lunch. It has been an incredibly interesting session and it is seldom that one person sits on that side of the table and answers all the questions. I feel for Professor McMullin but he did incredibly well. The session was thought-provoking with respect to how we go forward with our energy system and considerations of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Molnár for his response. We have no further questions for him. I thank him for his time this morning, or this afternoon as it is at his location. We really appreciate it. If he wishes to elaborate on some of the points raised for the benefit of the members of the committee, we would appreciate it. He can send any written responses to the secretariat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Methanol is a derivative of hydrogen.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 68. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the issues regarding a pre-school (details supplied); if any supports will be provided to the pre-school from his Department; the steps he will take to prevent similar issues from arising elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25996/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 89. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the current total number of refugees in accommodation provided by the State; the number accommodated this year; the total change since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25993/23]

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: In his contribution Deputy Murphy referred to Deputy Bruton's words earlier. It might surprise Deputy Murphy that I would agree with him on the point that we are in such a serious situation with regard to nature collapse in this country that we cannot look at targets, dismiss them and say we do not know how to get there. It is such a serious situation we must set the targets and we must...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Yesterday was four years since the people of Limerick city and county decided they would have a directly elected mayor for Limerick. Limerick was unique among the Irish cities and counties that it had this opportunity at the time. The Tánaiste's city, Cork, declined the opportunity, as did Waterford. The most recent comment we have heard on the legislation that is required to call an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Live Exports (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to increase the veterinary presence available on all live export consignments to third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Live Exports (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken to fulfil the program for Government commitment to increase the veterinary presence available on our live export consignments to third countries and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Live Exports (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for his answer. From speaking to farmers and not from speaking to animal welfare activists, many of them find the trade in live exports quite objectionable. As farmers who care for their animals and who have a long tradition of caring for their animals, they would say it makes more sense and the right thing to do is to slaughter these animals at home as much as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Live Exports (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I understand there is a risk of legal challenge by exporters if we require a vet on every shipment. However, we should call the exporters’ bluff on this matter if that is what they are saying to us. As a food exporting nation, we need to be careful we maintain our reputation for high-quality produce and that our food is produced to the highest standards. I think this falls very much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I will be as brief as I can as I have to speak in the Dáil shortly. I have been truly blown away by what I have heard this morning from our guests. There are so many things we could get into and we could probably spend a full session on any one issue. We might discuss that afterwards. I thank the guests for coming in. I congratulate them on their appearance on "Prime Time", which I...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I welcome Professor Kinsella from Limerick. We are very happy to have his expertise in the room with us. I thank him for his time and for travelling up. I want to speak a little about the potential for leveraging our sovereign wealth to develop critical infrastructure. A previous contributor spoke about the green infrastructure that will be built in the coming years. Some years ago,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Do they lock into rules on spending, whereby the money is used for unsexy long-term projects? Are those kind of rules applied generally in other countries to revenues from sovereign wealth funds?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: This is me being a bit political but colleagues across the House might agree that the climate challenge is great but is also over-arching and that you might say that climate is the criteria and within that, it could be grid development, transport infrastructure or nature restoration, although I do not know if any country is actually doing that. It might make sense that this is what we start...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I am impressed by Professor Kinsella's ability to quote Donald Rumsfeld's comment about known knowns, known unknowns and unknown knowns. I thank him for his answer, which is very comprehensive and certainly gives us a lot to think about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Poverty: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Senator Pauline O'Reilly. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to discuss energy poverty. I am delighted to welcome, on behalf of the committee, the following witnesses. Joining us online is Ms Michelle Murphy and Ms Susanne Rogers of Social Justice Ireland. In the room we have: Ms Issy Petrie, the Society of St.Vincent de Paul; and Ms Clare...