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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I am absolutely shocked by Deputy Quinlivan's insistence that the northern distributor road will be delivered if Sinn Féin is in government.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: It makes an absolute mockery of Sinn Féin's claim to be at all serious on climate or planning. The northern distributor road is absolutely the wrong project for Limerick. The right project for Limerick is laid out in the Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy. It is incredible investment in rail and bus infrastructure in Limerick and Clare, and I welcome the Minister's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will develop plans to target electric vehicle, EV, grants towards lighter, smaller vehicles to encourage a market for the types of electric vehicles frequently observed in other European cities, which are generally priced lower than the €14,000 threshold that is set for eligibility for grants in Ireland, with a view to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I ask the Minister if he will develop plans to target electric vehicle grants towards lighter and smaller vehicles to encourage the market for the types of electric vehicles that one frequently sees in other European cities. These are generally priced lower than the €14,000 threshold that is set for eligibility for grants in Ireland. This would all be with a view to ensuring that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will develop plans to target EV grants to certain cohorts of the population based on socio-economic or geographic criteria to ensure that those who need private car travel the most are in a position to switch from an ICE vehicle to an electric vehicle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I welcome all the guests. I know some of them but others I have not met before. It is good to meet everybody now. All the witnesses are putting a strong case for this country to boldly go in the direction of producing significant quantities of biomethane. This is their role and they are very convincing. We have it locked into the climate action plan as well. I think 5.7 TWh is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: The opportunity is there, we agree on that. On the threats, though, is the beef sector going to be under threat? I refer to the horticulture sector, as well, and the availability of slurry being impacted. These are high-level questions, but are we completely wrong in this regard? Are there no threats here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: It would be interesting. It is still good that carbon is displaced in some other country but it might not be as beneficial as we would like.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: It is 55 plants over ten years in Denmark, however, whereas we are looking at 200 plants over seven or eight years or less.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: There must be a tension between the number of plants and their location, given transport is part of the challenge if feedstock is being produced in dairy country, or not in dairy country as the case be. This is part of the challenge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Related to that, is the planning side something that Teagasc has looked at? The whole Planning Act is being reformed at the moment. Has Teagasc considered how that might help the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: Has Dr. Thorne anything to say on potential leakage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: To be clear about the CHP route, is it that biogas is being burned and power and heat are being generated on a farm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I did not know you could directly inject digestate into the land. The Chair will know much more about farming practices than I do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Dillon for a comprehensive and interesting statement. My question is similar to the one I asked at the previous session, although I am not sure if the Teagasc representatives were listening to that. Our guests at the previous session did a very good job of outlining the opportunities for the sector. I ask the Teagasc representatives to guide us on the concerns and risks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: There is economic opportunity for beef and sheep farmers, which is good, but there will be an element of displacement of land use as well. How does that work its way through the system?

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2023)

Brian Leddin: It gives me great pleasure to speak to a fellow Limerick man on a matter that I think is dear to both of us. I am very glad the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, is standing in for the Minster of State, Deputy Noonan, although this is also very relevant to his brief. This summer, 332 years ago, the Wild Geese left these shores for France and further afield. They left after the Treaty of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Brian Leddin: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's plans for contingency planning for the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19892/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (27 Apr 2023)

Brian Leddin: 58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of Ireland's role as a co-facilitator of the upcoming SDG summit; the specific actions his Department is taking to ensure the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, both domestically and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19891/23]